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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
1398
1947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
1397
1946
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
274
1354
1865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
210
1183
1634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
4
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dauphin County
4 Families width 5 Species
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dauphin County
4 Genera with 5 Species
Boreus Latreille, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1826Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 19812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dauphin County
5 Species
Boreus brumalis Fitch, 1847Mid-winter Boreus
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Panorpa debilis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa decolorata Chou & Wang, 1981

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

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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