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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Scotland (Great Britain, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
496
4542
11076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
494
4539
11073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
470
4461
10920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
329
3859
9906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
11
29
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Scotland
11 Families width 45 Species and 10 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas19SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas6SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Chimaeropsyllidae Ewing & Fox, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19156SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Macropsyllidae Oudemans, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Scotland
29 Genera with 45 Species
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Amalaraeus Ioff, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Archaeopsylla Dampf, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Callopsylla Wagner, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 190211SpeciesTaxom
Chiastopsylla Rothschild, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19555SpeciesTaxom
Dasypsyllus Baker, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Dinopsyllus Jordan & Rot..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Frontopsylla Wagner & Ioff, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Harpobittacus Gerstaecker, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsylla Taschenherg, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllus Westwood, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Listropsylla Rothschild, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Macropsylla Rothschild, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Megabothris Jordan, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Neopsylla Wagner, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Ornithopsylla Rothschild, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopsylla Hopkins & Ro..., 18782SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Paraceras Wagner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1803Human Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18971SpeciesTaxom
Spilopsyllus Baker, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Typhloceras Wagner, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scotland
45 Species and 10 Subspecies
Amalaraeus penicilliger mustelae Dale, 1878A mammal flea
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Archaeopsylla erinacei erinacei Bouche, 1835Hedgehog Flea
Boreus hyemalis Linnaeus, 1767Snow Flea
Callopsylla (Orneacus) waterstoni (Jordan, 1925)⇒ Callopsylla watersoni Jordan, 1925
Ceratophyllus farreni farreni Rothschild, 1905
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) fringillae Walker, 1856A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) hirundinis Curtis, 1826A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) rusticus Wagner, 1903A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) styx Rothschild, 1900A Sand Martin flea
Ceratophyllus styx jordani Smit, 1955
Ceratophyllus (Emmareus) borealis Rothschild, 1906A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Emmareus) columbae Gervais, 1844Feral Pigeon Nest Flea
Ceratophyllus (Emmareus) fionnus Usher, 1968Manx Shearwater Flea
Ceratophyllus (Emmareus) garei Rothschild, 1902A bird flea
Chiastopsylla rossi Waterston, 1909
Ctenophthalmus (Ctenophthalmus) bisoctodentatus Kolenati, 1863A mole flea
Ctenophthalmus bisoctodentatus heselhausi Oudemans, 1914
Ctenophthalmus (Ctenophthalmus) nobilis Rothschild, 1898A mammal flea
Ctenophthalmus nobilis nobilis Rothschild, 1898
Ctenophthalmus nobilis vulgaris Smit, 1955
Dasypsyllus gallinulae gallinulae Dale, 1878Moorhen Flea
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) ellobius Rothschild, 1905
Frontopsylla (Orfrontia) laeta Jordan & Rot..., 1920A bird flea
Harpobittacus nigriceps Selys, 1868
Hystrichopsylla (Hystrichopsylla) talpae Curtis, 1826Mole flea
Hystrichopsylla talpae talpae Curtis, 1826Mole Flea
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) octactenus Kolenati, 1856A bat flea
Listropsylla agrippinae Rothschild, 1904
Macropsylla hercules Rothschild, 1905
Megabothris (Gebiella) rectangulatus Wahlgren, 1903A mammal flea
Megabothris (Gebiella) turbidus Rothschild, 1909A Bank Vole/Wood Mouse flea
Megabothris (Megabothris) walkeri Rothschild, 1902A mammal flea
Neopsylla pagea Lewis, 1971
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Ornithopsylla laetitiae Rothschild, 1908A seabird nest flea
Palaeopsylla kohauti Dampf, 1911A mammal flea
Palaeopsylla minor Dale, 1878A mammal flea
Panorpa cognata Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionfly
Panorpa germanica Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Paraceras melis Walker, 1856Badger flea
Peromyscopsylla spectabilis Rothschild, 1898A mammal flea
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pulex sciurorum Schrank, 1803
Rhadinopsylla (Actenophthalmus) pentacantha Rothschild, 1897A mammal flea
Spilopsyllus cuniculi Dale, 1878European rabbit flea
Typhloceras poppei Wagner, 1903A mammal flea
Xenopsylla trifaria De Meillon, 1930

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Scotland
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
2
2
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
8
26
40
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