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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
466
3890
7183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
465
3889
7182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
441
3790
6958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
308
3221
6084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
4
10
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Ontario
4 Families width 17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas10SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies4SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Ontario
10 Genera with 17 Species
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Eumolpianus Smit, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Opisodasys Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18464SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19502SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Ontario
17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) styx Rothschild, 1900A Sand Martin flea
Ceratophyllus (Monopsyllus) vison (Hubbard, 1954)⇒ Monopsyllus vison Baker, 1904
Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951
Eumolpianus eumolpi Rothschild, 1905
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Opisodasys pseudarctomys Baker, 1904
Orchopeas caedens Jordan, 1925
Orchopeas leucopus Baker, 1904
Panorpa acuta (Carpenter, 1931)⇒ Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979
Panorpa debilis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa latipennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa nebulosa Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Central Ontario
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
2
2
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
2
8
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