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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
253
3215
5922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
6
10
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Natal
3 Families width 4 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Chimaeropsyllidae Ewing & Fox, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Natal
4 Genera with 4 Species
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Hypsophthalmus Jordan & Rot..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsylla Becker-Migdi..., 19461SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
4 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Hypsophthalmus baxteri Hastriter, 2001
Mesopsylla tuschkan mesa Argyropulo, 1946
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in Natal
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderHystrichopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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