The Chimaeropsyllid Fleas (Siphonaptera: Chimaeropsyllidae) of South Africa

Compiled by Joyce Segerman

Department of Medical Entomology, South African Institute for Medical Research, Johannesburg, 2001 South Africa

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Family: CHIMAEROPSYLLIDAE

Subfamily: CHIASTOPSYLLINAE

1. Genus: CHIASTOPSYLLA Rothschild
   1. C. numae (Rothschild)

      Ceratophyllus numae Rothschild 1904: 637.
      Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State and Northern Cape; hosted by Parotomys brandsii and Suricata suricatta.

      
      
   2. C. rossi (Waterston)

      Ceratopyllus rossi Waterston 1909: 271.

      = Chiastopsylla caffrarica DeMeillon 1940: 148.

      = Chiastopsylla crassus DeMeillon 1940: 64.
      Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Northwestern Province and Northern Cape, to Zimbabwe; hosted by Tatera brantsii , Rhabdomys pumilio , Otomys irroratus , O. unisulcatus , Parotomys brantsii , Rattus rattus , Xerus inauris , Suricata suricatta, Genetta genetta, Myosorex varius and Crocidura flavescens .

      
      
   3. C. quadrisetis DeMeillon

      Chiastopsylla quadrisetis DeMeillon 1930: 251.
      Western Cape and Northern Cape (endemic); hosted by Otomys unisulcatus and Parotomys brantsii .

      
      
   4. C. monticola DeMeillon & Hardy

      Chiastopsylla monticola DeMeillon & Hardy 1954: 75.
      Lesotho (endemic); hosted by Otomys sloggeti robertsi .

      
      
   5. C. nama DeMeillon & Hardy

      Chiastopsylla nama DeMeillon & Hardy 1951: 34.
      Northern Cape, to Namibia; hosted by Graphiurus platyops , Aethomys namaquensis and Petromyscus collinus .

      
      
   6. C. roseinnesi DeMeillon & Hardy

      Chiastopsylla roseinnesi DeMeillon & Hardy 1954: 76.
      Lesotho (endemic); hosted by Otomys sloggeti robertsi , O. irroratus and Mystromys albicaudatus .

      
      
   7. C. godfreyi Waterston

      Chiastopsylla godfreyi Waterston 1913: 8.

      = Chiastopsylla couchae DeMeillon 1940: 146.
      Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Lesotho, Free State, Gauteng, Northwestern Province and Northern Cape (endemic); hosted by Aethomys namaquensis , Rhabdomys pumilio and Pronolagus crassicaudatus , .

      
      
   8. C. octavii (Rothschild)

      Ceratophyllus octavii Rothschild 1904: 638.

      = Chiastopsylla octavii caledonia DeMeillon 1940: 151.
      Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Northwestern Province and Northern Cape (endemic); hosted by Aethomys namaquensis , Graphiurus murinus and G. ocularis .

      
      
   9. C. pitchfordi Ingram

      Chiastopsylla pitchfordi Ingram 1927: 289.
      Western cape, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape (endemic); hosted by Otomys unisulcatus , Parotomys brantsii and Rhabdomys pumilio .

      
      
   10. C. carus DeMeillon & Hardy

       Chiastopsylla carus DeMeillon & Hardy 1953: 18.
       Western Cape (endemic); hosted by Otomys unisulcatus .

       
       
   11. C. gariepensis DeMeillon & Hardy

       Chiastopsylla gariepensis DeMeillon & Hardy 1953: 17.
       Northern Cape (endemic); hosted by Aethomy namaquensis .

       
       
   12. C. capensis DeMeillon

       Chiastopsylla capensis DeMeillon 1947: 124.
       Western Cape (endemic); hosted by Otomys unisulcatus and Rhabdomys pumilio .

       
       
   13. C. coraxis DeMeillon

       Chiastopsylla coraxis DeMeillon 1942: 83.
       Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape (endemic); hosted by Otomys unisulcatus and Rhabdomys pumilio .

       
       
   14. C. mulleri Ingram

       Chiastopsylla mulleri Ingram 1927: 291.

       Chiastopsylla mulleri longisetis Ingram 1927: 292.

       Chiastopsylla mulleri simplex Haeselbarth 1965: 168.
       Western Cape and Northern Cape (endemic); hosted by Otomys unisulcatus , Parotomys barntsii , P. littledalei, Rhabdomys pumilo , Desmodillus auricularis and Gerbillurus paeba .

       
       
   
   
2. Genus: CRYPTOPSYLLA DeMeillon
   1. C. ingrami (DeMeillon)

      Praopsylla ingrami DeMeillon 1938: 464.
      Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape (endemic); hosted by Cryptomys hottentotus .

      
      
   
   
3. Genus: PRAOPSYLLA Ingram
   1. P. powelli Ingram

      Praopsylla powelli Ingram 1927: 293.
      Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape (endemic); hosted by Aethomys namaquensis .

      
      
   
   

Subfamily: CHIMAEROPSYLLINAE

1. Genus: HYPSOPHTHALMUS Jordan & Rothschild
   1. H. montivagans DeMeillon & Hardy

      Hysophthalamus montivagans DeMeillon & Hardy 1954: 77.
      Lesotho (endemic); hosted by Otomys irroratus .

      
      
   2. H. temporis DeMeillon

      Hypsophthalmus tempris DeMeillon 1940: 146.
      Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Lesotho, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal (endemic); hosted by Otomys irroratus , Rhabdomys pumilio and Myosorex varius .

      
      
   
   

Subfamily: EPIRIMIINAE

1. Genus: EPIRIMIA DeMeillon
   1. E. aganippes (Rothschild)

      Ctenopsyllus aganippes Rothschild 1904: 647.
      Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Lesotho, Gauteng, Northern Province and Northern Cape, to Namibia; hosted by Aethomys namaquensis , Graphiurus ocularis , Lepus saxatilis and Elephantulus rupestris .

      
      
   
   
2. Genus: DEMEILLONIA Hopkins & Rothschild
   1. D. granti (Rothschild)

      Ctenopsyllus granti Rothschild 1904: 646.
      Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Northern Cape, to Namibia; hosted by Macroscelides proboscideus , Elephantulus rupestris , Xerus inauris and Aethomys namaquensis .

      
      
   2. D. miriamae Hopkins & DeMeillon

      Demeillonia miriamae Hopkins & DeMeillon 1964: 42.
      Namibia; hosted by Elephantulus vandami .

      
      
   
   
3. Genus: MACROSCELIDOPSYLLA DeMeillon & Marcus
   1. M. albertyni DeMeillon & Marcus

      Macroscelidopsylla albertyni DeMeillon & Marcus 1958: 276.
      Namibia; hosted by Elephantulus vandami .