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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Greater Antilles (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
564
8134
21516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
561
8124
21499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
540
8028
21287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
328
6275
16581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
9
18
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Greater Antilles
9 Families width 34 Species and 4 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies5SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies14SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19392SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Greater Antilles
18 Genera with 34 Species
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Atopopsyllus Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Ectinorus Jordan, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Eospilopsyllus Beaucournu &..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Hormopsylla Rothschild, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Hylobittacus Byers, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopsylla Hopkins & Ro..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 193114SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1997Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Stivalius Jordan & Rot..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tunga Jarocki, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Antilles
34 Species and 4 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Atopopsyllus cionus Poinar, 2015
Bittacus occidentis Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Bittacus pilicornis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Bittacus stigmaterus Say, 1823
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Ceratophyllus celsus apricus Jordan, 1929
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenophthalmus adetus (Jordan & Rot..., 1920)⇒ Ctenophthalmus bisoctodentatus Kolenati, 1863
Ectinorus polymerus Jordan, 1942
Eospilopsyllus kobberti J. C. Beauco..., 2012
Hormopsylla cryptica Tipton & Mac..., 1972
Hylobittacus apicalis Hagen, 1861
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Palaeopsylla soricis scobina Smit & Rosicky, 1965
Panorpa acuta (Carpenter, 1931)⇒ Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979
Panorpa banksi Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa capillata Byers, 1996
Panorpa choctaw Byers, 1993
Panorpa helena Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa hungerfordi Byers, 1973Bison Snaketail
Panorpa insolens Carpenter, 1935
Panorpa isolata Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979Acuminate Snaketail
Panorpa longicornis Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa nebulosa Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa neglecta Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa speciosa Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa submaculosa Carpenter, 1931
Pulex (Pulex) larimerius R. E. Lewis, 1997
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Stivalius aporus aporus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Tunga (Tunga) penetrans Linnaeus, 1758Chigoe

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Greater Antilles
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
4
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
6
14
14
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