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Checklist for Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
8
16
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
6
13
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
6 Families width 24 Species and 5 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas17SpeciesTaxom
Chimaeropsyllidae Ewing & Fox, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19392SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
13 Genera with 24 Species
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Atopopsyllus Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Chiastopsylla Rothschild, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1925Cat and Dog Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Listropsylla Rothschild, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsylla Becker-Migdi..., 19461SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Procaviopsylla Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Stivalius Jordan & Rot..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 193010SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
24 Species and 5 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Atopopsyllus cionus Poinar, 2015
Chiastopsylla rossi Waterston, 1909
Ctenocephalides connatus Jordan, 1925
Ctenocephalides felis damarensis Jordan, 1936
Ctenocephalides felis strongylus Jordan, 1925
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Echidnophaga larina Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Listropsylla agrippinae Rothschild, 1904
Mesopsylla tuschkan mesa Argyropulo, 1946
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Procaviopsylla creusae Rothschild, 1904
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Stivalius phoberus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla davisi De Meillon, 1940
Xenopsylla demeilloni Haeselbarth, 1964
Xenopsylla eridos (Rothschild, 1904)⇒ Xenopsylla piriei Ingram, 1928
Xenopsylla hirsuta hirsuta Ingram, 1928
Xenopsylla lobengulai De Meillon, 1930
Xenopsylla piriei Ingram, 1928
Xenopsylla sulcata Ingram, 1928
Xenopsylla trifaria De Meillon, 1930

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

Taxom

InfraorderHystrichopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
7
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPygiopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
1
2
2
Family
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