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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Florida (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
7570
18391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7566
18388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
7444
18087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
346
6063
14862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
7
8
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Florida
7 Families width 16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies3SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies5SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Florida
8 Genera with 16 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18111SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18325SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Stivalius Jordan & Rot..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Florida
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bittacus nebulosus Klug, 1838
Bittacus pilicornis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Bittacus punctiger Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Orchopeas howardi Baker, 1895Grey squirrel flea
Panorpa americana Swederus, 1787Wedgeleaf maidenplum
Panorpa claripennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa floridana Byers, 1993Florida scorpionfly
Panorpa lugubris Swederus, 1787Mourning Scorpionfly
Panorpa rufa Gray, 1832Asian netvein hollyfern
Polygenis (Polygenis) gwyni C. Fox, 1914Flea
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Polygenis floridanus Johnson & Layne, 1961
Stivalius aporus aporus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Florida
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
2
2
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
5
6
8
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