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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Free State (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1882
3253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
282
1879
3243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
265
1827
3170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
163
1308
2273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
3
8
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Free State
3 Families width 19 Species and 4 Subspecies
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas16SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Free State
8 Genera with 19 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1925Cat and Dog Fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 20004SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsylla Becker-Migdi..., 19461SpeciesTaxom
Pariodontis Jordan & Rot..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Synosternus Jordan, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19286SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Free State
19 Species and 4 Subspecies
Bittacus kimminsi Tjeder, 1956
Bittacus testaceus Klug, 1838
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides connatus Jordan, 1925
Ctenocephalides felis damarensis Jordan, 1936
Ctenocephalides felis strongylus Jordan, 1925
Echidnophaga bradyta Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Echidnophaga larina Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Echidnophaga suricatta Hastriter, 2000
Mesopsylla tuschkan mesa Argyropulo, 1946
Pariodontis riggenbachi riggenbachi Rothschild, 1904
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Synosternus caffer Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla cryptonella De Meillon &..., 1954
Xenopsylla hipponax De Meillon, 1942
Xenopsylla philoxera Hopkins, 1949
Xenopsylla piriei Ingram, 1928

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Free State
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
2
7
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