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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
411
2923
5908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
2920
5906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
389
2859
5790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2476
5174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
7
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Scottish Highlands
7 Families width 11 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Chimaeropsyllidae Ewing & Fox, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Macropsyllidae Oudemans, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Scottish Highlands
9 Genera with 11 Species
Amalaraeus Ioff, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Chiastopsylla Rothschild, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Dinopsyllus Jordan & Rot..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Listropsylla Rothschild, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Macropsylla Rothschild, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scottish Highlands
11 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amalaraeus penicilliger mustelae Dale, 1878A mammal flea
Boreus hyemalis Linnaeus, 1767Snow Flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Ceratophyllus styx jordani Smit, 1955
Chiastopsylla rossi Waterston, 1909
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) ellobius Rothschild, 1905
Listropsylla agrippinae Rothschild, 1904
Macropsylla hercules Rothschild, 1905
Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionfly
Panorpa germanica Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Xenopsylla trifaria De Meillon, 1930

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

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
5
7
8
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