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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Antwerp (Flanders, Belgium)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2472
5188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
353
2469
5184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
337
2440
5140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
233
1949
4352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
4
5
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Antwerp
4 Families width 8 Species
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Antwerp
5 Genera with 8 Species
Archaeopsylla Dampf, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 17584SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antwerp
8 Species
Archaeopsylla erinacei Bouche, 1835Hedgehog Flea
Boreus hyemalis Linnaeus, 1767Snow Flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Panorpa alpina (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Aulops alpina Rambur, 1842
Panorpa cognata Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionfly
Panorpa germanica Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow

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

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
4
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
2
3
3
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