Species list, Checklist of Order Mecoptera (Hanging flies) for Down (Northern Ireland, Ireland)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	46 129 136	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	46 129 136	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	43 124 133	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	39 116 123	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies	2 2 6	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Down
2 Families width 6 Species and 3 Subspecies

Pulicidae Billberg, 1820	Cat fleas	1	Species	Taxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908	Bird Fleas	5	Species	Taxom

Genera for Down
2 Genera with 6 Species

Archaeopsylla Dampf, 1835		1	Species	Taxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 1955		5	Species	Taxom

Species list for Down
6 Species and 3 Subspecies

Archaeopsylla erinacei erinacei Bouche, 1835	Hedgehog Flea
Ceratophyllus farreni farreni Rothschild, 1905
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803	A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) hirundinis Curtis, 1826	A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) rusticus Wagner, 1903	A bird flea
Ceratophyllus styx jordani Smit, 1955

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Down

Suborder

2
2
6

Families
Genera
Species

Mecoptera (Hyatt & Arms 1891)

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