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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
433
3251
6874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
431
3247
6871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
407
3152
6692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
287
2660
5716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
6
7
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kentucky
6 Families width 20 Species
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies14SpeciesTaxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kentucky
6 Genera with 20 Species
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1826Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Hylobittacus Byers, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 193114SpeciesTaxom
Papuapsylla Holland, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kentucky
20 Species
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Hylobittacus apicalis Hagen, 1861
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Panorpa acuta (Carpenter, 1931)⇒ Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979
Panorpa banksi Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa capillata Byers, 1996
Panorpa choctaw Byers, 1993
Panorpa helena Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa hungerfordi Byers, 1973Bison Snaketail
Panorpa insolens Carpenter, 1935
Panorpa isolata Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979Acuminate Snaketail
Panorpa longicornis Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa nebulosa Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa neglecta Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa speciosa Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa submaculosa Carpenter, 1931
Papuapsylla zenoa Mardon, 1976
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Kentucky
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
3
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
3
3
3
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