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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
547
5477
13777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
542
5469
13770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
512
5386
13605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
334
4388
11492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
10
46
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Mexico
10 Families width 72 Species and 4 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas24SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas10SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 191520SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas7SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsychidae Tillyard, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Mexico
44 Genera with 72 Species
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Aetheca thamba. Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Amaradix Smith, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Anomiopsyllus Baker, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Callistopsyllus Jordan & Rot..., 19052SpeciesTaxom
Catallagia Rothschild, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Cediopsylla Jnrdall, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Corrodopsylla J.N.Wagner, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Ectinorus Jordan, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Epitedia Jordan, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Euchoplopsyllus Ewing, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Euhoplopsyllus Ewing, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumolpianus Smit, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Foxella Wagner, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopsyllus Baker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsylla Taschenherg, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Listronius Jordan, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Malaraeus Jordan, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Megabothris Jordan, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Megarthroglossus Jordan & Rot..., 19721SpeciesTaxom
Meringis Jordan, 195310SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Opisodasys Jordan, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Oropsylla Wagner & Ioff, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Phalacropsylla Rothschild, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Pleochaetis Jordan, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Plusaetis Smit, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1895Human Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19541SpeciesTaxom
Spilopsyllus Baker, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenistomera Rothschild, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Stenoponia Jordan & Rot..., 19521SpeciesTaxom
Sternopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Thrassis Jordan, 19443SpeciesTaxom
Xiphenax Cockerell, 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Mexico
72 Species and 4 Subspecies
Aetheca wagneri Baker, 1904
Amaradix euphorbi Rothschild, 1905
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Anomiopsyllus hiemalis Eads & Menzies, 1948
Anomiopsyllus martini Holland, 1965
Anomiopsyllus novomexicanensis Williams & Hoff, 1951
Anomiopsyllus nudatus Baker, 1898
Bittacus texanus Banks, 1908
Callistopsyllus deuterus Jordan, 1937
Callistopsyllus terinus Rothschild, 1905
Catallagia decipiens Rothschild, 1915
Cediopsylla inaequalis Baker, 1895
Corrodopsylla curvata Rothschild, 1915
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenophthalmus orphilus orphilus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Ctenophthalmus (Nearctoctenophthalmus) pseudagyrtes Baker, 1904
Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951
Dactylopsylla neomexicana Prince, 1945
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Ectinorus polymerus Jordan, 1942
Epitedia stanfordi Traub, 1944
Epitedia wenmanni Rothschild, 1904
Euchoplopsyllus glacialis Taschenberg, 1880
Eumolpianus cyrturus Jordan, 1929
Eumolpianus eumolpi Rothschild, 1905
Foxella (Foxella) ignota Baker, 1895
Hoplopsyllus anomalus Baker, 1904
Hystrichopsylla dippiei Rothschild, 1902
Hystrichopsylla occidentalis Holland, 1949
Listronius ulus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Malaraeus eremicus Baker, 1904
Malaraeus sinomus Jordan, 1925
Megabothris (Amegabothris) abantis Rothschild, 1905
Megarthroglossus cavernicolus Mendez & Haas, 1972
Meringis altipecten Traub & Hoff, 1951
Meringis arachis Jordan, 1929
Meringis bilsingi Eads & Menzies, 1949
Meringis dipodomys Kohs, 1938
Meringis disparalis Eads, 1979
Meringis facilis Eads, 1979
Meringis jamesoni Hubbard, 1943
Meringis nidi Williams & Hoff, 1951
Meringis parkeri Jordan, 1937
Meringis rectus Morlan, 1953
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Opisodasys (Sciuropsylla) robustus Jordan, 1925
Orchopeas caedens Jordan, 1925
Orchopeas leucopus Baker, 1904
Orchopeas neotomae (Augustson, 1943)⇒ Orchopeas sexdentatus Baker, 1904
Orchopeas sexdentatus Baker, 1904
Oropsylla (Diamanus) montana Baker, 1895
Oropsylla hirsuta Baker, 1895Prairie dog flea
Oropsylla idahoensis Baker, 1904
Peromyscopsylla hesperomys Baker, 1904
Peromyscopsylla hesperomys adelpha Rothschild, 1915
Phalacropsylla morlani Eads & Campos, 1982
Phalacropsylla paradisea Rothschild, 1915
Pleochaetis exilis Jordan, 1937
Plusaetis equatoris Jordan, 1933
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pulex (Pulex) simulans (Baker, 1895)⇒ Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Rhadinopsylla (Actenophthalmus) multidenticulata Morlan & Prince, 1954
Stenistomera alpina Baker, 1895
Stenoponia ponera Traub & Johnson, 1952
Sternopsylla distincta Rothschild, 1903
Thrassis aridis Prince, 1944
Thrassis bacchi Rothschild, 1905
Thrassis campestris Prince, 1944
Xiphenax jurassicus Cockerell, 1931

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in New Mexico
SuborderAneuretopsychina
Rasnitsyn & Kozlov, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
8
43
69
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