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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3273
6617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
418
3269
6613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3198
6446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2586
5175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
9
11
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Iowa
9 Families width 19 Species
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies4SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies5SpeciesTaxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Iowa
11 Genera with 19 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Cediopsylla Jnrdall, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Foxella Wagner, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Oropsylla Wagner & Ioff, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 19315SpeciesTaxom
Papuapsylla Holland, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 0Human Fleas2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iowa
19 Species
Bittacus occidentis Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Bittacus pilicornis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Bittacus stigmaterus Say, 1823
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Cediopsylla simplex Baker, 1895
Ctenophthalmus (Nearctoctenophthalmus) pseudagyrtes Baker, 1904
Foxella (Foxella) ignota Baker, 1895
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Oropsylla (Opisocrostis) bruneri Baker, 1895
Panorpa anomala Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa banksi Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa helena Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa sigmoides Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa speciosa Carpenter, 1931
Papuapsylla zenoa Mardon, 1976
Peromyscopsylla scotti I.Fox, 1939
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pulex bruneri Baker, 1895
Pulex ignotus

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Iowa
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
3
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
6
8
9
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