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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Maine (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
3330
7483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
425
3327
7479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
406
3251
7308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
296
2764
6284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
7
11
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Maine
7 Families width 17 Species
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies6SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Maine
10 Genera with 17 Species
Boreus Latreille, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Catallagia Rothschild, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Cediopsylla Jnrdall, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Oropsylla Wagner & Ioff, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18426SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Stenoponia Jordan & Rot..., 18991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maine
17 Species
Boreus brumalis Fitch, 1847Mid-winter Boreus
Boreus nivoriundus Fitch, 1847Snow-born Boreus
Catallagia borealis Ewing, 1929
Cediopsylla simplex Baker, 1895
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Orchopeas sexdentatus Baker, 1904
Oropsylla (Oropsylla) arctomys Baker, 1904
Panorpa acuta (Carpenter, 1931)⇒ Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979
Panorpa banksi Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa debilis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa helena Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa nebulosa Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa subfurcata Westwood, 1842Cultivated tobacco
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Stenoponia americana Baker, 1899

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Maine
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
2
2
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
4
7
7
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