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Checklist for Family Pulicidae Billberg, 1820 (Cat fleas)
and region Republic South Africa (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
747
14606
54854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
743
14574
54738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
709
14348
54057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
438
11533
47057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
17
54
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
10
39
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
14
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pulicoidea
Billberg, 1820
1
12
48
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPulicidae
Billberg, 1820
Cat fleas, Common fleas
12
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Republic South Africa
12 Genera with 48 Species
Atopopsyllus Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1925Cat and Dog Fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 20005SpeciesTaxom
Moeopsylla Rothschild, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Neotunga Smit, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Pariodontis Jordan & Rot..., 19042SpeciesTaxom
Phacopsylla Beaucournu &..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Procaviopsylla Jordan, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Synosternus Jordan, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Tunga Jarocki, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 196333SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic South Africa
48 Species and 7 Subspecies
Atopopsyllus cionus Poinar, 2015
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides connatus Jordan, 1925
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenocephalides felis damarensis Jordan, 1936
Ctenocephalides felis strongylus Jordan, 1925
Echidnophaga aethiops Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Echidnophaga bradyta Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Echidnophaga larina Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Echidnophaga suricatta Hastriter, 2000
Moeopsylla sjoestedti Rothschild, 1908
Neotunga euloidea Smit, 1962
Pariodontis riggenbachi Rothschild, 1904
Pariodontis riggenbachi riggenbachi Rothschild, 1904
Phacopsylla inexpecta
Procaviopsylla angolensis Jordan, 1925
Procaviopsylla creusae Rothschild, 1904
Procaviopsylla divergens Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Synosternus caffer Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Tunga (Tunga) penetrans Linnaeus, 1758Chigoe
Xenopsylla bechuanae De Meillon, 1947
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla cornigera Smit, 1956
Xenopsylla cryptonella De Meillon &..., 1954
Xenopsylla davisi De Meillon, 1940
Xenopsylla demeilloni Haeselbarth, 1964
Xenopsylla eridos (Rothschild, 1904)⇒ Xenopsylla piriei Ingram, 1928
Xenopsylla erilli Rothschild, 1904
Xenopsylla frayi De Meillon, 1937
Xenopsylla geldenhuysi De Meillon, 1949
Xenopsylla hamula (Jordan, 1925)⇒ Xenopsylla cornigera Smit, 1956
Xenopsylla hipponax De Meillon, 1942
Xenopsylla hirsuta Ingram, 1928
Xenopsylla hirsuta hirsuta Ingram, 1928
Xenopsylla hirsuta multisetosa (Haeselbarth, 1964)⇒ Xenopsylla hirsuta hirsuta Ingram, 1928
Xenopsylla hirsuta placidia De Meillon &..., 1951
Xenopsylla lobengulai De Meillon, 1930
Xenopsylla mulleri De Meillon, 1947
Xenopsylla nubica Rothschild, 1903
Xenopsylla occidentalis De Meillon, 1938
Xenopsylla philoxera Hopkins, 1949
Xenopsylla phyllomae De Meillon, 1934
Xenopsylla piriei Ingram, 1928
Xenopsylla scopulifer Rothschild, 1905
Xenopsylla sulcata Ingram, 1928
Xenopsylla syngenis Jordan, 1937
Xenopsylla torta Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Xenopsylla trifaria De Meillon, 1930
Xenopsylla trispinis Waterston, 1911
Xenopsylla trispinis trispinis Waterston, 1911
Xenopsylla versuta Jordan, 1925
Xenopsylla zumpti Haeselbarth, 1963

Subnodes of Pulicidae with occurrences in Republic South Africa
SubfamilyMoeopsyllinae
Cheetham, 1988
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPulicinae
Billberg, 1820
5
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTunginae
Fox, 1925
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXenopsyllinae
Glinkiewicz, 1907
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pulicidae at artfakta.se
Pulicidae at dyntaxa.se
Pulicidae at gbif.org
Pulicidae at irmng.org
Pulicidae at itis.gov