Checklist for Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
and region East Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 743
20447
107483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 739
20429
107440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 708
20177
106478 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 435
15998
93602 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies | 15
53
278 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas | 11
47
216 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for East Africa
11 Families width 216 Species and 45 Subspecies | Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908 | Bird Fleas | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Chimaeropsyllidae Ewing & Fox, 1943 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 1915 | | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904 | Insectivore fleas | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907 | Bat fleas | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915 | Bird fleas | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Pulicidae Billberg, 1820 | Cat fleas | 79 | Species | Taxom | | Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 1939 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909 | Marsupial fleas | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stivaliidae Mardon, 1978 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Xiphiopsyllidae Wagner, 1939 | | 8 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in East Africa
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
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