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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Illinois (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
5949
13945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
5944
13941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
568
5782
13587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
4710
11165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
11
19
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Illinois
11 Families width 34 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies3SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas6SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies12SpeciesTaxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Illinois
18 Genera with 34 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Cediopsylla Jnrdall, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Epitedia Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Hylobittacus Byers, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsylla Becker-Migdi..., 19461SpeciesTaxom
Myodopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Odontopsyllus Baker, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Opisodasys Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 184212SpeciesTaxom
Papuapsylla Holland, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Illinois
34 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Bittacus zambezinus Navas, 1931
Boreus brumalis Fitch, 1847Mid-winter Boreus
Cediopsylla simplex Baker, 1895
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) idius Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Ceratophyllus (Monopsyllus) vison (Hubbard, 1954)⇒ Monopsyllus vison Baker, 1904
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenophthalmus (Nearctoctenophthalmus) pseudagyrtes Baker, 1904
Epitedia wenmanni Rothschild, 1904
Hylobittacus apicalis Hagen, 1861
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Mesopsylla tuschkan mesa Argyropulo, 1946
Myodopsylla insignis Rothschild, 1903
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Odontopsyllus multispinosus Baker, 1898
Opisodasys pseudarctomys Baker, 1904
Orchopeas caedens Jordan, 1925
Orchopeas leucopus Baker, 1904
Panorpa anomala Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa banksi Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa debilis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa dubitans Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa helena Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa insolens Carpenter, 1935
Panorpa lugubris Swederus, 1787Mourning Scorpionfly
Panorpa nebulosa Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa rufescens Rambur, 1842
Panorpa sigmoides Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa speciosa Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa subfurcata Westwood, 1842Cultivated tobacco
Papuapsylla zenoa Mardon, 1976
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Illinois
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
4
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
7
13
16
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