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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Portugal (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
546
5554
13778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
542
5540
13730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
512
5443
13568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
333
4250
11221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
9
22
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Portugal
9 Families width 31 Species and 10 Subspecies
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas10SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas9SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Portugal
21 Genera with 31 Species
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Archaeopsylla Dampf, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Atopopsyllus Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Cediopsylla Jnrdall, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 18035SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1885Cat and Dog Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Dasypsyllus Baker, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Geusibia Jordan, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllus Westwood, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18111SpeciesTaxom
Myoxopsylla Myoxopsylla, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Spilopsyllus Baker, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Stenoponia Jordan & Rot..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19233SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Portugal
31 Species and 10 Subspecies
Archaeopsylla erinacei Bouche, 1835Hedgehog Flea
Atopopsyllus cionus Poinar, 2015
Bittacus latreillei Collucci & A..., 2000
Cediopsylla simplex Baker, 1895
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) hirundinis Curtis, 1826A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) styx Rothschild, 1900A Sand Martin flea
Ceratophyllus styx styx Rothschild, 1900
Ceratophyllus sciurorum sciurorum Schrank, 1803
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenocephalides felis felis Bouche, 1885Cat Flea
Ctenophthalmus baeticus baeticus Rothschild, 1910
Dasypsyllus gallinulae gallinulae Dale, 1878Moorhen Flea
Echidnophaga murina Tiraboschi, 1903
Geusibia hemisphaera Liu Chiying,..., 1981
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) hispanicus Jordan, 1942
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) intermedius Rothschild, 1898A bat flea
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Myoxopsylla laverani laverani Rothschild, 1911
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) londinensis Rothschild, 1903English rat flea
Nosopsyllus londinensis londinensis Rothschild, 1903
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) londiniensis (Rothschild, 1903)⇒ Nosopsyllus londinensis Rothschild, 1903
Nosopsyllus londiniensis londiniensis Rothschild, 1903
Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionfly
Panorpa meridionalis Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Spilopsyllus cuniculi Dale, 1878European rabbit flea
Stenoponia tripectinata tripectinata Tiraboschi, 1902
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla cheopis cheopis (Rothschild, 1903)⇒ Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903
Xenopsylla gratiosa Jordan & Rot..., 1923

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Portugal
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
7
19
27
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