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Checklist of Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
for Polynesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
633
8871
31367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
629
8860
31350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
599
8751
31129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
6950
25723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
13
26
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Polynesia
13 Families width 55 Species and 14 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Choristidae Esben-Petersen, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas7SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19397SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Nannochoristidae Tillyard, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies14SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas12SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Polynesia
26 Genera with 55 Species
#
A
B
C
D
E
H
L
M
N
P
X

Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Chorista Klug, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hoogstraalia Traub, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18111SpeciesTaxom
Listropsylla Rothschild, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Megabothris Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Microchorista Byers, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Nannochorista Tillyard, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Notiopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19797SpeciesTaxom
Pagipsylla Smit, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 193114SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxopsyllus Miyajima & K..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Parapsyllus Enderlein, 197917SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Porribius Jordan, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1895Human Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19252SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
55 Species and 14 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Bittacus pilicornis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Boreus brumalis Fitch, 1847Mid-winter Boreus
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Chorista australis Klug, 1838
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Hoogstraalia imberbis Smit, 1979
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Listropsylla chelura chelura Rothschild, 1913
Megabothris (Megabothris) asio Baker, 1904
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Microchorista philpotti Tillyard, 1917
Nannochorista philpotti Tillyard, 1917
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Notiopsylla corynetes Smit, 1979
Notiopsylla enciari Smit, 1957
Notiopsylla enciari enciari Smit, 1957
Notiopsylla enciari regula Smit, 1979
Notiopsylla kerguelensis Taschenberg, 1880Kerguelen bird flea
Notiopsylla kerguelensis tenuata Smit, 1979
Notiopsylla peregrinus Smit, 1979
Pagipsylla galliralli Smit, 1965
Panorpa anomala Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa claripennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa debilis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa dubitans Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa galerita Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa helena Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa hungerfordi Byers, 1973Bison Snaketail
Panorpa latipennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa nebulosa Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa setifera Webb, 1974Mullein nightshade
Panorpa sigmoides Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa speciosa Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa subfurcata Westwood, 1842Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa submaculosa Carpenter, 1931
Paradoxopsyllus stenotus Liu Chiying,..., 1986
Parapsyllus cardinis Dunnet, 1961
Parapsyllus jacksoni Smit, 1965
Parapsyllus longicornis Enderlein, 1901
Parapsyllus lynnae Smit, 1965
Parapsyllus lynnae alynnae Smit, 1979
Parapsyllus lynnae lynnae Smit, 1965
Parapsyllus lynnae mariae Smit, 1979
Parapsyllus magellanicus Jordan, 1938
Parapsyllus magellanicus largificus Smit, 1984
Parapsyllus magellanicus magellanicus Jordan, 1938
Parapsyllus mangarensis Smit, 1979
Parapsyllus mangerensis Smit, 1979
Parapsyllus nestoris Smit, 1965
Parapsyllus nestoris antichthones Smit, 1979
Parapsyllus nestoris nestoris Smit, 1965
Parapsyllus struthophilus Smit, 1979
Parapsyllus valedictus Smit, 1979
Polygenis axius axius Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis (Polygenis) gwyni C. Fox, 1914Flea
Porribius pacificus Jordan, 1946
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pulex (Pulex) simulans (Baker, 1895)⇒ Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758
Pygiopsylla phiola Smit, 1979Northern kiore flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla vexabilis Jordan, 1925Australian rat flea

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Polynesia
SuborderNannomecoptera
Hinton, 1981
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
4
4
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
7
19
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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


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