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Checklist of Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
for Israel (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
402
3656
9207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3651
9200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
388
3623
9155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
252
2791
7681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
12
19
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Israel
12 Families width 36 Species and 13 Subspecies
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies6SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas6SpeciesTaxom
Coptopsyllidae Wagner, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19156SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies8SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Israel
19 Genera with 36 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 18615SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Coptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19705SpeciesTaxom
Hylobittacus Byers, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllus Westwood, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19552SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Myoxopsylla Myoxopsylla, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 19217SpeciesTaxom
Ophthalmopsylla Wagner & Ioff, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 19318SpeciesTaxom
Parapulex Wagner, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19732SpeciesTaxom
Stenoponia Jordan & Rot..., 19584SpeciesTaxom
Typhloceras Wagner, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Israel
36 Species and 13 Subspecies
Bittacus occidentis Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Bittacus pilicornis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Bittacus punctiger Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Bittacus stigmaterus Say, 1823
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Boreus brumalis Fitch, 1847Mid-winter Boreus
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) fringillae Walker, 1856A bird flea
Coptopsylla africana Wagner, 1932
Ctenophthalmus (Euctenophthalmus) congener Rothschild, 1907A mammal flea
Ctenophthalmus congener tenuistigmatus Smit, 1960
Ctenophthalmus (Euctenophthalmus) levanticus Lewis, 1964
Ctenophthalmus (Medioctenophthalmus) costai Lewis, 1970
Ctenophthalmus costai costai Lewis, 1970
Hylobittacus apicalis Hagen, 1861
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) consimilis Wahlgren, 1904
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) algira Jordan & Rot..., 1912
Leptopsylla algira costai Smit, 1955
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Myoxopsylla laverani laverani Rothschild, 1911
Myoxopsylla laverani traubi (Lewis, 1966)⇒ Myoxopsylla laverani laverani Rothschild, 1911
Nosopsyllus (Gerbillophilus) henleyi Rothschild, 1904
Nosopsyllus henleyi israelicus Smit, 1960
Nosopsyllus (Gerbillophilus) iranus Wagner & Arg..., 1934
Nosopsyllus iranus attenuatus Smit, 1960
Nosopsyllus iranus theodori Smit, 1960
Nosopsyllus pumilionis Smit, 1960
Nosopsyllus sincerus Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Ophthalmopsylla (Ophthalmopsylla) volgensis Wagner & Ioff, 1926
Ophthalmopsylla volgensis palestinica Smit, 1960
Panorpa anomala Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa banksi Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa debilis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa dubitans Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa helena Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa nebulosa Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa sigmoides Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa speciosa Carpenter, 1931
Parapulex chephrenis Rothschild, 1903
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Rhadinopsylla (Rhadinopsylla) masculana Jordan & Rot..., 1912
Rhadinopsylla golana Lewis & Burt, 1973
Stenoponia tripectinata Tiraboschi, 1902
Stenoponia tripectinata acmaea Jordan, 1958
Stenoponia tripectinata medialis Jordan, 1958
Stenoponia tripectinata spinellosa Jordan, 1958
Typhloceras poppei Wagner, 1903A mammal flea
Typhloceras poppei orientalis Mahnert & Be..., 1985
Xenopsylla dipodilli Smit, 1960

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Israel
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
4
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
8
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Mecoptera (Hyatt & Arms 1891)
Mecoptera (Hyatt & Arms 1891)


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