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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
512
5022
11222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
510
5017
11216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
485
4918
10959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
340
4206
9214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
9
13
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ohio
9 Families width 31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies5SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies14SpeciesTaxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ohio
12 Genera with 31 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Epitedia Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Hylobittacus Byers, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 193114SpeciesTaxom
Papuapsylla Holland, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Rowleyella Lewis, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ohio
31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bittacus occidentis Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Bittacus pilicornis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Bittacus stigmaterus Say, 1823
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Boreus brumalis Fitch, 1847Mid-winter Boreus
Boreus nivoriundus Fitch, 1847Snow-born Boreus
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenophthalmus (Nearctoctenophthalmus) pseudagyrtes Baker, 1904
Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951
Epitedia wenmanni Rothschild, 1904
Hylobittacus apicalis Hagen, 1861
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Panorpa bifida Carpenter, 1935
Panorpa claripennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa consuetudinis Snodgrass, 1927
Panorpa debilis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa galerita Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa helena Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa hungerfordi Byers, 1973Bison Snaketail
Panorpa insolens Carpenter, 1935
Panorpa latipennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa maculosa Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Panorpa nebulosa Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa neglecta Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa sigmoides Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa submaculosa Carpenter, 1931
Papuapsylla zenoa Mardon, 1976
Polygenis (Polygenis) byturus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950

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

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
4
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
5
7
8
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