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Checklist for Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
568
7208
15765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7204
15757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
537
7075
15500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
343
5723
13134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
12
24
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
7
15
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwazulu-Natal
7 Families width 26 Species and 6 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas18SpeciesTaxom
Chimaeropsyllidae Ewing & Fox, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
15 Genera with 26 Species
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Atopopsyllus Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1925Cat and Dog Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Hypsophthalmus Jordan & Rot..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsylla Becker-Migdi..., 19461SpeciesTaxom
Orthopsylloides Holland, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxopsyllus Miyajima & K..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Pariodontis Jordan & Rot..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Phacopsylla Beaucournu &..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Procaviopsylla Jordan, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19637SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
26 Species and 6 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Atopopsyllus cionus Poinar, 2015
Ctenocephalides connatus Jordan, 1925
Ctenocephalides felis damarensis Jordan, 1936
Ctenocephalides felis strongylus Jordan, 1925
Echidnophaga bradyta Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Echidnophaga larina Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Hypsophthalmus baxteri Hastriter, 2001
Mesopsylla tuschkan mesa Argyropulo, 1946
Orthopsylloides abacetus abacetus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Paradoxopsyllus stenotus Liu Chiying,..., 1986
Pariodontis riggenbachi riggenbachi Rothschild, 1904
Phacopsylla inexpecta
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Procaviopsylla creusae Rothschild, 1904
Procaviopsylla divergens Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla frayi De Meillon, 1937
Xenopsylla geldenhuysi De Meillon, 1949
Xenopsylla philoxera Hopkins, 1949
Xenopsylla scopulifer Rothschild, 1905
Xenopsylla zumpti Haeselbarth, 1963

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderHystrichopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
9
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPygiopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
2
2
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