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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Guyana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
359
3285
6450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
231
2533
5194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
5
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guyana
5 Families width 7 Species and 3 Subspecies
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guyana
6 Genera with 7 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Dinopsyllus Jordan & Rot..., 19301SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllus Baker, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Tunga Jarocki, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
7 Species and 3 Subspecies
Bittacus geniculatus Erichson, 1848
Dinopsyllus ellobius abaris Jordan, 1930
Peromyscopsylla hesperomys adelpha Rothschild, 1915
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Rhopalopsyllus australis mesus Wagner, 1933
Tunga (Tunga) penetrans Linnaeus, 1758Chigoe

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

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
4
5
6
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