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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
6
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cameroon
6 Families width 13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas8SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cameroon
10 Genera with 13 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1885Cat and Dog Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Dinopsyllus Jordan & Rot..., 19981SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Lagaropsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19571SpeciesTaxom
Libyastus Jordan, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Tunga Jarocki, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19033SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bittacus montanus Weele, 1910
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis felis Bouche, 1885Cat Flea
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) djaensis Beaucournu &..., 1998
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Lagaropsylla obliqua Smit, 1957
Libyastus proximus Smit, 1958
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Tunga (Tunga) penetrans Linnaeus, 1758Chigoe
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla moucheti Smit, 1958
Xenopsylla nubica Rothschild, 1903

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

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
5
9
12
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