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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
5392
17066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
5387
17059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
5315
16945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
4274
14282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
8
17
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Zealand
8 Families width 30 Species and 14 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Choristidae Esben-Petersen, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19397SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Nannochoristidae Tillyard, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas11SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Zealand
17 Genera with 30 Species
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Chorista Klug, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Hoogstraalia Traub, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Listropsylla Rothschild, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Megabothris Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Microchorista Byers, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Nannochorista Tillyard, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Notiopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19797SpeciesTaxom
Pagipsylla Smit, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Parapsyllus Enderlein, 197917SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Porribius Jordan, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
30 Species and 14 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Chorista australis Klug, 1838
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951
Hoogstraalia imberbis Smit, 1979
Listropsylla chelura chelura Rothschild, 1913
Megabothris (Megabothris) asio Baker, 1904
Microchorista philpotti Tillyard, 1917
Nannochorista philpotti Tillyard, 1917
Notiopsylla corynetes Smit, 1979
Notiopsylla enciari Smit, 1957
Notiopsylla enciari enciari Smit, 1957
Notiopsylla enciari regula Smit, 1979
Notiopsylla kerguelensis Taschenberg, 1880Kerguelen bird flea
Notiopsylla kerguelensis tenuata Smit, 1979
Notiopsylla peregrinus Smit, 1979
Pagipsylla galliralli Smit, 1965
Parapsyllus cardinis Dunnet, 1961
Parapsyllus jacksoni Smit, 1965
Parapsyllus longicornis Enderlein, 1901
Parapsyllus lynnae Smit, 1965
Parapsyllus lynnae alynnae Smit, 1979
Parapsyllus lynnae lynnae Smit, 1965
Parapsyllus lynnae mariae Smit, 1979
Parapsyllus magellanicus Jordan, 1938
Parapsyllus magellanicus largificus Smit, 1984
Parapsyllus magellanicus magellanicus Jordan, 1938
Parapsyllus mangarensis Smit, 1979
Parapsyllus mangerensis Smit, 1979
Parapsyllus nestoris Smit, 1965
Parapsyllus nestoris antichthones Smit, 1979
Parapsyllus nestoris nestoris Smit, 1965
Parapsyllus struthophilus Smit, 1979
Parapsyllus valedictus Smit, 1979
Polygenis axius axius Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Porribius pacificus Jordan, 1946
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pygiopsylla phiola Smit, 1979Northern kiore flea

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in New Zealand
SuborderNannomecoptera
Hinton, 1981
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
6
14
27
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