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Checklist of Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
for Malta (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
218
1401
2515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
216
1399
2513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
213
1390
2500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
150
1139
2017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
6
8
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malta
6 Families width 14 Species and 2 Subspecies
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies4SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Panorpodidae Byers, 1965Short-faced scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae (Billberg, 1820)Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Malta
8 Genera with 14 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 19335SpeciesTaxom
Brachypanorpa Carpenter, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18113SpeciesTaxom
Neobittacus Esben-Petersen, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Pazius Navas, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19032SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malta
14 Species and 2 Subspecies
Bittacus aripuanaensis Penny, 1977
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Boreus californicus Packard, 1870
Boreus coloradensis Byers, 1955Riffle Snaketail
Boreus nix Carpenter, 1935
Boreus pilosus Carpenter, 1935
Boreus reductus Carpenter, 1933
Brachypanorpa sacajawea Byers, 1990
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) algira Jordan & Rot..., 1912
Leptopsylla algira vogeli Beaucournu, 1990
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Neobittacus aripuanaensis (Penny, 1977)⇒ Bittacus aripuanaensis Penny, 1977
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Pazius ornaticaudus Penny, 1977Brook Snaketail
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla cheopis cheopis (Rothschild, 1903)⇒ Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Malta
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
5
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Mecoptera (Hyatt & Arms 1891)
Mecoptera (Hyatt & Arms 1891)


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