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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Luxembourg (Benelux)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
3771
10299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
424
3768
10296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3704
10171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
268
3044
8750
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
9
14
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Luxembourg
9 Families width 19 Species and 2 Subspecies
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Vermipsyllidae Wagner, 1889Carnivore fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Orthophlebiidae Handlirsch, 19060SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Luxembourg
13 Genera with 19 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopsylla Kohaul, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Dasypsyllus Baker, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsylla Taschenherg, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18111SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Orthophlebia Westwood, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Parabittacus Handlirsch, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraceras Wagner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Luxembourg
19 Species and 2 Subspecies
Bittacus italicus Müller, 1766
Boreus hyemalis Linnaeus, 1767Snow Flea
Chaetopsylla (Chaetopsylla) globiceps Taschenberg, 1880Fox flea
Chaetopsylla (Chaetopsylla) matina Jordan, 1925
Chaetopsylla (Chaetopsylla) trichosa Kohaut, 1903A Badger flea
Ctenophthalmus (Ctenophthalmus) agyrtes Heller, 1896
Ctenophthalmus agyrtes impavidus Jordan, 1928
Ctenophthalmus (Euctenophthalmus) assimilis Taschenberg, 1880
Ctenophthalmus (Euctenophthalmus) congener Rothschild, 1907A mammal flea
Dasypsyllus (Dasypsyllus) gallinulae Dale, 1878A bird flea
Hystrichopsylla (Hystrichopsylla) talpae Curtis, 1826Mole flea
Hystrichopsylla talpae talpae Curtis, 1826Mole Flea
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Panorpa alpina (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Aulops alpina Rambur, 1842
Panorpa cognata Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionfly
Panorpa germanica Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Paraceras melis Walker, 1856Badger flea
Rhadinopsylla (Actenophthalmus) isacantha Rothschild, 1907A mammal flea

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Luxembourg
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
5
8
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