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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
332
2972
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
2971
5514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
314
2913
5427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
207
2459
4791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
3
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gauteng
3 Families width 12 Species and 4 Subspecies
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas10SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomeropidae Willmann, 19781SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gauteng
7 Genera with 12 Species
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1925Cat and Dog Fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsylla Becker-Migdi..., 19461SpeciesTaxom
Pariodontis Jordan & Rot..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatophora Riek, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19493SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gauteng
12 Species and 4 Subspecies
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides connatus Jordan, 1925
Ctenocephalides felis damarensis Jordan, 1936
Ctenocephalides felis strongylus Jordan, 1925
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Echidnophaga larina Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Mesopsylla tuschkan mesa Argyropulo, 1946
Pariodontis riggenbachi riggenbachi Rothschild, 1904
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Thaumatophora pronotalis E. F. Riek, 1976
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla philoxera Hopkins, 1949

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Gauteng
SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
2
6
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThaumatomeropidae
Willmann, 1978
1
1
Genus
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