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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
4
8
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Botswana
4 Families width 22 Species and 3 Subspecies
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas19SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Botswana
8 Genera with 22 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1925Cat and Dog Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Listropsylla Rothschild, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsylla Becker-Migdi..., 19461SpeciesTaxom
Phacopsylla Beaucournu &..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Synosternus Jordan, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 192513SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
22 Species and 3 Subspecies
Bittacus zambezinus Navas, 1931
Ctenocephalides connatus Jordan, 1925
Ctenocephalides felis damarensis Jordan, 1936
Ctenocephalides felis strongylus Jordan, 1925
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Echidnophaga larina Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Listropsylla dorippae Rothschild, 1904
Mesopsylla tuschkan mesa Argyropulo, 1946
Phacopsylla inexpecta
Synosternus caffer Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Xenopsylla bechuanae De Meillon, 1947
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cryptonella De Meillon &..., 1954
Xenopsylla erilli Rothschild, 1904
Xenopsylla hipponax De Meillon, 1942
Xenopsylla mulleri De Meillon, 1947
Xenopsylla nubica Rothschild, 1903
Xenopsylla philoxera Hopkins, 1949
Xenopsylla phyllomae De Meillon, 1934
Xenopsylla piriei Ingram, 1928
Xenopsylla scopulifer Rothschild, 1905
Xenopsylla trispinis Waterston, 1911
Xenopsylla versuta Jordan, 1925

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Botswana
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
3
7
21
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