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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Nova Scotia (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
483
4679
10528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
481
4675
10525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
458
4577
10265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
328
3935
9011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
7
10
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nova Scotia
7 Families width 16 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies5SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nova Scotia
10 Genera with 16 Species
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 19315SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nova Scotia
16 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Amphipsylla tuta tuta Wagner, 1928
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Boreus brumalis Fitch, 1847Mid-winter Boreus
Boreus nivoriundus Fitch, 1847Snow-born Boreus
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Orchopeas sexdentatus Baker, 1904
Panorpa claripennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionfly
Panorpa latipennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa subfurcata Westwood, 1842Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa submaculosa Carpenter, 1931
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Nova Scotia
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
3
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
3
6
7
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