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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
446
7368
32808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
7355
32787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
7263
32505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
285
5996
29261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
10
17
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Democratic Republic of the Congo
10 Families width 38 Species and 10 Subspecies
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19785SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies10SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Chimaeropsyllidae Ewing & Fox, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Xiphiopsyllidae Wagner, 19392SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Democratic Republic of the Congo
17 Genera with 38 Species
Afristivalius Traub, 19475SpeciesTaxom
Allopsylla Beaucournu &..., 19821SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 191310SpeciesTaxom
Chiropteropsylla Oudemans, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1925Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 010SpeciesTaxom
Dinopsyllus Jordan & Rot..., 19594SpeciesTaxom
Hypsophthalmus Jordan & Rot..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Lentistivalius Traub, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19082SpeciesTaxom
Libyastus Jordan, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Listropsylla Rothschild, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Thaumapsylla Hastriter, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Tunga Jarocki, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Xiphiopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19602SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Democratic Republic of the Congo
38 Species and 10 Subspecies
Afristivalius pirloti Smit, 1958
Afristivalius pirloti pirloti Smit, 1958
Afristivalius richardi Jordan, 1936
Afristivalius torvus Rothschild, 1908
Afristivalius vancanneyti Berteaux, 1947
Allopsylla hetera Beaucournu &..., 1982
Bittacus africanus Esben-Petersen, 1915
Bittacus burgeoni Navas, 1930
Bittacus elisabethae Navas, 1930
Bittacus erythrostigma Byers, 1975
Bittacus montanus Weele, 1910
Bittacus pobeguini Navas, 1908
Bittacus rossi Londt, 1977
Bittacus schoutedeni Esben-Petersen, 1913
Bittacus stanleyi Byers, 1968
Bittacus weelei Esben-Petersen, 1913
Chiropteropsylla brockmani Rothschild, 1915
Chiropteropsylla brockmani brockmani Rothschild, 1915
Ctenocephalides felis strongylus Jordan, 1925
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) ansorgei Rothschild, 1907
Ctenophthalmus ansorgei ansorgei Rothschild, 1907
Ctenophthalmus ansorgei catanganus Jordan, 1936
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) bacopus Jordan, 1933
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) calceatus Waterston, 1912
Ctenophthalmus calceatus cabirus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Ctenophthalmus calceatus calceatus Waterston, 1912
Ctenophthalmus calceatus tholatus Traub, 1963
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) eximius Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Ctenophthalmus tholatus
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) echinus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) longifrons Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) lypusus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Dinopsyllus dirus Smit, 1959
Hypsophthalmus campestris Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Lentistivalius (Lentistivalius) alienus Smit, 1958
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) aethiopica Rothschild, 1908
Leptopsylla aethiopica aethiopica Rothschild, 1908
Libyastus schoutedeni Berteaux, 1947
Listropsylla dolosa Rothschild, 1907
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) incisus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Thaumapsylla breviceps Rothschild, 1907
Thaumapsylla breviceps breviceps Rothschild, 1907
Tunga (Tunga) penetrans Linnaeus, 1758Chigoe
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla torta Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Xiphiopsylla hyparetes Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Xiphiopsylla levis Smit, 1960

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Democratic Republic of the Congo
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
10
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
9
16
28
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