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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Antarctica (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
252
1072
1459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
252
1072
1459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
242
1055
1443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
174
909
1210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
4
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Antarctica
4 Families width 9 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Antarctica
7 Genera with 9 Species
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Bradiopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Glaciopsyllus Smit & Dunnet, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Notiopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18802SpeciesTaxom
Parapsyllus Enderlein, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antarctica
9 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Bradiopsylla echidnae Denny, 1843Echidna flea
Glaciopsyllus antarcticus Smit & Dunnet, 1962Antarctic bird flea
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Notiopsylla kerguelensis Taschenberg, 1880Kerguelen bird flea
Notiopsylla kerguelensis kerguelensis Taschenberg, 1880
Parapsyllus heardi (De Meillon, 1952)⇒ Parapsyllus magellanicus Jordan, 1938
Parapsyllus magellanicus Jordan, 1938
Parapsyllus magellanicus magellanicus Jordan, 1938
Parapsyllus senellarti Beaucournu &..., 1990
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Antarctica
SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
4
7
9
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