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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Colorado (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
595
8339
20024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
593
8334
20018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
567
8204
19733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
376
6706
16394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
13
39
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Colorado
12 Families width 58 Species and 4 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas23SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas9SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Eomeropidae Cockerell, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies3SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19393SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Colorado
37 Genera with 58 Species
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Aetheca thamba. Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Amaradix Smith, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Atyphloceras Jordan & Rot..., 19151SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Catallagia Rothschild, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Cediopsylla Jnrdall, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 06SpeciesTaxom
Corrodopsylla J.N.Wagner, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophyllus Wagner, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Ectinorus Jordan, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Eomerope Cockerell, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Euchoplopsyllus Ewing, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Eumolpianus Smit, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Foxella Wagner, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Holcorpa Scudder, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopsyllus Baker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsylla Taschenherg, 02SpeciesTaxom
Megabothris Jordan, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Megarthroglossus Jordan & Rot..., 19732SpeciesTaxom
Meringis Jordan, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Oropsylla Wagner & Ioff, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Palaeobittacus Carpenter, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 0Human Fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Stivalius Jordan & Rot..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tarsopsylla Wagner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Thrassis Jordan, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Typhlopsylla Taschenberg, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colorado
58 Species and 4 Subspecies
Aetheca wagneri Baker, 1904
Amaradix bitterrootensis Dunn, 1923
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Atyphloceras echis Jordan & Rot..., 1915
Boreus coloradensis Byers, 1955Riffle Snaketail
Catallagia calisheri Eads & Campos, 1979
Catallagia decipiens Rothschild, 1915
Cediopsylla inaequalis Baker, 1895
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Emmareus) diffinis Jordan, 1925
Ceratophyllus (Emmareus) garei Rothschild, 1902A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Monopsyllus) vison (Hubbard, 1954)⇒ Monopsyllus vison Baker, 1904
Ceratophyllus lucidus Baker, 1904
Ceratophyllus peromyscus
Corrodopsylla curvata Rothschild, 1915
Ctenophyllus armatus Wagner, 1901
Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951
Dactylopsylla rara I.Fox, 1940
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Ectinorus polymerus Jordan, 1942
Eomerope tortriciformis T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Euchoplopsyllus glacialis Taschenberg, 1880
Eumolpianus eumolpi Rothschild, 1905
Foxella (Foxella) ignota Baker, 1895
Holcorpa maculosa Scudder, 1878
Hoplopsyllus anomalus Baker, 1904
Hystrichopsylla dippiei Rothschild, 1902
Hystrichopsylla sylvaticus
Megabothris (Amegabothris) abantis Rothschild, 1905
Megarthroglossus weaveri Eads & Campos, 1977
Megarthroglossus wilsoni Mendez & Haas, 1973
Meringis jamesoni Hubbard, 1943
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Orchopeas leucopus Baker, 1904
Orchopeas sexdentatus Baker, 1904
Oropsylla (Diamanus) montana Baker, 1895
Oropsylla hirsuta Baker, 1895Prairie dog flea
Oropsylla idahoensis Baker, 1904
Palaeobittacus eocenicus Carpenter, 1928
Panorpa arctiiformis T. D. A. Coc..., 1907
Panorpa rigida S. H. Scudder, 1890
Peromyscopsylla hesperomys Baker, 1904
Peromyscopsylla selenis Rothschild, 1906
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pulex coloradensis
Pulex divisus
Pulex hirsutus
Pulex montanus
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Stivalius aporus aporus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Tarsopsylla octodecimdentata Kolenati, 1863A mammal flea
Thrassis alpinus Stark, 1957
Thrassis fotas Jordan, 1925
Typhlopsylla alpina

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

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
4
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
8
33
51
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