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Checklist of Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
for Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8791
39463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8777
39440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8681
39128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
7097
34844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
10
20
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
9
19
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Congo
9 Families width 51 Species and 14 Subspecies
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19785SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas10SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas6SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 191515SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas9SpeciesTaxom
Chimaeropsyllidae Ewing & Fox, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Xiphiopsyllidae Wagner, 19392SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Congo
19 Genera with 51 Species
Afristivalius Traub, 19475SpeciesTaxom
Allopsylla Beaucournu &..., 19821SpeciesTaxom
Chiropteropsylla Oudemans, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1925Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 194723SpeciesTaxom
Dampfia Smit, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Dinopsyllus Jordan & Rot..., 19598SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hypsophthalmus Jordan & Rot..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Lagaropsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19576SpeciesTaxom
Lentistivalius Traub, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19082SpeciesTaxom
Libyastus Jordan, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Listropsylla Rothschild, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Thaumapsylla Hastriter, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Tunga Jarocki, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Xiphiopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19602SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
51 Species and 14 Subspecies
Afristivalius pirloti Smit, 1958
Afristivalius pirloti pirloti Smit, 1958
Afristivalius richardi Jordan, 1936
Afristivalius torvus Rothschild, 1908
Afristivalius vancanneyti Berteaux, 1947
Allopsylla hetera Beaucournu &..., 1982
Chiropteropsylla brockmani Rothschild, 1915
Chiropteropsylla brockmani brockmani Rothschild, 1915
Ctenocephalides felis strongylus Jordan, 1925
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) ansorgei Rothschild, 1907
Ctenophthalmus ansorgei ansorgei Rothschild, 1907
Ctenophthalmus ansorgei catanganus Jordan, 1936
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) atomus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) bacopus Jordan, 1933
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) calceatus Waterston, 1912
Ctenophthalmus calceatus cabirus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Ctenophthalmus calceatus calceatus Waterston, 1912
Ctenophthalmus calceatus tholatus Traub, 1963
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) debrauwerei Berteaux, 1949
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) eximius Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) phyris Jordan, 1941
Ctenophthalmus (Idioctenophthalmus) hopkinsi Hubbard, 1963
Ctenophthalmus hopkinsi hopkinsi Hubbard, 1963
Ctenophthalmus hopkinsi rahmi Beaucournu, 1981
Ctenophthalmus hopkinsi smiti Hubbard, 1967
Ctenophthalmus (Idioctenophthalmus) particularis Berteaux, 1949
Ctenophthalmus devignati Jordan, 1941
Ctenophthalmus elblae Beaucournu, 1981
Ctenophthalmus luberensis Berteaux, 1949
Ctenophthalmus ominosus Smit, 1959
Ctenophthalmus tholatus
Ctenophthalmus vanhoofi Berteaux, 1947
Dampfia grahami Waterston, 1915
Dampfia grahami equatoris Smit, 1954
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) apistus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) echinus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) foedus Smit, 1968
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) longifrons Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) lypusus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) macrochaetus Beaucournu &..., 1975
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) traubi Beaucournu &..., 1975
Dinopsyllus dirus Smit, 1959
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Hypsophthalmus campestris Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Lagaropsylla anciauxi Smit, 1957
Lagaropsylla consularis Smit, 1957
Lagaropsylla hoogsraali Smit, 1957
Lagaropsylla idae Smit, 1957
Lagaropsylla lipsi Smit, 1957
Lagaropsylla obliqua Smit, 1957
Lentistivalius (Lentistivalius) alienus Smit, 1958
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) aethiopica Rothschild, 1908
Leptopsylla aethiopica aethiopica Rothschild, 1908
Libyastus schoutedeni Berteaux, 1947
Listropsylla dolosa Rothschild, 1907
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) incisus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Thaumapsylla breviceps Rothschild, 1907
Thaumapsylla breviceps breviceps Rothschild, 1907
Tunga (Tunga) penetrans Linnaeus, 1758Chigoe
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla torta Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Xiphiopsylla hyparetes Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Xiphiopsylla levis Smit, 1960

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in Congo
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
4
9
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderHystrichopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
4
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderPygiopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
1
2
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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