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Checklist of Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
for Mozambique (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
4713
10300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
415
4711
10298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
4618
10112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
3825
8879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
6
8
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
5
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mozambique
5 Families width 12 Species and 4 Subspecies
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas7SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mozambique
7 Genera with 12 Species
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1925Cat and Dog Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Lagaropsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19572SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsylla Becker-Migdi..., 19461SpeciesTaxom
Orthopsylloides Holland, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19634SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
12 Species and 4 Subspecies
Ctenocephalides felis damarensis Jordan, 1936
Ctenocephalides felis strongylus Jordan, 1925
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Echidnophaga larina Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Lagaropsylla consularis Smit, 1957
Lagaropsylla idae Smit, 1957
Mesopsylla tuschkan mesa Argyropulo, 1946
Orthopsylloides abacetus abacetus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla torta Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Xenopsylla zumpti Haeselbarth, 1963

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in Mozambique
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
4
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderPygiopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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