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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Alberta (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
539
5986
17101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
536
5979
17095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5857
16788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
362
5005
14908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
10
22
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alberta
10 Families width 27 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas11SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alberta
21 Genera with 27 Species
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Aetheca thamba. Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Apterobittacus MacLachlan, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Ectinorus Jordan, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Eumolpianus Smit, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Hectopsylla Frauenfeld, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Myodopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Nearctopsylla Rothschild, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Oropsylla Wagner & Ioff, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Thrassis Jordan, 19441SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta
27 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aetheca wagneri Baker, 1904
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Apterobittacus apterus MacLachlan, 1871Wingless Scorpionfly
Bittacus chlorostigma MacLachlan, 1881Pale Snaketail
Boreus brumalis Fitch, 1847Mid-winter Boreus
Boreus californicus Packard, 1870
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Monopsyllus) vison (Hubbard, 1954)⇒ Monopsyllus vison Baker, 1904
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenophthalmus (Nearctoctenophthalmus) pseudagyrtes Baker, 1904
Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951
Ectinorus polymerus Jordan, 1942
Eumolpianus eumolpi Rothschild, 1905
Hectopsylla cypha Jordan, 1942
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Myodopsylla insignis Rothschild, 1903
Nearctopsylla (Nearctopsylla) brooksi Rothschild, 1904
Orchopeas caedens Jordan, 1925
Orchopeas leucopus Baker, 1904
Orchopeas sexdentatus Baker, 1904
Oropsylla idahoensis Baker, 1904
Panorpa subfurcata Westwood, 1842Cultivated tobacco
Polygenis (Polygenis) byturus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Thrassis aridis Prince, 1944

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Alberta
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
6
16
20
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