Species list, Checklist of Order Mecoptera (Hanging flies) for Northern Isles (Scotland, United Kingdom)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	173 622 992	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	172 621 991	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	161 598 964	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	119 487 827	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies	1 2 3	Family Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Northern Isles
1 Family width 3 Species and 1 Subspecies

Bird Fleas

Species

Genera for Northern Isles
2 Genera with 3 Species

Amalaraeus Ioff, 1878		1	Species	Taxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 1803		2	Species	Taxom

Species list for Northern Isles
3 Species and 1 Subspecies

Amalaraeus penicilliger mustelae Dale, 1878	A mammal flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) fringillae Walker, 1856	A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803	A bird flea

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Northern Isles

Suborder

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Family
Genera
Species

Mecoptera (Hyatt & Arms 1891)

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