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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
405
3264
7218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
404
3261
7215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
3178
6998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
273
2639
5762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
8
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Minnesota
8 Families width 12 Species
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae (Rothschild, 1915)1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies4SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Minnesota
10 Genera with 12 Species
Boreus Latreille, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Cediopsylla Jnrdall, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Foxella Wagner, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Neopsylla Wagner, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18424SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Minnesota
12 Species
Boreus brumalis Fitch, 1847Mid-winter Boreus
Cediopsylla simplex Baker, 1895
Ctenophthalmus (Nearctoctenophthalmus) pseudagyrtes Baker, 1904
Foxella (Foxella) ignota Baker, 1895
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Orchopeas leucopus Baker, 1904
Panorpa helena Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa sigmoides Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa speciosa Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa subfurcata Westwood, 1842Cultivated tobacco
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950

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

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
2
2
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
5
8
6
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