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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Northwest England (North England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
363
2399
4502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
363
2399
4502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
346
2336
4374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
263
2060
3989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
6
7
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northwest England
6 Families width 13 Species and 5 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas8SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Robinjohniidae Martynova, 19481SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northwest England
7 Genera with 13 Species
Amalaraeus Ioff, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Archaeopsylla Dampf, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19558SpeciesTaxom
Harpobittacus Gerstaecker, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rochdalia Woodward, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwest England
13 Species and 5 Subspecies
Amalaraeus penicilliger mustelae Dale, 1878A mammal flea
Archaeopsylla erinacei erinacei Bouche, 1835Hedgehog Flea
Boreus hyemalis Linnaeus, 1767Snow Flea
Ceratophyllus farreni farreni Rothschild, 1905
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) fringillae Walker, 1856A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) hirundinis Curtis, 1826A bird flea
Ceratophyllus rossittensis rossittensis Dampf, 1913
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) rusticus Wagner, 1903A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) styx Rothschild, 1900A Sand Martin flea
Ceratophyllus styx jordani Smit, 1955
Harpobittacus similis Esben-Petersen, 1935
Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionfly
Rochdalia parkeri H. Woodward, 1913

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Northwest England
SuborderNannomecoptera
Hinton, 1981
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
2
3
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