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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Ionian Islands (Aegean Islands, Greece)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
295
1748
2780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
294
1747
2779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
1696
2681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
210
1482
2355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
7
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ionian Islands
7 Families width 16 Species
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Vermipsyllidae Wagner, 1889Carnivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies3SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ionian Islands
12 Genera with 16 Species
Boreus Latreille, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopsylla Kohaul, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Conorhinopsylla Stewart, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Doratopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19141SpeciesTaxom
Epitedia Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Megabothris Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ionian Islands
16 Species
Boreus brumalis Fitch, 1847Mid-winter Boreus
Boreus nivoriundus Fitch, 1847Snow-born Boreus
Ceratophyllus (Emmareus) diffinis Jordan, 1925
Chaetopsylla (Chaetopsylla) lotoris Stewart, 1926
Conorhinopsylla stanfordi Stewart, 1930
Ctenophthalmus (Nearctoctenophthalmus) pseudagyrtes Baker, 1904
Doratopsylla blarinae C.Fox, 1914
Epitedia wenmanni Rothschild, 1904
Megabothris (Megabothris) asio Baker, 1904
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Orchopeas howardi Baker, 1895Grey squirrel flea
Orchopeas leucopus Baker, 1904
Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionfly
Panorpa lacedaemonia Lauterbach, 1972
Panorpa rufostigma Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Ionian Islands
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
5
10
11
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