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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Canary Islands (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
381
2981
6495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
2975
6484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
367
2934
6427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
2370
5408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
3
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canary Islands
3 Families width 12 Species and 4 Subspecies
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas8SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canary Islands
7 Genera with 12 Species
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1885Cat and Dog Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18112SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19895SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canary Islands
12 Species and 4 Subspecies
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenocephalides felis felis Bouche, 1885Cat Flea
Echidnophaga tenerifensis Gil Collado,..., 1982
Leptopsylla algira atlantidis Beaucournu, 1993
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Peromyscopsylla hesperomys adelpha Rothschild, 1915
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla cheopis cheopis (Rothschild, 1903)⇒ Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903
Xenopsylla gratiosa Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Xenopsylla guancha Beaucournu, ..., 1989

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Canary Islands
SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
3
7
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