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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3503
6778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
416
3499
6774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
396
3411
6581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
290
2948
5875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Central Alberta
7 Families width 10 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Alberta
9 Genera with 10 Species
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Apterobittacus MacLachlan, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Alberta
10 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Apterobittacus apterus MacLachlan, 1871Wingless Scorpionfly
Bittacus chlorostigma MacLachlan, 1881Pale Snaketail
Boreus californicus Packard, 1870
Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Panorpa subfurcata Westwood, 1842Cultivated tobacco
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Central Alberta
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
3
4
4
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