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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
13
48
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brazil
12 Families width 121 Species and 27 Subspecies
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19159SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas20SpeciesTaxom
Anormochoristidae Tillyard, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Permochoristidae Tillyard, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies30SpeciesTaxom
Stephanocircidae Wagner, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas16SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas27SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas6SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19392SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brazil
31 Genera with 121 Species
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Adoratopsylla Ewing, 19457SpeciesTaxom
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Anormochorista Tillyard, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Asiachorista Martynova, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Austromerope Killington, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 201819SpeciesTaxom
Craneopsylla Rothschild, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ectinorus Jordan, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Hectopsylla Frauenfeld, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hormopsylla Rothschild, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Issikiella Byers, 19724SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18111SpeciesTaxom
Myodopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19032SpeciesTaxom
Nannobittacus Esben-Petersen, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Neobittacus Esben-Petersen, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopsylla Hopkins & Ro..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Pazius Navas, 19773SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Petromantis Handlirsch, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 195732SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 0Human Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllus Baker, 190410SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchopsyllus Haller, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildopsylla Guimaraes, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Sternopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19032SpeciesTaxom
Stivalius Jordan & Rot..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tunga Jarocki, 19275SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19032SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
121 Species and 27 Subspecies
Adoratopsylla (Adoratopsylla) antiquorum Rothschild, 1904
Adoratopsylla antiquorum antiquorum Rothschild, 1904
Adoratopsylla antiquorum ronnai Guimaraes, 1954
Adoratopsylla (Adoratopsylla) bisetosa Ewing, 1925
Adoratopsylla (Tritopsylla) intermedia Wagner, 1901
Adoratopsylla intermedia intermedia Wagner, 1901
Adoratopsylla (Tritopsylla) sinuata Guimaraes, 1945
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Anormochorista oligoclada R. J. Tillyard, 1926
Asiachorista beckermigdisovae I. D. Pinto, 1972
Austromerope brasiliensis Machado, Kaw..., 2013
Bittacus angrensis Souza Lopes ..., 1942
Bittacus aripuanaensis Penny, 1977
Bittacus aripuanensis Penny, 1977
Bittacus blancheti (Pictet, 1836)⇒ Neobittacus blancheti Pictet, 1836
Bittacus boraceiensis Morgante, 1967
Bittacus brasiliensis Klug, 1838
Bittacus brunipennis Collucci & A..., 2000
Bittacus cruzi Machado, Men..., 2018
Bittacus diversinervis Souza Lopes ..., 1942
Bittacus femoralis Klug, 1838
Bittacus ferreirai Machado, Men..., 2018
Bittacus flavescens Klug, 1838
Bittacus froehlichi Collucci & A..., 2000
Bittacus geniculatus Erichson, 1848
Bittacus latreillei Collucci & A..., 2000
Bittacus maculosus Byers, 1965
Bittacus omega Morgante, 1967
Bittacus pintoi Souza Lopes ..., 1942
Bittacus varzeanus Machado, Men..., 2018
Craneopsylla minerva Rothschild, 1903
Craneopsylla minerva minerva Rothschild, 1903
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ectinorus polymerus Jordan, 1942
Hectopsylla psittaci Von Frauenfeld, 1860Flea
Hormopsylla fosteri Rothschild, 1903
Issikiella amazonica Byers & Florez, 1995
Issikiella araguaiensis Penny & Arias, 1983
Issikiella byersi Penny & Arias, 1983
Issikiella pulchra Byers, 1972
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Myodopsylla wolffsohni Rothschild, 1903
Myodopsylla wolffsohni wolffsohni Rothschild, 1903
Nannobittacus elegans Esben-Petersen, 1927
Nannobittacus souzalopesi Penny & Arias, 1983
Neobittacus aripuanaensis (Penny, 1977)⇒ Bittacus aripuanaensis Penny, 1977
Neobittacus blancheti Pictet, 1836
Nycteridopsylla ancyluris ancyluris Jordan, 1942
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Palaeopsylla soricis scobina Smit & Rosicky, 1965
Pazius angaibara Lima & Dias, 2016
Pazius cinctipes Byers & Florez, 1995
Pazius ornaticaudus Penny, 1977Brook Snaketail
Peromyscopsylla hesperomys adelpha Rothschild, 1915
Petromantis evansi I. D. Pinto, 1972
Petromantis rieki I. D. Pinto, 1972
Polygenis (Gephyropsylla) klagesi Rothschild, 1904
Polygenis klagesi klagesi Rothschild, 1904
Polygenis klagesi samuelis Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis puelche puelche (Del Ponte & ..., 1939)⇒ Polygenis puelche Del Ponte, 1963
Polygenis (Polygenis) atopus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Polygenis (Polygenis) axius Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis axius axius Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis axius pessoai Guimaraes, 1956
Polygenis (Polygenis) bohlsi Wagner, 1901
Polygenis bohlsi bohlsi Wagner, 1901
Polygenis bohlsi jordani Costa Lima, 1937
Polygenis (Polygenis) occidentalis Cunha, 1914
Polygenis occidentalis occidentalis Cunha, 1914
Polygenis (Polygenis) platensis Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Polygenis platensis platensis Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Polygenis (Polygenis) pygaerus Wagner, 1937
Polygenis (Polygenis) rimatus Jordan, 1932
Polygenis (Polygenis) roberti Rothschild, 1905
Polygenis roberti roberti Rothschild, 1905
Polygenis roberti tripopsis Guimaraes, 1948
Polygenis (Polygenis) tripus Jordan, 1933
Polygenis adelus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Polygenis frustratus Johnson, 1957
Polygenis guimaraesi Linardi, 1978
Polygenis lakoi Guimaraes, 1948
Polygenis lopesi Guimaraes & ..., 1993
Polygenis massoiai Del Ponte, 1967
Polygenis nitidus Johnson, 1957
Polygenis pradoi Wagner, 1937
Polygenis thurmani Johnson, 1957
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pulex brasiliensis (Baker, 1904)⇒ Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904
Pulex lutzii
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Rhopalopsyllus australis Rothschild, 1904
Rhopalopsyllus australis tamoyus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Rhopalopsyllus australis tupiniquinus Guimaraes, 1940
Rhopalopsyllus australis tupinus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Rhopalopsyllus crypturi Wagner, 1939
Rhopalopsyllus garbei Guimaraes, 1941
Rhopalopsyllus lugubris Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Rhopalopsyllus lugubris lugubris Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Rhopalopsyllus lutzi Baker, 1904
Rhopalopsyllus lutzi lutzi Baker, 1904
Rhynchopsyllus pulex Haller, 1880
Rothschildopsylla noctilionis Costa Lima, 1920
Sternopsylla distincta Rothschild, 1903
Sternopsylla distincta distincta Rothschild, 1903
Stivalius aporus aporus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Tunga (Tunga) penetrans Linnaeus, 1758Chigoe
Tunga bondari Wagner, 1932
Tunga caecata Enderlein, 1901
Tunga terasma Jordan, 1937
Tunga travassosi Pinto & Dreyfus, 1927
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Brazil
SuborderEumecoptera
Tillyard, 1919
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
2
6
31
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
9
39
86
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAnormochoristidae
Tillyard, 1926
1
1
Genus
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