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Checklist for Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
7
12
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
6
11
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ethiopia
6 Families width 18 Species and 2 Subspecies
Chimaeropsyllidae Ewing & Fox, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas9SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Xiphiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ethiopia
11 Genera with 18 Species
Chiastopsylla Rothschild, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1907Cat and Dog Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19076SpeciesTaxom
Dinopsyllus Jordan & Rot..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Lagaropsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19571SpeciesTaxom
Parapulex Wagner, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Procaviopsylla Jordan, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Synosternus Jordan, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Xiphiopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
18 Species and 2 Subspecies
Chiastopsylla aethiopica Beaucournu &..., 1992
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenocephalides felis strongylus Jordan, 1925
Ctenocephalides rosmarus Rothschild, 1907
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) evidens Jordan, 1929
Ctenophthalmus evidens abyssinicus Beaucournu, 1991
Ctenophthalmus allisoni Smit, 1962
Ctenophthalmus caecus Beaucournu &..., 1992
Ctenophthalmus engis Rothschild, 1907
Ctenophthalmus triodontus Rothschild, 1907
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) lypusus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Echidnophaga larina Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Echidnophaga tarda Jordan, 1925
Lagaropsylla consularis Smit, 1957
Parapulex chephrenis Rothschild, 1903
Procaviopsylla isidis Rothschild, 1903
Synosternus somolicus Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Xenopsylla conformis Wagner, 1903
Xenopsylla coppensi Beaucournu, ..., 1970
Xiphiopsylla poggii Beaucournu, 1991

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in Ethiopia
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderHystrichopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
3
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
1
6
9
Family
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