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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
4988
11427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
525
4982
11420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
4855
11099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
349
4006
9174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
9
13
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Carolina
9 Families width 33 Species
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom
Panorpodidae Byers, 1965Short-faced scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies22SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolycentropodidae Handlirsch, 19251SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Carolina
12 Genera with 33 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Brachypanorpa Carpenter, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Caurinus Russell, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1930
Cat and Dog Fleas0SpeciesTaxom
Hylobittacus Byers, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 190622SpeciesTaxom
Panorpodes MacLachlan, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolycentropodes Grimaldi & F..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 0Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Carolina
33 Species
Bittacus pilicornis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Brachypanorpa carolinensis Banks, 1905
Brachypanorpa jeffersoni Byers, 1976Appalachian Snaketail
Caurinus dectes Russell, 1979Eastern Least Clubtail
Ceratophyllus multispinosus
Hylobittacus apicalis Hagen, 1861
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Panorpa acuta (Carpenter, 1931)⇒ Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979
Panorpa americana Swederus, 1787Wedgeleaf maidenplum
Panorpa banksi Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa banksiana Penny & Byers, 1979Acuminate Snaketail
Panorpa carolinensis Banks, 1905
Panorpa consuetudinis Snodgrass, 1927
Panorpa debilis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa ensigera Bicha, 1983
Panorpa ferruginea Byers, 1993
Panorpa flexa Carpenter, 1935
Panorpa gracilis Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa helena Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa isolata Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979Acuminate Snaketail
Panorpa latipennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa longicornis Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa lugubris Swederus, 1787Mourning Scorpionfly
Panorpa maculosa Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Panorpa nebulosa Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa palustris Byers, 1958Boreal Snaketail
Panorpa rufa Gray, 1832Asian netvein hollyfern
Panorpa virginica Banks, 1906
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pseudopolycentropodes virginicus D. Grimaldi, 2005
Pulex multispinsus

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

Taxom

SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
4
6
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
3
4
3
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