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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Far North Queensland (Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
479
4590
8423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
476
4586
8423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
449
4477
8228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
3749
7132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
6
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Far North Queensland
6 Families width 9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Far North Queensland
8 Genera with 9 Species
Acanthopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Aetheca thamba. Jordan, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Caurinus Russell, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Harpobittacus Gerstaecker, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18111SpeciesTaxom
Opisodasys Jordan, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Far North Queensland
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthopsylla pavida Rothschild, 1916
Aetheca wagneri ophidius (Jordan, 1929)⇒ Aetheca wagneri Baker, 1904
Caurinus tlagu Sikes & Stoc..., 2013
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Harpobittacus septentrionis Lambkin, 1994
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Opisodasys keeni Baker, 1896
Opisodasys vesperalis Jordan, 1929
Pygiopsylla phiola Smit, 1979Northern kiore flea

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Far North Queensland
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
4
6
7
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