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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Paraguay (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
403
4047
8334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
402
4046
8333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3986
8213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
3207
6803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
7
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Paraguay
7 Families width 16 Species and 9 Subspecies
Ctenophthalmidae (Rothschild, 1915)2SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Stephanocircidae Wagner, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas6SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Paraguay
12 Genera with 16 Species
Adoratopsylla Ewing, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Craneopsylla Rothschild, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Dinopsyllus Jordan & Rot..., 19301SpeciesTaxom
Hormopsylla Rothschild, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Myodopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19032SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19505SpeciesTaxom
Ptilopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19212SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllus Baker, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Sternopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19032SpeciesTaxom
Tunga Jarocki, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paraguay
16 Species and 9 Subspecies
Adoratopsylla (Tritopsylla) intermedia Wagner, 1901
Adoratopsylla intermedia intermedia Wagner, 1901
Bittacus brunneus Esben-Petersen, 1927
Craneopsylla minerva Rothschild, 1903
Craneopsylla minerva minerva Rothschild, 1903
Ctenophthalmus adetus (Jordan & Rot..., 1920)⇒ Ctenophthalmus bisoctodentatus Kolenati, 1863
Dinopsyllus ellobius abaris Jordan, 1930
Hormopsylla fosteri Rothschild, 1903
Myodopsylla wolffsohni Rothschild, 1903
Myodopsylla wolffsohni wolffsohni Rothschild, 1903
Polygenis (Polygenis) bohlsi Wagner, 1901
Polygenis bohlsi bohlsi Wagner, 1901
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis (Polygenis) rimatus Jordan, 1932
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Ptilopsylla leptina Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Ptilopsylla leptina leptina Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Rhopalopsyllus australis Rothschild, 1904
Rhopalopsyllus australis tamoyus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Rhopalopsyllus lutzi Baker, 1904
Rhopalopsyllus lutzi lutzi Baker, 1904
Sternopsylla distincta Rothschild, 1903
Sternopsylla distincta distincta Rothschild, 1903
Tunga (Tunga) penetrans Linnaeus, 1758Chigoe

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Paraguay
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
6
11
15
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