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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Guatemala (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
478
5928
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
477
5927
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
455
5813
14403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
288
4685
12244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
7
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guatemala
7 Families width 12 Species and 2 Subspecies
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae (Billberg, 1820)Cat fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guatemala
11 Genera with 12 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1826Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Hectopsylla Frauenfeld, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Jellisonia Traub, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Kalobittacus Esben-Petersen, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopsylla Hopkins & Ro..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1895Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guatemala
12 Species and 2 Subspecies
Bittacus banksi Esben-Petersen, 1915
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenophthalmus adetus (Jordan & Rot..., 1920)⇒ Ctenophthalmus bisoctodentatus Kolenati, 1863
Hectopsylla cypha Jordan, 1942
Jellisonia painteri Hastriter & ..., 2003
Kalobittacus maniculatus Byers, 1996
Palaeopsylla soricis scobina Smit & Rosicky, 1965
Peromyscopsylla hesperomys adelpha Rothschild, 1915
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pulex (Pulex) simulans (Baker, 1895)⇒ Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Guatemala
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
6
9
10
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