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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
821
5775
13294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
816
5759
13254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
742
5509
12775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
450
4116
10294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
18
40
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Phanerozoic
18 Families width 84 Species
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies18SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies11SpeciesTaxom
Panorpodidae Byers, 1965Short-faced scorpionflies5SpeciesTaxom
Choristidae Esben-Petersen, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Cimbrophlebiidae Willmann, 1977Hangingfly6SpeciesTaxom
Nannochoristidae Tillyard, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Dinopanorpidae Carpenter, 19728SpeciesTaxom
Eomeropidae Cockerell, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Eorpidae Archibald & al., 20133SpeciesTaxom
Orthophlebiidae Handlirsch, 190613SpeciesTaxom
Muchoriidae Willmann, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolycentropodidae Handlirsch, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopulicidae Gao, Shih & Ren, 20120SpeciesTaxom
Sibiriothaumatidae Sukatcheva &..., 19981SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsychidae Tillyard, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Phanerozoic
40 Genera with 84 Species
#ABCDEHMNOPSTU
Archegetes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Atopopsyllus Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Austropanorpa Riek, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Austropanorpodes Petrulevicius, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Baltipanorpa Krzemiński ..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 19216SpeciesTaxom
Chorista Klug, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Cimbrophlebia Willmann, 20095SpeciesTaxom
Dahurochorista Sukacheva, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Dahurolarva Sukacheva, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Dinokanaga Archibald, 20056SpeciesTaxom
Dinopanorpa Cockerell, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Dinosamarura Pritykina, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Eomerope Cockerell, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Eorpa Archibald & al., 20133SpeciesTaxom
Eospilopsyllus Beaucournu &..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Holcorpa Scudder, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Hylobittacus Byers, 20074SpeciesTaxom
Malmocimbrophlebia Bechly & Sch..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Mesopanorpa Handlirsch, 19855SpeciesTaxom
Muchoria Sukatsheva, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Namdyrus Sukacheva, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Neorthophlebia Handlirsch, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Orobittacus Villegas & B..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Orthophlebia Westwood, 20036SpeciesTaxom
Palaeobittacus Carpenter, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Palaeoboreus Sukatsheva &..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopsylla Hopkins & Ro..., 19114SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 19367SpeciesTaxom
Panorpodes MacLachlan, 20134SpeciesTaxom
Probittacus Martynov, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Protorthophlebia Tillyard, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolycentropus Handlirsch, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopulex Gao, Shih & Ren, 2012
0SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1997Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Scharabittacus Novokshonov, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Sibiriothauma Sukatsheva &..., 19981SpeciesTaxom
Sibirobittacus Sukacheva, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Thyridates Navas, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Undisca Sukacheva, 19901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Phanerozoic
84 Species
Archegetes neuropterorum A. Handlirsch, 1906
Atopopsyllus cionus Poinar, 2015
Austropanorpa australis E. F. Riek, 1952
Austropanorpodes gennaken J. F. Petrul..., 2009
Baltipanorpa damzeni W. Krzemi..., 2012
Bittacus biamensis V. G. Novoks..., 1993
Bittacus egestionis F. M. Carpenter, 1955
Bittacus reticulatus O. Heer, 1849
Bittacus succinus F. M. Carpenter, 1954
Bittacus validus Hagen, 1856
Bittacus veternus T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Chorista sobrina E. F. Riek, 1952
Cimbrophlebia bittaciformis Willmann, 1977
Cimbrophlebia brooksi Archibald, 2009
Cimbrophlebia flabelliformis Archibald, 2009
Cimbrophlebia leahyi Archibald, 2009
Cimbrophlebia westae Archibald, 2009
Dahurochorista scita Sukacheva, 1985
Dahurolarva gracilissima I. D. Sukats..., 1985
Dinokanaga andersoni Archibald, 2005
Dinokanaga dowsonae Archibald, 2005
Dinokanaga hillsi Archibald, 2005
Dinokanaga sternbergi Archibald, 2005
Dinokanaga webbi Archibald, 2005
Dinokanaga wilsoni Archibald, 2005
Dinopanorpa megarche Cockerell, 1924
Dinosamarura tugnuica Pritykina, 1985
Eomerope asiatica A. G. Ponoma..., 1974
Eomerope macabeensis Archibald & al., 2005
Eomerope pacifica A. G. Ponoma..., 1974
Eomerope tortriciformis T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Eorpa elverumi S. B. Archibald, 2013
Eorpa jurgeni S. B. Archibald, 2013
Eorpa ypsipeda S. B. Archibald, 2013
Eospilopsyllus kobberti J. C. Beauco..., 2012
Holcorpa dillhoffi Archibald, 2010
Holcorpa maculosa Scudder, 1878
Hylobittacus antiquus F. J. Pictet, 1856
Hylobittacus fossilis F. M. Carpenter, 1954
Hylobittacus minimus F. M. Carpenter, 1954
Hylobittacus picteti W. Krzemi..., 2007
Malmocimbrophlebia buergeri Bechly & Sch..., 2000
Mesopanorpa brooksorum Jarzembowski..., 2018
Mesopanorpa felix A. V. Martynov, 1927
Mesopanorpa martynovae I. D. Sukacheva, 1990
Mesopanorpa tergenica I. D. Sukacheva, 1990
Mesopanorpa unica Sukacheva, 1985
Muchoria reducta Sukatsheva, 1985
Namdyrus iconicus I. D. Sukacheva, 1993
Neorthophlebia yunnanensis Zhang & Hong, 2003
Orobittacus minutus V. G. Novoks..., 1993
Orthophlebia bolboica I. D. Sukacheva, 1990
Orthophlebia grandis A. V. Martynov, 1927
Orthophlebia gubini V. G. Novoks..., 2003
Orthophlebia lithographica R. Willmann, 1998
Orthophlebia maculata A. V. Martynov, 1927
Orthophlebia shartegica V. G. Novoks..., 2003
Palaeobittacus eocenicus Carpenter, 1928
Palaeoboreus zherichini I. D. Sukacheva, 1992
Palaeopsylla (Peusianapsylla) baltica Beaucournu &..., 2001
Palaeopsylla dissimilis F. Peus, 1968
Palaeopsylla groehni Beaucournu, 2003
Palaeopsylla klebsiana A. Dampf, 1911
Panorpa arctiiformis T. D. A. Coc..., 1907
Panorpa maculatuosa G. Statz, 1936
Panorpa mortua F. M. Carpenter, 1954
Panorpa obsoleta F. M. Carpenter, 1954
Panorpa rhenana G. Statz, 1936
Panorpa rigida S. H. Scudder, 1890
Panorpa rottensis G. Statz, 1936
Panorpodes brevicauda H. Hagen, 1856
Panorpodes gedanensis Soszynska-Ma..., 2015
Panorpodes hageni F. M. Carpenter, 1954
Panorpodes weitschati A. Soszynska..., 2013
Probittacus avitus A. V. Martynov, 1927
Protorthophlebia hebes I. D. Sukats..., 1985
Protorthophlebia lecta Sukatsheva, 1985
Pseudopolycentropus latipennis A. V. Martynov, 1927
Pulex (Pulex) larimerius R. E. Lewis, 1997
Scharabittacus mongolicus V. G. Novoks..., 1993
Sibiriothauma jakutensis I. D. Sukats..., 1998
Sibirobittacus undus I. D. Sukacheva, 1990
Thyridates novokschonovi J. F. Petrul..., 2003
Undisca dobrokhotovae I. D. Sukacheva, 1990

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Phanerozoic
SuborderAneuretopsychina
Rasnitsyn & Kozlov, 1990
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNannomecoptera
Hinton, 1981
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
10
28
70
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
3
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySibiriothaumatidae
Sukatcheva & Novokshonov, 1998
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Mecoptera (Hyatt & Arms 1891)
Mecoptera (Hyatt & Arms 1891)


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