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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Cornwall (Southwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
190
758
1037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
190
758
1037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
184
749
1027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
154
700
972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
5
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cornwall
5 Families width 12 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas6SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cornwall
8 Genera with 12 Species
Amalaraeus Ioff, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Archaeopsylla Dampf, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18111SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cornwall
12 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amalaraeus penicilliger mustelae Dale, 1878A mammal flea
Archaeopsylla erinacei erinacei Bouche, 1835Hedgehog Flea
Ceratophyllus farreni farreni Rothschild, 1905
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) hirundinis Curtis, 1826A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) rusticus Wagner, 1903A bird flea
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Panorpa germanica Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Cornwall
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
4
7
11
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