Checklist of Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
for Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4493
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4489
12400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4383
12048 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3462
10319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies | 6
9
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas | 5
8
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nigeria
5 Families width 13 Species
Genera for Nigeria
8 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Nigeria
13 Species | Afristivalius fallaciosus Smit, 1958 | | | Afristivalius nigeriensis Jordan, 1938 | | | Allopsylla alloides Smit, 1977 | | | Ctenocephalides crataepus Jordan, 1925 | | | Ctenophthalmus acunus Jordan, 1929 | | | Ctenophthalmus nigeriensis Hastriter, 2001 | | | Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875 | A stick-tight flea | | Lagaropsylla idae Smit, 1957 | | | Lagaropsylla setzeri (Segerman, 1970) | ⇒ Lagaropsylla idae Smit, 1957 | | Libyastus piger Jordan, 1925 | | | Xenopsylla aequisetosa Enderlein, 1901 | | | Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903 | Indian rat flea | | Xenopsylla nubica Rothschild, 1903 | |
Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in Nigeria
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