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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region North Rhine-Westphalia (West Germany, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
450
4332
12469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
449
4330
12467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
420
4225
12202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
290
3513
10630
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
9
10
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Rhine-Westphalia
9 Families width 22 Species
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies4SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies8SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Rhine-Westphalia
10 Genera with 22 Species
Atopopsyllus Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsylla Taschenherg, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllus Westwood, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18388SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Rhine-Westphalia
22 Species
Atopopsyllus cionus Poinar, 2015
Bittacus brasiliensis Klug, 1838
Bittacus hageni Brauer, 1860
Bittacus italicus Müller, 1766
Bittacus testaceus Klug, 1838
Boreus brumalis Fitch, 1847Mid-winter Boreus
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Hystrichopsylla (Hystrichopsylla) talpae Curtis, 1826Mole flea
Ischnopsyllus (Hexactenopsylla) hexactenus Kolenati, 1856A bat flea
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) simplex Rothschild, 1906A bat flea
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) longiceps Rothschild, 1908A bat flea
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) pentactena Kolenati, 1856
Panorpa alpina (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Aulops alpina Rambur, 1842
Panorpa cognata Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionfly
Panorpa germanica Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Panorpa maculatuosa G. Statz, 1936
Panorpa rhenana G. Statz, 1936
Panorpa rottensis G. Statz, 1936
Panorpa terminata Klug, 1838
Polygenis (Polygenis) byturus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in North Rhine-Westphalia
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
2
2
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
6
7
9
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