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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Somerset (Southwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
383
2600
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
381
2597
4664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
362
2559
4609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
268
2262
4221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
6
8
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Somerset
6 Families width 15 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas6SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom
Orthophlebiidae Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies3SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Somerset
8 Genera with 15 Species
Amalaraeus Ioff, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Archaeopsylla Dampf, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Orthophlebia Westwood, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Porribius Jordan, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Spilopsyllus Baker, 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somerset
15 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amalaraeus penicilliger mustelae Dale, 1878A mammal flea
Archaeopsylla erinacei erinacei Bouche, 1835Hedgehog Flea
Bittacus chlorostigma MacLachlan, 1881Pale Snaketail
Bittacus testaceus Klug, 1838
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
Orthophlebia liassica J. O. Westwood, 1845
Panorpa cognata Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionfly
Panorpa germanica Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Porribius caminae Rothschild, 1903
Spilopsyllus cuniculi Dale, 1878European rabbit flea

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Somerset
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
3
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
3
5
9
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