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Checklist for Infraorder Pulicomorpha Medvedev, 1998
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
13
39
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
9
33
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
10
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
2 Families width 41 Species and 7 Subspecies
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas39SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
10 Genera with 41 Species
Atopopsyllus Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1925Cat and Dog Fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 20005SpeciesTaxom
Parapsyllus Enderlein, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Pariodontis Jordan & Rot..., 19042SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Procaviopsylla Jordan, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Synosternus Jordan, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 196329SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
41 Species and 7 Subspecies
Atopopsyllus cionus Poinar, 2015
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides connatus Jordan, 1925
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
Parapsyllus humboldti Jordan, 1942
Pariodontis riggenbachi Rothschild, 1904
Pariodontis riggenbachi riggenbachi Rothschild, 1904
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Procaviopsylla creusae Rothschild, 1904
Procaviopsylla divergens Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Synosternus caffer Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Xenopsylla bechuanae De Meillon, 1947
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
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 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 trifaria De Meillon, 1930
Xenopsylla trispinis Waterston, 1911
Xenopsylla trispinis trispinis Waterston, 1911
Xenopsylla versuta Jordan, 1925
Xenopsylla zumpti Haeselbarth, 1963

Subnodes of Pulicomorpha with occurrences in Cape
SuperfamilyMalacopsylloidea
Baker, 1905
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPulicoidea
Billberg, 1820
1
8
39
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom