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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region South-Central Mexico (Central Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
402
4168
7787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
402
4168
7787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
384
4097
7642
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
3348
6223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
9
19
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South-Central Mexico
9 Families width 33 Species and 2 Subspecies
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae (Billberg, 1820)Cat fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas10SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies3SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South-Central Mexico
19 Genera with 33 Species
Atyphloceras Jordan & Rot..., 19521SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Jellisonia Traub, 19514SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18111SpeciesTaxom
Myodopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19512SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Opisodasys Jordan, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Oropsylla Wagner & Ioff, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopsylla Hopkins & Ro..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pleochaetis Jordan, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Plusaetis Smit, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19505SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1895Human Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Strepsylla Traub, 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South-Central Mexico
33 Species and 2 Subspecies
Atyphloceras tancitari Traub & Johnson, 1952
Bittacus banksi Esben-Petersen, 1915
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenophthalmus (Nearctoctenophthalmus) haagi Traub, 1950
Ctenophthalmus adetus (Jordan & Rot..., 1920)⇒ Ctenophthalmus bisoctodentatus Kolenati, 1863
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Jellisonia bonia Traub & Johnson, 1952
Jellisonia hayesi Traub, 1950
Jellisonia ironsi Eads, 1947
Jellisonia wisemani Eads, 1951
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Myodopsylla collinsi Kohls, 1937
Myodopsylla nordina Traub & Hoff, 1951
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Opisodasys (Sciuropsylla) hollandi Traub, 1947
Oropsylla (Diamanus) montana Baker, 1895
Palaeopsylla soricis scobina Smit & Rosicky, 1965
Panorpa azteca Byers, 1958Boreal Snaketail
Panorpa serta Byers, 1996
Panorpa terminata Klug, 1838
Peromyscopsylla hesperomys adelpha Rothschild, 1915
Pleochaetis mundus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Plusaetis aztecus Barrera, 1954
Plusaetis mathesoni Traub, 1950
Plusaetis parus Traub, 1950
Polygenis (Polygenis) adocetus Traub, 1950
Polygenis (Polygenis) gwyni C. Fox, 1914Flea
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis (Polygenis) martinezbaezi Vargas, 1951
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pulex (Pulex) simulans (Baker, 1895)⇒ Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758
Strepsylla mina Traub, 1950

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in South-Central Mexico
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
2
2
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
7
17
29
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