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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
554
5452
12530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
553
5449
12526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
525
5347
12273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
4526
10429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
10
15
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pennsylvania
10 Families width 34 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies3SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies17SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolycentropodidae Handlirsch, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pennsylvania
14 Genera with 34 Species
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Cediopsylla Jnrdall, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1826Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Hylobittacus Byers, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Lagaropsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19571SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 193117SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolyernus Handlirsch, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pennsylvania
34 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Bittacus stigmaterus Say, 1823
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Boreus brumalis Fitch, 1847Mid-winter Boreus
Boreus nivoriundus Fitch, 1847Snow-born Boreus
Cediopsylla simplex Baker, 1895
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Hylobittacus apicalis Hagen, 1861
Lagaropsylla idae Smit, 1957
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Panorpa acuta (Carpenter, 1931)⇒ Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979
Panorpa bifida Carpenter, 1935
Panorpa claripennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa consuetudinis Snodgrass, 1927
Panorpa debilis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa decolorata Chou & Wang, 1981
Panorpa galerita Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa helena Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa isolata Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979Acuminate Snaketail
Panorpa latipennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa maculosa Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Panorpa mirabilis Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa nebulosa Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa rufescens Rambur, 1842
Panorpa subfurcata Westwood, 1842Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa submaculosa Carpenter, 1931
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pseudopolyernus laminarum S. H. Scudder, 1885
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Pennsylvania
SuborderAneuretopsychina
Rasnitsyn & Kozlov, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
4
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
5
8
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