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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Sonora (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3274
5460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
353
3273
5459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
342
3230
5363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2671
4510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
7
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sonora
7 Families width 16 Species and 2 Subspecies
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae (Billberg, 1820)Cat fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sonora
15 Genera with 16 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1826Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Listronius Jordan, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Malaraeus Jordan, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Meringis Jordan, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Oropsylla Wagner & Ioff, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopsylla Hopkins & Ro..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1895Human Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Thrassis Jordan, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sonora
16 Species and 2 Subspecies
Bittacus chlorostigma MacLachlan, 1881Pale Snaketail
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenophthalmus adetus (Jordan & Rot..., 1920)⇒ Ctenophthalmus bisoctodentatus Kolenati, 1863
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Listronius ulus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Malaraeus sinomus Jordan, 1925
Meringis dipodomys Kohs, 1938
Orchopeas sexdentatus Baker, 1904
Palaeopsylla soricis scobina Smit & Rosicky, 1965
Peromyscopsylla hesperomys adelpha Rothschild, 1915
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pulex (Pulex) simulans (Baker, 1895)⇒ Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Thrassis arizonensis Baker, 1898

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

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
6
14
15
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