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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Centre County (Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
328
1866
2588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
328
1866
2588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
1803
2466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
1535
2104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
7
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Centre County
7 Families width 9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Centre County
7 Genera with 9 Species
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Cediopsylla Jnrdall, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Centre County
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Boreus brumalis Fitch, 1847Mid-winter Boreus
Boreus nivoriundus Fitch, 1847Snow-born Boreus
Cediopsylla simplex Baker, 1895
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Panorpa rufescens Rambur, 1842
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Centre County
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
5
5
6
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