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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
6
9
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
6 Families width 16 Species
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae (Wahlgren, 1907)Bat fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies3SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
9 Genera with 16 Species
Afristivalius Traub, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Allopsylla Beaucournu &..., 19771SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1925Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Lagaropsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19702SpeciesTaxom
Libyastus Jordan, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19033SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
16 Species
Afristivalius fallaciosus Smit, 1958
Afristivalius nigeriensis Jordan, 1938
Allopsylla alloides Smit, 1977
Bittacus erythrostigma Byers, 1975
Bittacus pobeguini Navas, 1908
Bittacus weelei Esben-Petersen, 1913
Ctenocephalides crataepus Jordan, 1925
Ctenophthalmus acunus Jordan, 1929
Ctenophthalmus nigeriensis Hastriter, 2001
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Lagaropsylla idae Smit, 1957
Lagaropsylla setzeri (Segerman, 1970)⇒ Lagaropsylla idae Smit, 1957
Libyastus piger Jordan, 1925
Xenopsylla aequisetosa Enderlein, 1901
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla nubica Rothschild, 1903

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Nigeria
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
5
8
13
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