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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region South Carolina (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
452
3912
7889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
451
3909
7885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
3807
7668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
293
3148
6413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
6
7
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Carolina
6 Families width 27 Species
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies20SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Carolina
6 Genera with 27 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 190620SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Carolina
27 Species
Bittacus capensis Thunberg, 1784
Bittacus pilicornis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Panorpa acuta (Carpenter, 1931)⇒ Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979
Panorpa americana Swederus, 1787Wedgeleaf maidenplum
Panorpa banksi Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa consuetudinis Snodgrass, 1927
Panorpa ensigera Bicha, 1983
Panorpa flexa Carpenter, 1935
Panorpa helena Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa hispida Byers, 1993
Panorpa isolata Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979Acuminate Snaketail
Panorpa lugubris Swederus, 1787Mourning Scorpionfly
Panorpa maculosa Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Panorpa nebulosa Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa pachymera Byers, 1993
Panorpa planicola Byers, 1993
Panorpa robusta Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa rufa Gray, 1832Asian netvein hollyfern
Panorpa scopulifera Byers, 1993
Panorpa submaculosa Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa virginica Banks, 1906
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in South Carolina
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
3
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
3
3
3
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