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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Los Angeles County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
437
3437
6024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
435
3435
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
416
3371
5900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2874
5170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
9
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Los Angeles County
9 Families width 15 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Los Angeles County
13 Genera with 15 Species
Aetheca thamba. Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Anomiopsyllus Baker, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Carteretta Fox, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Euchoplopsyllus Ewing, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Meringis Jordan, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Los Angeles County
15 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aetheca wagneri Baker, 1904
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Anomiopsyllus falsicalifornicus C.Fox, 1929
Boreus californicus Packard, 1870
Carteretta carteri C.Fox, 1927
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Dactylopsylla bluei C.Fox, 1909
Euchoplopsyllus glacialis Taschenberg, 1880
Meringis cummingi C.Fox, 1926
Panorpa acuta (Carpenter, 1931)⇒ Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979
Panorpa subfurcata Westwood, 1842Cultivated tobacco
Peromyscopsylla ebrighti C.Fox, 1926
Peromyscopsylla hesperomys Baker, 1904
Peromyscopsylla hesperomys adelpha Rothschild, 1915
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Los Angeles County
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
7
11
12
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