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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
704
10060
34018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
701
10048
34000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
647
9800
33419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
414
8082
29172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
15
49
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Benelux
15 Families width 84 Species and 20 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas25SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas10SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae (Linnaeus, 1758)Common scorpionflies8SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies5SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Vermipsyllidae Wagner, 1889Carnivore fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 191510SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas6SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas7SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsychidae Tillyard, 19170SpeciesTaxom
Orthophlebiidae Handlirsch, 19060SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolycentropodidae Handlirsch, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Benelux
48 Genera with 84 Species
#ABCDEHILMNOPRSTX
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Archaeopsylla Dampf, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Atopopsyllus Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Aulops Enderlein, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 195411SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopsylla Kohaul, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 18988SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Dasypsyllus Baker, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Doratopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18972SpeciesTaxom
Ectinorus Jordan, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Euhoplopsyllus Ewing, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Eumolpianus Smit, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Harpobittacus Gerstaecker, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Hectopsylla Frauenfeld, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsylla Taschenherg, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllus Westwood, 19066SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18111SpeciesTaxom
Listropsylla Rothschild, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Megabothris Jordan, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsylla Becker-Migdi..., 19461SpeciesTaxom
Mesotanyderus Riek, 1955
0SpeciesTaxom
Monopsyllus Kolenati, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Nearctopsylla Rothschild, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Orthophlebia Westwood, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopsylla Hopkins & Ro..., 18783SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18457SpeciesTaxom
Parabittacus Handlirsch, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraceras Wagner, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Parapsyllus Enderlein, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19504SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolycentropodes Grimaldi & F..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolycentropus Handlirsch, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1803Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Rhinolophopsylla Oudemans, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Spilopsyllus Baker, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Tarsopsylla Wagner, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Typhloceras Wagner, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19032SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benelux
84 Species and 20 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 armatus Tjeder, 1956
Bittacus hageni Brauer, 1860
Bittacus italicus Müller, 1766
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Boreus hyemalis Linnaeus, 1767Snow Flea
Boreus westwoodi Hagen, 1866
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 styx styx Rothschild, 1900
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
Ceratophyllus (Monopsyllus) vison (Hubbard, 1954)⇒ Monopsyllus vison Baker, 1904
Chaetopsylla (Chaetopsylla) globiceps Taschenberg, 1880Fox flea
Chaetopsylla (Chaetopsylla) matina Jordan, 1925
Chaetopsylla (Chaetopsylla) trichosa Kohaut, 1903A Badger flea
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenophthalmus bisoctodentatus heselhausi Oudemans, 1914
Ctenophthalmus (Ctenophthalmus) agyrtes Heller, 1896
Ctenophthalmus agyrtes impavidus Jordan, 1928
Ctenophthalmus agyrtes smitianus Peus, 1950
Ctenophthalmus (Euctenophthalmus) assimilis Taschenberg, 1880
Ctenophthalmus assimilis assimilis Taschenberg, 1880
Ctenophthalmus (Euctenophthalmus) congener Rothschild, 1907A mammal flea
Ctenophthalmus (Euctenophthalmus) orientalis Wagner, 1898
Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951
Dasypsyllus (Dasypsyllus) gallinulae Dale, 1878A bird flea
Dasypsyllus cteniopus Jordan & Rot..., 1920
Doratopsylla dasycnema Rothschild, 1897A mammal flea
Doratopsylla dasycnema dasycnema Rothschild, 1897
Ectinorus polymerus Jordan, 1942
Euhoplopsyllus glacialis Taschenberg, 1880
Eumolpianus eumolpi Rothschild, 1905
Harpobittacus scheibeli Esben-Petersen, 1935
Hectopsylla cypha Jordan, 1942
Hystrichopsylla (Hystrichopsylla) talpae Curtis, 1826Mole flea
Hystrichopsylla talpae talpae Curtis, 1826Mole Flea
Ischnopsyllus (Hexactenopsylla) hexactenus Kolenati, 1856A bat flea
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) elongatus Curtis, 1832A bat flea
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) intermedius Rothschild, 1898A bat flea
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) octactenus Kolenati, 1856A bat flea
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) simplex Rothschild, 1906A bat flea
Ischnopsyllus simplex simplex Rothschild, 1906
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Listropsylla chelura chelura Rothschild, 1913
Megabothris (Gebiella) turbidus Rothschild, 1909A Bank Vole/Wood Mouse flea
Megabothris (Megabothris) walkeri Rothschild, 1902A mammal flea
Mesopsylla tuschkan mesa Argyropulo, 1946
Monopsyllus sciurorum Schrank, 1803
Nearctopsylla (Nearctopsylla) brooksi Rothschild, 1904
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) londinensis Rothschild, 1903English rat flea
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) pentactena Kolenati, 1856
Orchopeas caedens Jordan, 1925
Orchopeas howardi Baker, 1895Grey squirrel flea
Orchopeas sexdentatus Baker, 1904
Palaeopsylla minor Dale, 1878A mammal flea
Palaeopsylla soricis Dale, 1878A mammal flea
Palaeopsylla soricis soricis Dale, 1878
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 submaculosa Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa vulgaris (Imhoff & Labram, 1845)⇒ Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758
Paraceras melis Walker, 1856Badger flea
Paraceras melis melis Walker, 1856
Parapsyllus senellarti Beaucournu &..., 1990
Peromyscopsylla silvatica Meinert, 1896
Polygenis axius axius Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis (Polygenis) byturus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pseudopolycentropodes virginicus D. Grimaldi, 2005
Pulex sciurorum Schrank, 1803
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Rhadinopsylla (Actenophthalmus) isacantha Rothschild, 1907A mammal flea
Rhinolophopsylla unipectinata Taschenberg, 1880
Rhinolophopsylla unipectinata unipectinata Taschenberg, 1880
Spilopsyllus cuniculi Dale, 1878European rabbit flea
Tarsopsylla octodecimdentata Kolenati, 1863A mammal flea
Tarsopsylla octodecimdentata octodecimdentata Kolenati, 1863
Typhloceras poppei Wagner, 1903A mammal flea
Typhloceras poppei poppei Wagner, 1903
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Benelux
SuborderAneuretopsychina
Rasnitsyn & Kozlov, 1990
2
3
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
6
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
9
38
67
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