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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
677
9087
31848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
672
9069
31825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
644
8948
31525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
415
7174
26279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
13
45
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for California
11 Families width 68 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas24SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas7SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies4SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 191513SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpodidae Byers, 1965Short-faced scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for California
42 Genera with 68 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPST
Aetheca thamba. Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Amphalius Jordan, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Anomiopsyllus Baker, 19653SpeciesTaxom
Apterobittacus MacLachlan, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Apterobittcus1SpeciesTaxom
Atyphloceras Jordan & Rot..., 19092SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Callistopsyllus Jordan & Rot..., 19371SpeciesTaxom
Carteretta Fox, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Catallagia Rothschild, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 05SpeciesTaxom
Corypsylla Fox, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 01SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopsyllus Baker, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Euchoplopsyllus Ewing, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Euhoplopsyllus Ewing, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumolpianus Smit, 19374SpeciesTaxom
Hesperoboreus Penny, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopsyllus Baker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsylla Taschenherg, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Listronius Jordan, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Malaraeus Jordan, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Meringis Jordan, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Nearctopsylla Rothschild, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Odontopsyllus Baker, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Opisodasys Jordan, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Orobittacus Villegas & B..., 19811SpeciesTaxom
Oropsylla Wagner & Ioff, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Panorpodes MacLachlan, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Spicata Fox, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Thrassis Jordan, 04SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
68 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aetheca wagneri Baker, 1904
Amphipsylla neotomae I.Fox, 1940
Amphipsylla tuta tuta Wagner, 1928
Anomiopsyllus congruens Stewart, 1940
Anomiopsyllus falsicalifornicus C.Fox, 1929
Anomiopsyllus walkeri Barnes, 1965
Apterobittacus apterus MacLachlan, 1871Wingless Scorpionfly
Apterobittcus apterus
Atyphloceras felix Jordan, 1933
Atyphloceras multidentatus C.Fox, 1909
Bittacus chlorostigma MacLachlan, 1881Pale Snaketail
Boreus californicus Packard, 1870
Callistopsyllus deuterus Jordan, 1937
Carteretta carteri C.Fox, 1927
Catallagia charlottensis Baker, 1898
Catallagia decipiens Rothschild, 1915
Catallagia mathesoni Jameson, 1950
Ceratophyllus (Amonopsyllus) ciliatus Baker, 1904
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) niger Fox, 1908Black hen flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) petrochelidoni Wagner, 1936
Ceratophyllus jordani
Ceratophyllus multidentatus
Corypsylla jordani Hubbard, 1940
Corypsylla ornata C.Fox, 1908
Corypsylla setosifrons Stewart, 1940
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenophthalmus heiseri
Dactylopsylla bluei C.Fox, 1909
Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951
Dolichopsyllus bluei C.Fox, 1909
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Euchoplopsyllus glacialis Taschenberg, 1880
Eumolpianus cyrturus Jordan, 1929
Eumolpianus eumolpi Rothschild, 1905
Eumolpianus eutamiadis Augustson, 1942
Eumolpianus fornacis Jordan, 1937
Hesperoboreus notoperates Cooper, 1972Pygmy Snaketail
Hoplopsyllus anomalus Baker, 1904
Hystrichopsylla schefferi Chapin, 1919Giant mountain beaver flea
Listronius ulus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Malaraeus telchinus Rothschild, 1905
Meringis cummingi C.Fox, 1926
Meringis dipodomys Kohs, 1938
Nearctopsylla hamata Holland & Ja..., 1950
Nearctopsylla jordani Hubbard, 1940
Nearctopsylla princei Holland & Ja..., 1950
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Odontopsyllus wymani C.Fox, 1909
Opisodasys enoplus Rothschild, 1909
Orchopeas sexdentatus Baker, 1904
Orobittacus obscurus Villegas & B..., 1981Gold rush hanging scorpionfly
Oropsylla (Diamanus) montana Baker, 1895
Oropsylla idahoensis Baker, 1904
Panorpodes colei Byers, 2005
Peromyscopsylla ebrighti C.Fox, 1926
Peromyscopsylla hesperomys Baker, 1904
Polygenis (Polygenis) byturus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Spicata bottaceps Hubbard, 1943
Thrassis arcuatus Stark, 1957
Thrassis arizonensis Baker, 1898
Thrassis augustsoni Hubbard, 1949
Thrassis sierrae

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in California
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
4
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
8
35
57
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