Checklist of Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
for Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 752
15103
59523 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 748
15065
59380 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 713
14835
58655 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 442
11966
51259 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies | 17
54
153 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas | 10
39
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Southern Africa
10 Families width 110 Species and 23 Subspecies | Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908 | Bird Fleas | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907 | Bat fleas | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pulicidae Billberg, 1820 | Cat fleas | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Chimaeropsyllidae Ewing & Fox, 1943 | | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 1915 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904 | Insectivore fleas | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Stivaliidae Mardon, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915 | Bird fleas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909 | Marsupial fleas | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 1939 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Southern Africa
39 Genera with 110 Species
| Amphipsylla Wagner, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araeopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atopopsyllus Poinar, 2015 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chiastopsylla Rothschild, 1998 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptopsylla De Meillon, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1925 | Cat and Dog Fleas | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 2002 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dactylopsylla Jordan, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dampfia Smit, 1915 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Demeillionia | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dinopsyllus Jordan & Rot..., 1940 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Echidnophaga Olliff, 2000 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Epirimia De Meillon, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypsophthalmus Jordan & Rot..., 1940 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnopsyllus Westwood, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lagaropsylla Jordan & Rot..., 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Listropsylla Rothschild, 1930 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Macroscelidopsylla De Meillon &..., 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesopsylla Becker-Migdi..., 1946 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Moeopsylla Rothschild, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopsylla Wagner, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neotunga Smit, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthopsylloides Holland, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyparius Jordan, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paradoxopsyllus Miyajima & K..., 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapsyllus Enderlein, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pariodontis Jordan & Rot..., 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phacopsylla Beaucournu &..., 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygenis Jordan, 1950 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Praeopsylla | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Procaviopsylla Jordan, 1908 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pulex Linnaeus, 1758 | Human Fleas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinolophopsylla Oudemans, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stivalius Jordan & Rot..., 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synosternus Jordan, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumapsylla Hastriter, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tunga Jarocki, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 1963 | | 33 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southern Africa
110 Species and 23 Subspecies | Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977 | | | Araeopsylla scitula Rothschild, 1909 | | | Atopopsyllus cionus Poinar, 2015 | | | Chiastopsylla (Chiastopsylla) numae Rothschild, 1904 | | | Chiastopsylla (Chiastopsylla) quadrisetis De Meillon, 1930 | | | Chiastopsylla capensis De Meillon, 1947 | | | Chiastopsylla carus De Meillon &..., 1953 | | | Chiastopsylla coraxis De Meillon, 1942 | | | Chiastopsylla gariepensis De Meillon &..., 1953 | | | Chiastopsylla godfreyi Waterston, 1913 | | | Chiastopsylla monticola De Meillon &..., 1954 | | | Chiastopsylla mulleri Ingram, 1927 | | | Chiastopsylla mulleri longisetis Ingram, 1927 | | | Chiastopsylla mulleri mulleri Ingram, 1927 | | | Chiastopsylla mulleri simplex Haeselbarth, 1965 | | | Chiastopsylla nama De Meillon &..., 1951 | | | Chiastopsylla octavii Rothschild, 1904 | | | Chiastopsylla petroma Hastriter, 2001 | | | Chiastopsylla pitchfordi Ingram, 1927 | | | Chiastopsylla roseinnesi De Meillon &..., 1954 | | | Chiastopsylla rossi Waterston, 1909 | | | Chiastopsylla tetratricha Hastriter, 1998 | | | Cryptopsylla ingrami De Meillon, 1938 | | | Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826 | Dog flea | | Ctenocephalides connatus Jordan, 1925 | | | Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835 | Cat Flea | | Ctenocephalides felis damarensis Jordan, 1936 | | | Ctenocephalides felis strongylus Jordan, 1925 | | | Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) calceatus Waterston, 1912 | | | Ctenophthalmus calceatus cabirus Jordan & Rot..., 1913 | | | Ctenophthalmus calceatus tholatus Traub, 1963 | | | Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) hottentotus Hastriter, 2001 | | | Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) natalensis Marcus & De ..., 1960 | | | Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) truncatus Hastriter, 2002 | | | Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951 | | | Dampfia grahami Waterston, 1915 | | | Dampfia grahami equatoris Smit, 1954 | | | Dampfia grahami grahami Waterston, 1915 | | | Demeillionia granti Rothschild, 1904 | | | Demeillionia miriamae Hopkins & De..., 1964 | | | Dinopsyllus (Cryptoctenopsyllus) ingens Rothschild, 1900 | | | Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) abaris Jordan, 1930 | | | Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) ellobius Rothschild, 1905 | | | Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) lypusus Jordan & Rot..., 1913 | | | Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) tenax Jordan, 1930 | | | Dinopsyllus horridus Jordan & Rot..., 1913 | | | Dinopsyllus zuluensis De Meillon, 1940 | | | Echidnophaga aethiops Jordan & Rot..., 1906 | | | Echidnophaga bradyta Jordan & Rot..., 1906 | | | Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875 | A stick-tight flea | | Echidnophaga larina Jordan & Rot..., 1906 | | | Echidnophaga suricatta Hastriter, 2000 | | | Epirimia aganippes Rothschild, 1904 | | | Hypsophthalmus baxteri Hastriter, 2001 | | | Hypsophthalmus montivagans De Meillon &..., 1954 | | | Hypsophthalmus temporis De Meillon, 1940 | | | Ischnopsyllus emminus Jordan & Rot..., 1921 | | | Lagaropsylla consularis Smit, 1957 | | | Listropsylla agrippinae Rothschild, 1904 | | | Listropsylla aricinae De Meillon, 1949 | | | Listropsylla cerrita Jordan, 1930 | | | Listropsylla cerrita cerrita Jordan, 1930 | | | Listropsylla cerrita juliae Haeselbarth, 1963 | | | Listropsylla chelura Rothschild, 1913 | | | Listropsylla chelura alticola Haeselbarth, 1963 | | | Listropsylla chelura chelura Rothschild, 1913 | | | Listropsylla dorippae Rothschild, 1904 | | | Listropsylla fouriei De Meillon, 1937 | | | Listropsylla prominens Jordan, 1930 | | | Macroscelidopsylla albertyni De Meillon &..., 1958 | | | Mesopsylla tuschkan mesa Argyropulo, 1946 | | | Moeopsylla sjoestedti Rothschild, 1908 | | | Neopsylla clavelia Li Kueichen ..., 1977 | | | Neotunga euloidea Smit, 1962 | | | Orthopsylloides abacetus abacetus Jordan & Rot..., 1922 | | | Oxyparius isomalus Waterston, 1915 | | | Paradoxopsyllus stenotus Liu Chiying,..., 1986 | | | Parapsyllus humboldti Jordan, 1942 | | | Pariodontis riggenbachi Rothschild, 1904 | | | Pariodontis riggenbachi riggenbachi Rothschild, 1904 | | | Phacopsylla inexpecta | | | Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923 | | | Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950 | | | Praeopsylla powelli Ingram, 1927 | | | Procaviopsylla angolensis Jordan, 1925 | | | Procaviopsylla creusae Rothschild, 1904 | | | Procaviopsylla divergens Jordan & Rot..., 1908 | | | Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758 | Human Flea | | Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922 | Southern kiore flea | | Rhinolophopsylla ashworthi Waterston, 1913 | | | Rhinolophopsylla capensis Jordan & Rot..., 1921 | | | Stivalius phoberus Jordan & Rot..., 1922 | | | Synosternus caffer Jordan & Rot..., 1923 | | | Thaumapsylla breviceps Rothschild, 1907 | | | Thaumapsylla breviceps breviceps Rothschild, 1907 | | | Tunga (Tunga) penetrans Linnaeus, 1758 | Chigoe | | Xenopsylla bechuanae De Meillon, 1947 | | | Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904 | A mammal flea | | Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903 | Indian rat flea | | Xenopsylla cornigera Smit, 1956 | | | Xenopsylla cryptonella De Meillon &..., 1954 | | | Xenopsylla davisi De Meillon, 1940 | | | Xenopsylla demeilloni Haeselbarth, 1964 | | | Xenopsylla eridos (Rothschild, 1904) | ⇒ Xenopsylla piriei Ingram, 1928 | | Xenopsylla erilli Rothschild, 1904 | | | Xenopsylla frayi De Meillon, 1937 | | | Xenopsylla geldenhuysi De Meillon, 1949 | | | Xenopsylla hamula (Jordan, 1925) | ⇒ Xenopsylla cornigera Smit, 1956 | | Xenopsylla hipponax De Meillon, 1942 | | | Xenopsylla hirsuta Ingram, 1928 | | | Xenopsylla hirsuta hirsuta Ingram, 1928 | | | Xenopsylla hirsuta multisetosa (Haeselbarth, 1964) | ⇒ Xenopsylla hirsuta hirsuta Ingram, 1928 | | Xenopsylla hirsuta placidia De Meillon &..., 1951 | | | Xenopsylla lobengulai De Meillon, 1930 | | | Xenopsylla mulleri De Meillon, 1947 | | | Xenopsylla nubica Rothschild, 1903 | | | Xenopsylla occidentalis De Meillon, 1938 | | | Xenopsylla philoxera Hopkins, 1949 | | | Xenopsylla phyllomae De Meillon, 1934 | | | Xenopsylla piriei Ingram, 1928 | | | Xenopsylla scopulifer Rothschild, 1905 | | | Xenopsylla sulcata Ingram, 1928 | | | Xenopsylla syngenis Jordan, 1937 | | | Xenopsylla torta Jordan & Rot..., 1908 | | | Xenopsylla trifaria De Meillon, 1930 | | | Xenopsylla trispinis Waterston, 1911 | | | Xenopsylla trispinis trispinis Waterston, 1911 | | | Xenopsylla versuta Jordan, 1925 | | | Xenopsylla zumpti Haeselbarth, 1963 | |
Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in Southern Africa
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