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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
5
6
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
5 Families width 11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
6 Genera with 11 Species
Afristivalius Traub, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1925Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Lagaropsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19653SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19032SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afristivalius nigeriensis Jordan, 1938
Bittacus pobeguini Navas, 1908
Bittacus weelei Esben-Petersen, 1913
Ctenocephalides felis strongylus Jordan, 1925
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) moratus Jordan, 1926
Ctenophthalmus ghanensis Segerman, 1971
Lagaropsylla anciauxi Smit, 1957
Lagaropsylla convexus Segerman, 1973
Lagaropsylla taeniolae Smit, 1965
Xenopsylla aequisetosa Enderlein, 1901
Xenopsylla nubica Rothschild, 1903

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

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
4
5
9
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