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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
4968
10480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
4962
10473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
4804
10089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
336
3968
8340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
13
19
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kansas
13 Families width 31 Species and 2 Subspecies
Permochoristidae Tillyard, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Anormochoristidae Tillyard, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies6SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae (Billberg, 1820)Cat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Lithopanorpidae Carpenter, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies3SpeciesTaxom
Permopanorpidae Tillyard, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kansas
19 Genera with 31 Species
Agetopanorpa Carpenter, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Anormochorista Tillyard, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 19086SpeciesTaxom
Conorhinopsylla Stewart, 02SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Lithopanorpa Carpenter, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Permopanorpa Tillyard, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Protochorista Tillyard, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Protopanorpa Tillyard, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1895Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Thrassis Jordan, 19431SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kansas
31 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agetopanorpa maculata F. M. Carpenter, 1930
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Anormochorista oligoclada R. J. Tillyard, 1926
Bittacus occidentis Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Bittacus pilicornis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Bittacus punctiger Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Bittacus stigmaterus Say, 1823
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Bittacus texanus Banks, 1908
Conorhinopsylla nidicola Jellison, 1945
Conorhinopsylla nidicoli
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenophthalmus orphilus orphilus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Dactylopsylla pentachaeta Prince & Stark, 1951
Lithopanorpa pusilla R. J. Tillyard, 1926
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Orchopeas leucopus Baker, 1904
Orchopeas sexdentatus Baker, 1904
Panorpa anomala Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa helena Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa nuptialis Gerstaecker, 1863
Permopanorpa formosa R. J. Tillyard, 1926
Permopanorpa inaequalis F. M. Carpenter, 1926
Permopanorpa schucherti R. J. Tillyard, 1926
Peromyscopsylla scotti I.Fox, 1939
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Protochorista tetraclada R. J. Tillyard, 1926
Protopanorpa permiana R. J. Tillyard, 1926
Protopanorpa pusilla Tillyard, 1926
Pulex (Pulex) simulans (Baker, 1895)⇒ Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758
Thrassis princei Hubbard, 1943

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Kansas
SuborderEumecoptera
Tillyard, 1919
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
3
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
6
10
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAnormochoristidae
Tillyard, 1926
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLithopanorpidae
Carpenter, 1930
1
1
Genus
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