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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
443
3660
7255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
440
3655
7250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
416
3569
7058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
282
2942
5833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
6
8
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Missouri
6 Families width 15 Species
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies9SpeciesTaxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Missouri
7 Genera with 15 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 1805
0SpeciesTaxom
Hylobittacus Byers, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18469SpeciesTaxom
Papuapsylla Holland, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Missouri
15 Species
Hylobittacus apicalis Hagen, 1861
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Orchopeas leucopus Baker, 1904
Panorpa anomala Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa braueri Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa choctaw Byers, 1993
Panorpa helena Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa insolens Carpenter, 1935
Panorpa nebulosa Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa nuptialis Gerstaecker, 1863
Panorpa speciosa Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa venosa Westwood, 1846
Papuapsylla zenoa Mardon, 1976
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Missouri
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
4
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
3
3
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