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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Alabama (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
475
3981
8233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
472
3976
8228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
441
3869
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
299
3182
6602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
6
7
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alabama
6 Families width 20 Species
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies13SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alabama
6 Genera with 20 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1826Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 199313SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19502SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alabama
20 Species
Bittacus pilicornis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Panorpa americana Swederus, 1787Wedgeleaf maidenplum
Panorpa banksi Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa capillata Byers, 1996
Panorpa choctaw Byers, 1993
Panorpa confinis Byers, 1993
Panorpa consuetudinis Snodgrass, 1927
Panorpa ferruginea Byers, 1993
Panorpa isolata Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa lugubris Swederus, 1787Mourning Scorpionfly
Panorpa neglecta Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa nuptialis Gerstaecker, 1863
Panorpa rufa Gray, 1832Asian netvein hollyfern
Panorpa rupeculana Byers, 1993
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Alabama
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
0
0
0
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
3
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Mecoptera (Hyatt & Arms 1891)
Mecoptera (Hyatt & Arms 1891)


Links, sources and further information
Mecoptera at artfakta.se
Mecoptera at dyntaxa.se
Mecoptera at gbif.org
Mecoptera at gbif.org
Mecoptera at irmng.org
Mecoptera at itis.gov