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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
513
5243
11660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
5242
11659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
5134
11459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
4363
10217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
10
21
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cambridgeshire
10 Families width 34 Species and 6 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas12SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cambridgeshire
21 Genera with 34 Species
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Amalaraeus Ioff, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Archaeopsylla Dampf, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Bradiopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19028SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Ectinorus Jordan, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18111SpeciesTaxom
Megabothris Jordan, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopsylla Hopkins & Ro..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18425SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1803Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18971SpeciesTaxom
Spilopsyllus Baker, 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cambridgeshire
34 Species and 6 Subspecies
Amalaraeus penicilliger mustelae Dale, 1878A mammal flea
Archaeopsylla erinacei erinacei Bouche, 1835Hedgehog Flea
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Boreus brumalis Fitch, 1847Mid-winter Boreus
Boreus hyemalis Linnaeus, 1767Snow Flea
Boreus nivoriundus Fitch, 1847Snow-born Boreus
Bradiopsylla echidnae Denny, 1843Echidna flea
Ceratophyllus farreni farreni Rothschild, 1905
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) fringillae Walker, 1856A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) hirundinis Curtis, 1826A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) rusticus Wagner, 1903A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) styx Rothschild, 1900A Sand Martin flea
Ceratophyllus styx jordani Smit, 1955
Ceratophyllus (Emmareus) garei Rothschild, 1902A bird flea
Ctenophthalmus (Ctenophthalmus) nobilis Rothschild, 1898A mammal flea
Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951
Ectinorus polymerus Jordan, 1942
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Megabothris (Gebiella) turbidus Rothschild, 1909A Bank Vole/Wood Mouse flea
Megabothris (Megabothris) walkeri Rothschild, 1902A mammal flea
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Palaeopsylla soricis scobina Smit & Rosicky, 1965
Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionfly
Panorpa galerita Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa germanica Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Panorpa latipennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa subfurcata Westwood, 1842Cultivated tobacco
Peromyscopsylla spectabilis Rothschild, 1898A mammal flea
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Pulex sciurorum Schrank, 1803
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Rhadinopsylla (Actenophthalmus) pentacantha Rothschild, 1897A mammal flea
Spilopsyllus cuniculi Dale, 1878European rabbit flea

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Cambridgeshire
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
3
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
6
17
24
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