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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
473
4099
9715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
472
4096
9711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
447
3979
9348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
323
3362
7686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
8
9
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Hampshire
8 Families width 19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Hampshire
9 Genera with 19 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Ctenopsyllus Kolenati, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Eumolpianus Smit, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Jordanopsylla Traub & Tipton, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Myodopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18429SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Hampshire
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bittacus pilicornis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Boreus brumalis Fitch, 1847Mid-winter Boreus
Boreus nivoriundus Fitch, 1847Snow-born Boreus
Ctenopsyllus hesperomys Baker, 1904
Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951
Eumolpianus eumolpi Rothschild, 1905
Jordanopsylla allredi Traub & Tipton, 1951
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Myodopsylla insignis Rothschild, 1903
Panorpa acuta (Carpenter, 1931)⇒ Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979
Panorpa claripennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa debilis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa galerita Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa helena Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979Acuminate Snaketail
Panorpa mirabilis Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa rufescens Rambur, 1842
Panorpa subfurcata Westwood, 1842Cultivated tobacco

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

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
3
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
4
5
5
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