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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
2254
4290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
326
2251
4287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
311
2207
4190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
225
1823
3403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
7
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Dakota
7 Families width 11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Dakota
10 Genera with 11 Species
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Epitedia Jordan, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Eumolpianus Smit, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Myodopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Oropsylla Wagner & Ioff, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Dakota
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Epitedia stanfordi Traub, 1944
Eumolpianus eumolpi Rothschild, 1905
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Myodopsylla borealis Lewis, 1978
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Oropsylla (Opisocrostis) tuberculata Baker, 1904
Oropsylla hirsuta Baker, 1895Prairie dog flea
Peromyscopsylla hesperomys adelpha Rothschild, 1915
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Rhadinopsylla (Actenophthalmus) fraterna Baker, 1895

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

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
6
9
10
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