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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Ayrshire (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
244
1156
2050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
244
1156
2050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
230
1126
2009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
186
997
1840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
5
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ayrshire
5 Families width 10 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas7SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19150SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ayrshire
8 Genera with 10 Species
Amalaraeus Ioff, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 18264SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ayrshire
10 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amalaraeus penicilliger mustelae Dale, 1878A mammal flea
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Boreus hyemalis Linnaeus, 1767Snow Flea
Ceratophyllus farreni farreni Rothschild, 1905
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) fringillae Walker, 1856A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) hirundinis Curtis, 1826A bird flea
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Panorpa germanica Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea

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

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
3
6
8
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