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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Mpumalanga (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
367
3203
5874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
366
3200
5869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
3109
5725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
232
2687
5114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
5
11
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mpumalanga
5 Families width 21 Species and 4 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies5SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas12SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mpumalanga
11 Genera with 21 Species
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 19315SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1925Cat and Dog Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsylla Becker-Migdi..., 19461SpeciesTaxom
Moeopsylla Rothschild, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Phacopsylla Beaucournu &..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Stivalius Jordan & Rot..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19636SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mpumalanga
21 Species and 4 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Bittacus armatus Tjeder, 1956
Bittacus bullatus Londt, 1972
Bittacus nebulosus Klug, 1838
Bittacus peringueyi 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
Mesopsylla tuschkan mesa Argyropulo, 1946
Moeopsylla sjoestedti Rothschild, 1908
Phacopsylla inexpecta
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Stivalius phoberus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Xenopsylla bechuanae De Meillon, 1947
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla frayi De Meillon, 1937
Xenopsylla scopulifer Rothschild, 1905
Xenopsylla zumpti Haeselbarth, 1963

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

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
4
10
16
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