AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
4
10
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namibia
4 Families width 24 Species and 3 Subspecies
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom
Chimaeropsyllidae Ewing & Fox, 19433SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas18SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Namibia
10 Genera with 24 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Chiastopsylla Rothschild, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1925Cat and Dog Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Demeillionia1SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Macroscelidopsylla De Meillon &..., 19581SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsylla Becker-Migdi..., 19461SpeciesTaxom
Procaviopsylla Jordan, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 192512SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
24 Species and 3 Subspecies
Bittacus kunenensis Wood, 1933
Bittacus pinguipalpi Wood, 1933
Chiastopsylla nama De Meillon &..., 1951
Ctenocephalides connatus Jordan, 1925
Ctenocephalides felis damarensis Jordan, 1936
Ctenocephalides felis strongylus Jordan, 1925
Demeillionia miriamae Hopkins & De..., 1964
Echidnophaga aethiops Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Macroscelidopsylla albertyni De Meillon &..., 1958
Mesopsylla tuschkan mesa Argyropulo, 1946
Procaviopsylla angolensis Jordan, 1925
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla demeilloni Haeselbarth, 1964
Xenopsylla erilli Rothschild, 1904
Xenopsylla mulleri De Meillon, 1947
Xenopsylla occidentalis De Meillon, 1938
Xenopsylla philoxera Hopkins, 1949
Xenopsylla piriei Ingram, 1928
Xenopsylla scopulifer Rothschild, 1905
Xenopsylla trifaria De Meillon, 1930
Xenopsylla trispinis Waterston, 1911
Xenopsylla versuta Jordan, 1925

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Namibia
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
3
9
22
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