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Checklist of Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
for Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
501
7087
22038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
7082
22032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
481
6999
21791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
301
5800
19585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
11
28
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
11 Families width 78 Species and 26 Subspecies
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas28SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies9SpeciesTaxom
Chimaeropsyllidae Ewing & Fox, 19433SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 191515SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas7SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Xiphiopsyllidae Wagner, 19395SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
28 Genera with 78 Species
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B
C
D
E
H
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
X

Afristivalius Traub, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Aphropsylla Jordan, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Austropsylla Holland, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 19109SpeciesTaxom
Chimaeropsylla Rothschild, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Chiropteropsylla Oudemans, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1925Cat and Dog Fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 197530SpeciesTaxom
Delopsylla Jordan, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Dinopsyllus Jordan & Rot..., 19136SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Hypsophthalmus Jordan & Rot..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Lagaropsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19571SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19512SpeciesTaxom
Libyastus Jordan, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Listropsylla Rothschild, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Moeopsylla Rothschild, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Neotunga Smit, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Orthopsylloides Holland, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Parapulex Wagner, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Phacopsylla Beaucournu &..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Procaviopsylla Jordan, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Rhinolophopsylla Oudemans, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Synosternus Jordan, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Thaumapsylla Hastriter, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 196318SpeciesTaxom
Xiphiopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19336SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
78 Species and 26 Subspecies
Afristivalius torvus Rothschild, 1908
Aphropsylla conversa Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Austropsylla brevipecten Holland, 1971
Bittacus aequalis Navas, 1914
Bittacus alluaudi Navas, 1914
Bittacus berlandi Capra, 1939
Bittacus discors Navas, 1914
Bittacus fumosus Esben-Petersen, 1913
Bittacus lachlani Navas, 1925Loosestrife
Bittacus lineatus Navas, 1914
Bittacus montanus Weele, 1910
Bittacus sjostedti Weele, 1910
Chimaeropsylla haddowi Smit, 1952
Chimaeropsylla potis Rothschild, 1911
Chimaeropsylla potis potis Rothschild, 1911
Chiropteropsylla brockmani Rothschild, 1915
Chiropteropsylla brockmani brockmani Rothschild, 1915
Ctenocephalides crataepus Jordan, 1925
Ctenocephalides craterus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenocephalides felis strongylus Jordan, 1925
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) acanthurus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) calceatus Waterston, 1912
Ctenophthalmus calceatus cabirus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Ctenophthalmus calceatus calceatus Waterston, 1912
Ctenophthalmus calceatus tholatus Traub, 1963
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) cophurus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Ctenophthalmus cophurus cophurus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Ctenophthalmus cophurus grzimeki Hubbard, 1964
Ctenophthalmus cophurus hemingwayi Hubbard, 1963
Ctenophthalmus cophurus prolapsus Smit, 1975
Ctenophthalmus cophurus schmiederi Hubbard, 1966
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) eumeces Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) evidens Jordan, 1929
Ctenophthalmus evidens convexus Smit, 1975
Ctenophthalmus evidens elgonensis Jordan, 1938
Ctenophthalmus evidens evidens Jordan, 1929
Ctenophthalmus evidens modicus Jordan, 1933
Ctenophthalmus evidens wilkesi Hubbard, 1963
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) eximius Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Ctenophthalmus audax Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Ctenophthalmus audax anarcus Smit, 1976
Ctenophthalmus audax audax Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Ctenophthalmus chrysochloridis Smit, 1975
Ctenophthalmus edwardsi Jordan, 1937
Ctenophthalmus lycosius Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Ctenophthalmus olbius Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Ctenophthalmus pilosus Smit, 1975
Ctenophthalmus singularis Jordan, 1936
Ctenophthalmus stenurus Jordan, 1937
Ctenophthalmus wranghami Smit, 1975
Delopsylla crassipes Jordan, 1926
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) apistus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) echinus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) grypurus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) longifrons Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) lypusus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Dinopsyllus kempi Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Echidnophaga aethiops Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Echidnophaga larina Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Hypsophthalmus campestris Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Lagaropsylla consularis Smit, 1957
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) aethiopica Rothschild, 1908
Leptopsylla aethiopica nakuruensis Smit, 1951
Libyastus infestus Rothschild, 1908
Listropsylla dolosa Rothschild, 1907
Moeopsylla sjoestedti Rothschild, 1908
Neotunga inexpectata Smit, 1950
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) incisus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Orthopsylloides abacetus abacetus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Parapulex echinatus Smit, 1956
Phacopsylla inexpecta
Procaviopsylla isidis Rothschild, 1903
Procaviopsylla procaviae C.Fox, 1914
Rhinolophopsylla ectopa Jordan, 1937
Synosternus somolicus Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Thaumapsylla breviceps Rothschild, 1907
Thaumapsylla breviceps breviceps Rothschild, 1907
Thaumapsylla dina Jordan, 1937
Xenopsylla aequisetosa Enderlein, 1901
Xenopsylla astia Rothschild, 1911
Xenopsylla bantorum Jordan, 1938
Xenopsylla crinita Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Xenopsylla debilis Jordan, 1925
Xenopsylla difficilis Jordan, 1925
Xenopsylla graingeri Smit, 1956
Xenopsylla humilis Jordan, 1925
Xenopsylla nubica Rothschild, 1903
Xenopsylla robertsi (Jordan, 1936)⇒ Xenopsylla zumpti Haeselbarth, 1963
Xenopsylla sarodes Jordan, 1937
Xenopsylla sarodes manyarensis Hubbard, 1963
Xenopsylla sarodes sarodes Jordan, 1937
Xenopsylla sarodes serengetiensis Hubbard, 1963
Xenopsylla trispinis Waterston, 1911
Xenopsylla trispinis tenuis Beaucournu &..., 1990
Xenopsylla versuta Jordan, 1925
Xenopsylla zumpti Haeselbarth, 1963
Xiphiopsylla apriona Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Xiphiopsylla hippia Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Xiphiopsylla hyparetes Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Xiphiopsylla levis Smit, 1960
Xiphiopsylla lippa Jordan, 1933
Xiphiopsylla lippa lippa Jordan, 1933

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Kenya
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
9
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
10
27
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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


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