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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
3085
6236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
415
3081
6231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
3012
6063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
280
2496
4991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
6
6
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Connecticut
6 Families width 18 Species
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies12SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Connecticut
6 Genera with 18 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 190612SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Connecticut
18 Species
Bittacus stigmaterus Say, 1823
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Panorpa acuta (Carpenter, 1931)⇒ Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979
Panorpa claripennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa consuetudinis Snodgrass, 1927
Panorpa galerita Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa germanica Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Panorpa helena Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979Acuminate Snaketail
Panorpa latipennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa maculosa Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Panorpa nebulosa Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa rufescens Rambur, 1842
Panorpa virginica Banks, 1906
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Connecticut
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
3
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
3
3
3
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