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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
357
2369
4455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
356
2367
4452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
338
2331
4383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
1986
3849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
6
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Hesse
6 Families width 8 Species
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Hesse
6 Genera with 8 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18111SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hesse
8 Species
Bittacus italicus Müller, 1766
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionfly
Panorpa germanica Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Polygenis (Polygenis) byturus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Hesse
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
4
4
4
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