The Fleas (Siphonaptera) 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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Contents
- Introduction
- Resources
- The Families
- References
The fleas of South Africa are currently classified into eight families. The list of species was published by Segerman (1995), and this work is highly recommended as a source of further information of South African fleas. The distributions and host records are taken from the review by Segerman (1995). Prime hosts are given in bold.
Information about the fleas and their phylogenetic position can be obtained from
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BIOSIS Internet Resource Guide - Siphonaptera
- The Siphonaptera page of The Tree of Life
- Gordon Ramel's Flea Page
- Flea Biology and Control
- Ohio State University Pest Fact Sheet
- The Siphonaptera Website, Zoological Institute, St. Petersburg
- Suborder: PULICOMORPHA Medvedev, 1998
- Superfamily: Pulicoidea Billberg, 1820
- Pulicidae
- Pulicinae
- Archaeopsyllinae
- Xenopsyllinae
- Tungidae
- Tunginae
- Superfamily: Malacopsylloidea Baker, 1905
- Rhopalopsyllidae
- Parapsyllinae
- Suborder: CERATOPHYLLOMORPHA Medvedev, 1998
- Superfamily: Ceratophylloidea Dampf, 1908
- Ceratophyllidae
- Ceratophyllinae
- Leptopsyllidae
- Leptopsyllinae
- Ischnopsyllidae
- Thaumapsyllinae
- Ischnopsyllinae
- Suborder: HYSTRICHOPSYLLOMORPHA Medvedev, 1998
- Superfamily: Hystrichopsylloidea Tiraboschi, 1904
- Hystrichopsyllidae
- Listropsyllinae
- Dinopsyllinae
- Ctenophthalminae
- Chimaeropsyllidae
- Chiastopsyllinae
- Chimaeropsyllinae
- Epirimiinae
- Medvedev S.G. 1994.
- The Structure of the aedeagus of fleas (Siphonaptera). II Entomological Review 73: 32-52.
- Medvedev S.G. 1998.
- Classification of fleas (order Siphonaptera) and its theoretical
foundations. Entomological Review 78: 904-992.
- Segerman, J. 1995.
- Siphonaptera of Southern Africa: handbook for the identification of fleas. Publications of the South African Institute for Medical Research 57: 1-264.
This part of A Catalogue of South African Insects revised: