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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
575
4785
11639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
572
4781
11635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
518
4649
11330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
334
3863
9841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
10
24
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Germany
10 Families width 44 Species
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies12SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Kaltanidae Martynova, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Orthophlebiidae Handlirsch, 190611SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolycentropodidae Handlirsch, 19252SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Germany
23 Genera with 44 Species
#ABCEHIMNOP
Archegetes Handlirsch, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Atopopsyllus Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Ectinorus Jordan, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Haplobittacus Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllus Westwood, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Megachorites Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Mesobittacus Handlirsch, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Mesopanorpa Handlirsch, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Neorthophlebia Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Orthophlebia Westwood, 19537SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Parabittacus Handlirsch, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Parorthophlebia Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Pleobittacus Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Protobittacus Tillyard, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Protorthophlebia Tillyard, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolycentropus Handlirsch, 19962SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Germany
44 Species
Archegetes neuropterorum A. Handlirsch, 1906
Archegetes neuropterorus Handlirsch, 1906
Atopopsyllus cionus Poinar, 2015
Bittacus italicus Müller, 1766
Boreus brumalis Fitch, 1847Mid-winter Boreus
Boreus hyemalis Linnaeus, 1767Snow Flea
Boreus westwoodi Hagen, 1866
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Ectinorus polymerus Jordan, 1942
Haplobittacus parvus A. Bode, 1953
Ischnopsyllus (Hexactenopsylla) hexactenus Kolenati, 1856A bat flea
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) intermedius Rothschild, 1898A bat flea
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) octactenus Kolenati, 1856A bat flea
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) simplex Rothschild, 1906A bat flea
Megachorites brevicollis A. Bode, 1953
Mesobittacus clavaeformis A. Bode, 1953
Mesobittacus marginelaesus A. Bode, 1953
Mesobittacus minutus A. Handlirsch, 1939
Mesopanorpa formosa A. Bode, 1953
Mesopanorpa obtusa A. Bode, 1953
Neorthophlebia maculipennis Handlirsch, 1906
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) longiceps Rothschild, 1908A bat flea
Orthophlebia (Dolichophlebia) diminuta A. Bode, 1953
Orthophlebia brunsvicensis A. Bode, 1905
Orthophlebia compacta A. Bode, 1953
Orthophlebia fallerslebensis A. Bode, 1953
Orthophlebia latipennisimilis A. Bode, 1953
Orthophlebia lithographica R. Willmann, 1998
Orthophlebia speciosa A. Bode, 1953
Panorpa alpina (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Aulops alpina Rambur, 1842
Panorpa cognata Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionfly
Panorpa germanica Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Parabittacus lingula A. Bode, 1953
Parorthophlebia grasselensis A. Bode, 1953
Pleobittacus retroflexus A. Bode, 1953
Polygenis (Polygenis) byturus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Protobittacus arculatus A. Bode, 1953
Protobittacus desacuminatus A. Bode, 1953
Protorthophlebia cuneata A. Bode, 1953
Pseudopolycentropus obtusus A. Bode, 1953
Pseudopolycentropus triasicus F. Papier, 1996

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in South Germany
SuborderAneuretopsychina
Rasnitsyn & Kozlov, 1990
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
13
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderProtomecoptera
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
4
7
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