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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Senegal (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
3017
6558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
336
3014
6554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
323
2967
6456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
2384
5604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
4
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Senegal
4 Families width 13 Species and 3 Subspecies
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas9SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Senegal
9 Genera with 13 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1925Cat and Dog Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Lagaropsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19571SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Synosternus Jordan, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Thaumapsylla Hastriter, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19034SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Senegal
13 Species and 3 Subspecies
Bittacus chevalieri Navas, 1908Branch pruner
Ctenocephalides crataepus Jordan, 1925
Ctenocephalides felis felis Bouche, 1885Cat Flea
Ctenocephalides felis strongylus Jordan, 1925
Echidnophaga larina Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Lagaropsylla idae Smit, 1957
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Synosternus pallidus Taschenberg, 1880
Thaumapsylla breviceps breviceps Rothschild, 1907
Xenopsylla aequisetosa Enderlein, 1901
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla nubica Rothschild, 1903

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Senegal
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
3
8
12
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