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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
6611
20424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
564
6599
20409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
535
6518
20232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
354
5361
17525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
10
27
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Belgium
10 Families width 47 Species and 8 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas16SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas9SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae (Linnaeus, 1758)Common scorpionflies7SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Belgium
26 Genera with 47 Species
#ABCDEHILMNOPRSX
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Archaeopsylla Dampf, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Atopopsyllus Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Aulops Enderlein, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 17662SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 18039SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Ectinorus Jordan, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Euhoplopsyllus Ewing, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsylla Taschenherg, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllus Westwood, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18111SpeciesTaxom
Megabothris Jordan, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Monopsyllus Kolenati, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18456SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1803Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Rhinolophopsylla Oudemans, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Spilopsyllus Baker, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19032SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Belgium
47 Species and 8 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Archaeopsylla erinacei Bouche, 1835Hedgehog Flea
Archaeopsylla erinacei erinacei Bouche, 1835Hedgehog Flea
Atopopsyllus cionus Poinar, 2015
Aulops alpina Rambur, 1842
Bittacus hageni Brauer, 1860
Bittacus italicus Müller, 1766
Boreus hyemalis Linnaeus, 1767Snow Flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) fringillae Walker, 1856A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) hirundinis Curtis, 1826A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) styx Rothschild, 1900A Sand Martin flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) vagabundus Jordan, 1926A bird flea
Ceratophyllus vagabundus insularis Rothschild, 1906
Ceratophyllus (Emmareus) columbae Gervais, 1844Feral Pigeon Nest Flea
Ceratophyllus (Emmareus) garei Rothschild, 1902A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Monopsyllus) sciurorum (Schrank, 1803)⇒ Monopsyllus sciurorum Schrank, 1803
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenophthalmus (Ctenophthalmus) agyrtes Heller, 1896
Ctenophthalmus agyrtes impavidus Jordan, 1928
Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951
Ectinorus polymerus Jordan, 1942
Euhoplopsyllus glacialis Taschenberg, 1880
Hystrichopsylla (Hystrichopsylla) talpae Curtis, 1826Mole flea
Ischnopsyllus (Hexactenopsylla) hexactenus Kolenati, 1856A bat flea
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) intermedius Rothschild, 1898A bat flea
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) simplex Rothschild, 1906A bat flea
Ischnopsyllus simplex simplex Rothschild, 1906
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Megabothris (Gebiella) turbidus Rothschild, 1909A Bank Vole/Wood Mouse flea
Megabothris (Megabothris) walkeri Rothschild, 1902A mammal flea
Monopsyllus sciurorum Schrank, 1803
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) londinensis Rothschild, 1903English rat flea
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) pentactena Kolenati, 1856
Orchopeas howardi Baker, 1895Grey squirrel 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
Panorpa subfurcata Westwood, 1842Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa vulgaris (Imhoff & Labram, 1845)⇒ Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758
Polygenis axius axius Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Pulex sciurorum Schrank, 1803
Rhinolophopsylla unipectinata Taschenberg, 1880
Rhinolophopsylla unipectinata unipectinata Taschenberg, 1880
Spilopsyllus cuniculi Dale, 1878European rabbit flea
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea

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

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
2
3
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
7
22
36
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