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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Essex (East England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
370
2331
4274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
370
2331
4274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
354
2292
4208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
264
1987
3765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
7
8
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Essex
7 Families width 14 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas6SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies3SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Essex
8 Genera with 14 Species
Amalaraeus Ioff, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Archaeopsylla Dampf, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Bradiopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Dinopsyllus Jordan & Rot..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Porribius Jordan, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Essex
14 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amalaraeus penicilliger mustelae Dale, 1878A mammal flea
Archaeopsylla erinacei erinacei Bouche, 1835Hedgehog Flea
Boreus hyemalis Linnaeus, 1767Snow Flea
Bradiopsylla echidnae Denny, 1843Echidna flea
Ceratophyllus farreni farreni Rothschild, 1905
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) fringillae Walker, 1856A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) hirundinis Curtis, 1826A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) rusticus Wagner, 1903A bird flea
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) ellobius Rothschild, 1905
Panorpa cognata Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionfly
Panorpa germanica Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Porribius caminae Rothschild, 1903

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

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
5
6
10
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