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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Northwestern Illinois (Northern Illinois, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
450
3218
5859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
449
3215
5856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
421
3111
5620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
288
2605
4789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
7
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northwestern Illinois
7 Families width 11 Species
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies3SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northwestern Illinois
8 Genera with 11 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Myodopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwestern Illinois
11 Species
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Boreus brumalis Fitch, 1847Mid-winter Boreus
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenophthalmus (Nearctoctenophthalmus) pseudagyrtes Baker, 1904
Myodopsylla insignis Rothschild, 1903
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Panorpa banksi Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa speciosa Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa subfurcata Westwood, 1842Cultivated tobacco
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Northwestern Illinois
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
2
2
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
4
5
5
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