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Checklist for Superfamily Pulicoidea Billberg, 1820
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
22
99
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
12
77
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
24
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pulicoidea
Billberg, 1820
1
21
111
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
1 Family width 111 Species and 17 Subspecies
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas111SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
21 Genera with 111 Species
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Aphropsylla Jordan, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Archaeopsylla Dampf, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Atopopsyllus Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Centetipsylla Jordan, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1907Cat and Dog Fleas11SpeciesTaxom
Delopsylla Jordan, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 19828SpeciesTaxom
Hectopsylla Frauenfeld, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Moeopsylla Rothschild, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Neotunga Smit, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Parapulex Wagner, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Pariodontis Jordan & Rot..., 19042SpeciesTaxom
Phacopsylla Beaucournu &..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Procaviopsylla Jordan, 19368SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1997Human Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pulicella Smit, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Spilopsyllus Baker, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Synopsyllus Wagner & Rou..., 19625SpeciesTaxom
Synosternus Jordan, 19086SpeciesTaxom
Tunga Jarocki, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 196367SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
111 Species and 17 Subspecies
Aphropsylla conversa Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Aphropsylla wollastoni Rothschild, 1908
Archaeopsylla erinacei maura Jordan & Rot..., 1912
Atopopsyllus cionus Poinar, 2015
Centetipsylla madagascariensis Rothschild, 1900
Ctenocephalides brygooi Beaucournu, 1975
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides chabaudi Beaucournu &..., 1982
Ctenocephalides connatus Jordan, 1925
Ctenocephalides crataepus Jordan, 1925
Ctenocephalides craterus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenocephalides felis damarensis Jordan, 1936
Ctenocephalides felis felis Bouche, 1885Cat Flea
Ctenocephalides felis strongylus Jordan, 1925
Ctenocephalides rosmarus Rothschild, 1907
Delopsylla crassipes Jordan, 1926
Echidnophaga aethiops Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Echidnophaga bradyta Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Echidnophaga larina Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Echidnophaga murina Tiraboschi, 1903
Echidnophaga suricatta Hastriter, 2000
Echidnophaga tarda Jordan, 1925
Echidnophaga tenerifensis Gil Collado,..., 1982
Hectopsylla broscus Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Hectopsylla cypha Jordan, 1942
Moeopsylla sjoestedti Rothschild, 1908
Neotunga euloidea Smit, 1962
Neotunga inexpectata Smit, 1950
Parapulex chephrenis Rothschild, 1903
Parapulex echinatus Smit, 1956
Pariodontis riggenbachi Rothschild, 1904
Pariodontis riggenbachi riggenbachi Rothschild, 1904
Phacopsylla inexpecta
Procaviopsylla angolensis Jordan, 1925
Procaviopsylla creusae Rothschild, 1904
Procaviopsylla divergens Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Procaviopsylla isidis Rothschild, 1903
Procaviopsylla procaviae C.Fox, 1914
Procaviopsylla spinifex Jordan, 1936
Procaviopsylla spinifex cabrali Ribeiro, 1975
Procaviopsylla spinifex spinifex Jordan, 1936
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pulex (Pulex) larimerius R. E. Lewis, 1997
Pulicella aenigma Lewis & Chee..., 1988
Pulicella macrotheca Smit, 1964
Spilopsyllus cuniculi Dale, 1878European rabbit flea
Synopsyllus estradei Klein, 1964
Synopsyllus fonquernii Wagner & Rou..., 1932
Synopsyllus girardi Klein, 1966
Synopsyllus robici Klein, 1966
Synopsyllus smiti Lumaret, 1962
Synosternus burtoni Marcus & De ..., 1960
Synosternus caffer Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Synosternus cleopatrae Rothschild, 1903
Synosternus cleopatrae cleopatrae Rothschild, 1903
Synosternus pallidus Taschenberg, 1880
Synosternus somolicus Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Tunga (Tunga) penetrans Linnaeus, 1758Chigoe
Xenopsylla aequisetosa Enderlein, 1901
Xenopsylla angolensis Ribeiro, 1975
Xenopsylla astia Rothschild, 1911
Xenopsylla bantorum Jordan, 1938
Xenopsylla bechuanae De Meillon, 1947
Xenopsylla blanci Smit, 1957
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla cheopis cheopis (Rothschild, 1903)⇒ Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903
Xenopsylla conformis Wagner, 1903
Xenopsylla coppensi Beaucournu, ..., 1970
Xenopsylla cornigera Smit, 1956
Xenopsylla crinita Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Xenopsylla cryptonella De Meillon &..., 1954
Xenopsylla cuisancei Beaucournu &..., 1991
Xenopsylla cunicularis Smit, 1957Spanish rabbit flea
Xenopsylla davisi De Meillon, 1940
Xenopsylla debilis Jordan, 1925
Xenopsylla demeilloni Haeselbarth, 1964
Xenopsylla difficilis Jordan, 1925
Xenopsylla eridos (Rothschild, 1904)⇒ Xenopsylla piriei Ingram, 1928
Xenopsylla erilli Rothschild, 1904
Xenopsylla frayi De Meillon, 1937
Xenopsylla geldenhuysi De Meillon, 1949
Xenopsylla georychi C.Fox, 1914
Xenopsylla graingeri Smit, 1956
Xenopsylla gratiosa Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Xenopsylla guancha Beaucournu, ..., 1989
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 humilis Jordan, 1925
Xenopsylla jorgei Ribeiro, 1975
Xenopsylla lobengulai De Meillon, 1930
Xenopsylla morgandaviesi Hubbard, 1963
Xenopsylla moucheti Smit, 1958
Xenopsylla mulleri De Meillon, 1947
Xenopsylla nilotica Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Xenopsylla nubica Rothschild, 1903
Xenopsylla occidentalis De Meillon, 1938
Xenopsylla pestanai Ribeiro, 1975
Xenopsylla petteri Lumaret, 1962
Xenopsylla philoxera Hopkins, 1949
Xenopsylla phyllomae De Meillon, 1934
Xenopsylla piriei Ingram, 1928
Xenopsylla ramesis Rothschild, 1904
Xenopsylla raybouldi Hubbard, 1963
Xenopsylla robertsi (Jordan, 1936)⇒ Xenopsylla zumpti Haeselbarth, 1963
Xenopsylla sarodes Jordan, 1937
Xenopsylla sarodes manyarensis Hubbard, 1963
Xenopsylla sarodes sarodes Jordan, 1937
Xenopsylla sarodes serengetiensis Hubbard, 1963
Xenopsylla scopulifer Rothschild, 1905
Xenopsylla silvai Ribeiro, 1975
Xenopsylla sulcata Ingram, 1928
Xenopsylla syngenis Jordan, 1937
Xenopsylla tanganyikensis Marcus, De M..., 1960
Xenopsylla torta Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Xenopsylla trifaria De Meillon, 1930
Xenopsylla trispinis Waterston, 1911
Xenopsylla trispinis tenuis Beaucournu &..., 1990
Xenopsylla trispinis trispinis Waterston, 1911
Xenopsylla versuta Jordan, 1925
Xenopsylla zumpti Haeselbarth, 1963

Subnodes of Pulicoidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyPulicidae
Billberg, 1820
Cat fleas, Common fleas
21
111
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pulicoidea at artfakta.se
Pulicoidea at dyntaxa.se