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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
477
4250
9158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
476
4247
9154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
451
4140
8873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
318
3468
7506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
7
10
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indiana
7 Families width 20 Species
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies11SpeciesTaxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19781SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indiana
9 Genera with 20 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ectinorus Jordan, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Hylobittacus Byers, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Oropsylla Wagner & Ioff, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 193111SpeciesTaxom
Papuapsylla Holland, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indiana
20 Species
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ectinorus polymerus Jordan, 1942
Hylobittacus apicalis Hagen, 1861
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Oropsylla (Opisocrostis) bruneri Baker, 1895
Panorpa anomala Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa banksi Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa bichai Byers, 1993
Panorpa consuetudinis Snodgrass, 1927
Panorpa debilis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa dubitans Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa helena Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa hungerfordi Byers, 1973Bison Snaketail
Panorpa sigmoides Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa speciosa Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa submaculosa Carpenter, 1931
Papuapsylla zenoa Mardon, 1976
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Indiana
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
4
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
4
5
5
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