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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region North Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
468
6345
15847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
468
6345
15847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
440
6186
15437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
271
4560
12054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
7
12
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Brazil
7 Families width 21 Species and 5 Subspecies
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies10SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Brazil
12 Genera with 21 Species
Adoratopsylla Ewing, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 20188SpeciesTaxom
Ectinorus Jordan, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Hormopsylla Rothschild, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Issikiella Byers, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopsylla Hopkins & Ro..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Pazius Navas, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19504SpeciesTaxom
Stivalius Jordan & Rot..., 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Brazil
21 Species and 5 Subspecies
Adoratopsylla (Adoratopsylla) bisetosa Ewing, 1925
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Bittacus aripuanensis Penny, 1977
Bittacus cruzi Machado, Men..., 2018
Bittacus diversinervis Souza Lopes ..., 1942
Bittacus femoralis Klug, 1838
Bittacus latreillei Collucci & A..., 2000
Bittacus maculosus Byers, 1965
Bittacus pintoi Souza Lopes ..., 1942
Bittacus varzeanus Machado, Men..., 2018
Ectinorus polymerus Jordan, 1942
Hormopsylla cryptica Tipton & Mac..., 1972
Issikiella araguaiensis Penny & Arias, 1983
Nycteridopsylla ancyluris ancyluris Jordan, 1942
Palaeopsylla soricis scobina Smit & Rosicky, 1965
Pazius angaibara Lima & Dias, 2016
Peromyscopsylla hesperomys adelpha Rothschild, 1915
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis (Polygenis) occidentalis Cunha, 1914
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Stivalius aporus aporus Jordan & Rot..., 1922

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in North Brazil
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
3
10
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
6
9
11
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