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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
568
7208
15765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7204
15757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
537
7075
15500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
343
5723
13134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
12
24
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwazulu-Natal
12 Families width 50 Species and 6 Subspecies
Permochoristidae Tillyard, 19186SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas18SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies12SpeciesTaxom
Chimaeropsyllidae Ewing & Fox, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Nannochoristidae Tillyard, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsychidae Tillyard, 19174SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
24 Genera with 50 Species
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Agetochoristella Riek, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Agetopanorpa Carpenter, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Atopopsyllus Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 197212SpeciesTaxom
Callietheira Martynova, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1925Cat and Dog Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Hypsophthalmus Jordan & Rot..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Mesochorista Tillyard, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsylla Becker-Migdi..., 19461SpeciesTaxom
Neochoristella Riek, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Orthopsylloides Holland, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxopsyllus Miyajima & K..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Pariodontis Jordan & Rot..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Permochorista Tillyard, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Phacopsylla Beaucournu &..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Procaviopsylla Jordan, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Prochoristella Riek, 19764SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19637SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
50 Species and 6 Subspecies
Agetochoristella similis Riek, 1973
Agetopanorpa similis E. F. Riek, 1973
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Atopopsyllus cionus Poinar, 2015
Bittacus armatus Tjeder, 1956
Bittacus bicornis Londt, 1993
Bittacus byersi Londt, 1972
Bittacus kimminsi Tjeder, 1956
Bittacus nebulosus Klug, 1838
Bittacus peringueyi Esben-Petersen, 1913
Bittacus selysi Esben-Petersen, 1917
Bittacus sobrinus Tjeder, 1956
Bittacus testaceus Klug, 1838
Bittacus walkeri Esben-Petersen, 1915
Bittacus zambezinus Navas, 1931
Bittacus zulu Londt, 1972
Callietheira granthami D. E. van Dijk, 1999
Ctenocephalides connatus Jordan, 1925
Ctenocephalides felis damarensis Jordan, 1936
Ctenocephalides felis strongylus Jordan, 1925
Echidnophaga bradyta Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Echidnophaga larina Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Hypsophthalmus baxteri Hastriter, 2001
Mesochorista australica R. J. Tillyard, 1917
Mesochorista channingi Riek, 1976
Mesopsylla tuschkan mesa Argyropulo, 1946
Neochoristella goodalli D. E. van Dijk, 1999
Orthopsylloides abacetus abacetus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Panorpa subfurcata Westwood, 1842Cultivated tobacco
Paradoxopsyllus stenotus Liu Chiying,..., 1986
Pariodontis riggenbachi riggenbachi Rothschild, 1904
Permochorista australica Tillyard, 1918
Phacopsylla inexpecta
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Procaviopsylla creusae Rothschild, 1904
Procaviopsylla divergens Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Prochoristella balgowanensis D. E. van Dijk, 1999
Prochoristella bulwerensis D. E. van Dijk, 1999
Prochoristella channingi E. F. Riek, 1976
Prochoristella hartmani E. F. Riek, 1976
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla frayi De Meillon, 1937
Xenopsylla geldenhuysi De Meillon, 1949
Xenopsylla philoxera Hopkins, 1949
Xenopsylla scopulifer Rothschild, 1905
Xenopsylla zumpti Haeselbarth, 1963

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
SuborderAneuretopsychina
Rasnitsyn & Kozlov, 1990
1
1
4
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderEumecoptera
Tillyard, 1919
1
5
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNannomecoptera
Hinton, 1981
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
2
2
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
7
15
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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


Links, sources and further information
Mecoptera at artfakta.se
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Mecoptera at gbif.org
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Mecoptera at irmng.org
Mecoptera at itis.gov