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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		320
2218
3746		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		318
2216
3744		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		306
2167
3663		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		206
1748
3051		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Mauritius
5 Families width 8 Species
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies3SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mauritius
6 Genera with 8 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Monopsyllus Kolenati, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Paractenopsyllus Wagner, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
8 Species
Bittacus diversinervis Souza Lopes ..., 1942
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Monopsyllus sciurorum Schrank, 1803
Panorpa alpina (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Aulops alpina Rambur, 1842
Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionfly
Panorpa germanica Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Paractenopsyllus viettei Klein, 1965
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Mauritius
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
2
2
4		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas		3
4
4		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