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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Cambridge (Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
339
2117
2922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
339
2117
2922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
324
2076
2854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
247
1789
2505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
7
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cambridge
7 Families width 10 Species
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas0SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cambridge
7 Genera with 10 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Bradiopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Ectinorus Jordan, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Megabothris Jordan, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18424SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cambridge
10 Species
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Boreus brumalis Fitch, 1847Mid-winter Boreus
Boreus nivoriundus Fitch, 1847Snow-born Boreus
Bradiopsylla echidnae Denny, 1843Echidna flea
Ectinorus polymerus Jordan, 1942
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionfly
Panorpa galerita Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa latipennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa subfurcata Westwood, 1842Cultivated tobacco

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Cambridge
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
3
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
3
3
2
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