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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
373
5345
8846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
372
5344
8846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
5261
8620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
4580
7746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
6
7
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Liberia
6 Families width 13 Species and 4 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies5SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Liberia
7 Genera with 13 Species
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 19965SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopsylla Hopkins & Ro..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Stivalius Jordan & Rot..., 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Liberia
13 Species and 4 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Bittacus banksi Esben-Petersen, 1915
Bittacus panamensis Byers, 1958Boreal Snaketail
Bittacus parkeri Byers, 2004
Bittacus pignatellii Navas, 1932
Bittacus spatulatus Byers, 1996
Ctenophthalmus hypanis hypanis Ioff, 1950
Ctenophthalmus adetus (Jordan & Rot..., 1920)⇒ Ctenophthalmus bisoctodentatus Kolenati, 1863
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Palaeopsylla soricis scobina Smit & Rosicky, 1965
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Stivalius aporus aporus Jordan & Rot..., 1922

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Liberia
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
5
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
5
6
8
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