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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Mozambique (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
4719
10309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
415
4717
10307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
4621
10120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
3828
8886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
6
8
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mozambique
6 Families width 17 Species and 4 Subspecies
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies5SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas7SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mozambique
8 Genera with 17 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 19315SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1925Cat and Dog Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Lagaropsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19572SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsylla Becker-Migdi..., 19461SpeciesTaxom
Orthopsylloides Holland, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19634SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
17 Species and 4 Subspecies
Bittacus natalensis (Wood, 1933)⇒ Bittacus zambezinus Navas, 1931
Bittacus nebulosus Klug, 1838
Bittacus testaceus Klug, 1838
Bittacus weelei Esben-Petersen, 1913
Bittacus zambezinus Navas, 1931
Ctenocephalides felis damarensis Jordan, 1936
Ctenocephalides felis strongylus Jordan, 1925
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Echidnophaga larina Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Lagaropsylla consularis Smit, 1957
Lagaropsylla idae Smit, 1957
Mesopsylla tuschkan mesa Argyropulo, 1946
Orthopsylloides abacetus abacetus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla torta Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Xenopsylla zumpti Haeselbarth, 1963

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Mozambique
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
5
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
5
7
12
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