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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Latvia (Baltic States)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
430
3171
7829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
427
3166
7822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
409
3129
7765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
285
2556
6569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
5
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Latvia
5 Families width 12 Species
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies5SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Panorpodidae Byers, 1965Short-faced scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Latvia
7 Genera with 12 Species
Aulops Enderlein, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Hylobittacus Byers, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopsylla Hopkins & Ro..., 19681SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18424SpeciesTaxom
Panorpodes MacLachlan, 20151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Latvia
12 Species
Aulops alpina Rambur, 1842
Bittacus antiquus Pictet & Hagen, 1856
Bittacus fossilis Carpenter, 1954
Bittacus minimus Carpenter, 1954
Ceratophyllus (Emmareus) columbae Gervais, 1844Feral Pigeon Nest Flea
Hylobittacus picteti W. Krzemi..., 2007
Palaeopsylla dissimilis F. Peus, 1968
Panorpa alpina (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Aulops alpina Rambur, 1842
Panorpa cognata Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionfly
Panorpa meridionalis Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Panorpodes gedanensis Soszynska-Ma..., 2015

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Latvia
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
5
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
2
2
2
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