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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
475
4160
8046
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
474
4158
8044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
451
4058
7780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
321
3472
6774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
8
15
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern Ontario
8 Families width 20 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas10SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eastern Ontario
14 Genera with 20 Species
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Megabothris Jordan, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Myodopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Opisodasys Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Ontario
20 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Monopsyllus) vison (Hubbard, 1954)⇒ Monopsyllus vison Baker, 1904
Ceratophyllus gibsoni C.Fox, 1914
Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951
Megabothris (Amegabothris) quirini Rothschild, 1905
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Myodopsylla insignis Rothschild, 1903
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Opisodasys pseudarctomys Baker, 1904
Orchopeas caedens Jordan, 1925
Orchopeas leucopus Baker, 1904
Peromyscopsylla ostsibirica Scalon, 1936
Polygenis (Polygenis) byturus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Eastern Ontario
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
6
12
17
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