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Checklist for Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
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
 


List of families for Africa
12 Families width 374 Species and 101 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas36SpeciesTaxom
Chimaeropsyllidae Ewing & Fox, 194329SpeciesTaxom
Coptopsyllidae Wagner, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 191563SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas39SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas35SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas28SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas111SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 197816SpeciesTaxom
Xiphiopsyllidae Wagner, 19398SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in Africa
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
4
30
107
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderHystrichopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
17
131
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
24
116
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPygiopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
6
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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