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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
364
2725
6777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
363
2721
6773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
349
2679
6680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
239
2114
5358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
6
18
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nevada
6 Families width 14 Species
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas8SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19150SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nevada
18 Genera with 14 Species
Aetheca thamba. Jordan, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 01SpeciesTaxom
Epitedia Jordan, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumolpianus Smit, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Jordanopsylla Traub & Tipton, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Listronius Jordan, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Malaraeus Jordan, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Megabothris Jordan, 01SpeciesTaxom
Opisodasys Jordan, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Oropsylla Wagner & Ioff, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Spicata Fox, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Thrassis Jordan, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Thrassoides Hubbard, 19491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nevada
14 Species
Boreus californicus Packard, 1870
Boreus reductus Carpenter, 1933
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) celsus Jordan, 1926
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) petrochelidoni Wagner, 1936
Dactylopsylla psila
Eumolpianus eumolpi Rothschild, 1905
Jordanopsylla becki Hastriter, 2000
Listronius ulus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Megabothris princei
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Spicata monticola Prince, 1945
Thrassis jellisoni Hu bbard, 1940
Thrassoides hoffmani Hubbard, 1949

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Nevada
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
5
17
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