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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
283
3810
7730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
5
14
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern Cape
5 Families width 35 Species and 7 Subspecies
Mesopsychidae Tillyard, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas18SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies10SpeciesTaxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19781SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eastern Cape
14 Genera with 35 Species
Afristella Riek, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Atopopsyllus Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 191510SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1925Cat and Dog Fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsylla Becker-Migdi..., 19461SpeciesTaxom
Mesoses Riek, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Orthopsylloides Holland, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Pariodontis Jordan & Rot..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Procaviopsylla Jordan, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19057SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
35 Species and 7 Subspecies
Afristella delicatula Riek, 1974
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Atopopsyllus cionus Poinar, 2015
Bittacus annae Londt, 1972
Bittacus byersi Londt, 1972
Bittacus capensis Thunberg, 1784
Bittacus kimminsi Tjeder, 1956
Bittacus nebulosus Klug, 1838
Bittacus peringueyi Esben-Petersen, 1913
Bittacus smithersi Londt, 1972
Bittacus testaceus Klug, 1838
Bittacus wahlbergi Londt, 1972
Bittacus walkeri Esben-Petersen, 1915
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides connatus Jordan, 1925
Ctenocephalides felis damarensis Jordan, 1936
Ctenocephalides felis strongylus Jordan, 1925
Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951
Echidnophaga bradyta Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Echidnophaga larina Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Mesopsylla tuschkan mesa Argyropulo, 1946
Mesoses magna E. F. Riek, 1976
Mesoses optata E. F. Riek, 1976
Orthopsylloides abacetus abacetus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Pariodontis riggenbachi riggenbachi Rothschild, 1904
Procaviopsylla creusae Rothschild, 1904
Procaviopsylla divergens Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla eridos (Rothschild, 1904)⇒ Xenopsylla piriei Ingram, 1928
Xenopsylla hamula (Jordan, 1925)⇒ Xenopsylla cornigera Smit, 1956
Xenopsylla philoxera Hopkins, 1949
Xenopsylla piriei Ingram, 1928
Xenopsylla scopulifer Rothschild, 1905

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Eastern Cape
SuborderAneuretopsychina
Rasnitsyn & Kozlov, 1990
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
10
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
3
11
22
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