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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Northern Ireland (Ulster, Ireland)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
346
2290
4188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
344
2285
4183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
329
2252
4144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1691
3098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
5
12
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Ireland
5 Families width 21 Species and 4 Subspecies
Pulicidae (Billberg, 1820)Cat fleas7SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas10SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19150SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Ireland
12 Genera with 21 Species
Archaeopsylla Dampf, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19027SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1826Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Euhoplopsyllus Ewing, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllus Westwood, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18111SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Spilopsyllus Baker, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19033SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Ireland
21 Species and 4 Subspecies
Archaeopsylla erinacei erinacei Bouche, 1835Hedgehog Flea
Ceratophyllus farreni farreni Rothschild, 1905
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) hirundinis Curtis, 1826A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) rusticus Wagner, 1903A bird flea
Ceratophyllus styx jordani Smit, 1955
Ceratophyllus (Emmareus) columbae Gervais, 1844Feral Pigeon Nest Flea
Ceratophyllus (Emmareus) garei Rothschild, 1902A bird flea
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Euhoplopsyllus glacialis Taschenberg, 1880
Ischnopsyllus (Hexactenopsylla) hexactenus Kolenati, 1856A bat flea
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) intermedius Rothschild, 1898A bat flea
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) octactenus Kolenati, 1856A bat flea
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) londinensis Rothschild, 1903English rat flea
Orchopeas howardi Baker, 1895Grey squirrel flea
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Spilopsyllus cuniculi Dale, 1878European rabbit flea
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla cheopis cheopis (Rothschild, 1903)⇒ Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Northern Ireland
SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
5
12
21
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