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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Lesotho (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
288
1986
3848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
287
1983
3844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
273
1955
3809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
164
1398
2793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
6
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lesotho
6 Families width 16 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Chimaeropsyllidae Ewing & Fox, 19435SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas6SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lesotho
11 Genera with 16 Species
Araeopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Chiastopsylla Rothschild, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Dinopsyllus Jordan & Rot..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Hypsophthalmus Jordan & Rot..., 19542SpeciesTaxom
Listropsylla Rothschild, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsylla Becker-Migdi..., 19461SpeciesTaxom
Procaviopsylla Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Stivalius Jordan & Rot..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19372SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesotho
16 Species and 2 Subspecies
Araeopsylla scitula Rothschild, 1909
Chiastopsylla godfreyi Waterston, 1913
Chiastopsylla monticola De Meillon &..., 1954
Chiastopsylla roseinnesi De Meillon &..., 1954
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) ellobius Rothschild, 1905
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Echidnophaga larina Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Hypsophthalmus baxteri Hastriter, 2001
Hypsophthalmus montivagans De Meillon &..., 1954
Listropsylla chelura Rothschild, 1913
Listropsylla chelura alticola Haeselbarth, 1963
Mesopsylla tuschkan mesa Argyropulo, 1946
Procaviopsylla creusae Rothschild, 1904
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Stivalius phoberus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla frayi De Meillon, 1937

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Lesotho
SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
6
11
16
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