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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
500
4402
9543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
4399
9539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
480
4303
9299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
3592
7850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
5
6
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Maryland
5 Families width 16 Species
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies4SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies7SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Maryland
5 Genera with 16 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 19067SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maryland
16 Species
Bittacus occidentis Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Bittacus pilicornis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Bittacus stigmaterus Say, 1823
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Nycteridopsylla chapini Jordan, 1929
Panorpa consuetudinis Snodgrass, 1927
Panorpa galerita Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa helena Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa mirabilis Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa rufescens Rambur, 1842
Panorpa submaculosa Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa virginica Banks, 1906
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Maryland
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
3
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
2
2
3
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