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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Southeast Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
490
6922
16136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
489
6921
16135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
468
6849
15979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
289
5336
12590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
7
13
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southeast Brazil
7 Families width 35 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies10SpeciesTaxom
Stephanocircidae Wagner, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas8SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southeast Brazil
12 Genera with 35 Species
Adoratopsylla Ewing, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 194210SpeciesTaxom
Craneopsylla Rothschild, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18111SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 195711SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 0Human Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllus Baker, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Tunga Jarocki, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19032SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Brazil
35 Species and 3 Subspecies
Adoratopsylla (Tritopsylla) intermedia Wagner, 1901
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Bittacus angrensis Souza Lopes ..., 1942
Bittacus blancheti (Pictet, 1836)⇒ Neobittacus blancheti Pictet, 1836
Bittacus boraceiensis Morgante, 1967
Bittacus brunipennis Collucci & A..., 2000
Bittacus diversinervis Souza Lopes ..., 1942
Bittacus femoralis Klug, 1838
Bittacus flavescens Klug, 1838
Bittacus froehlichi Collucci & A..., 2000
Bittacus omega Morgante, 1967
Bittacus pintoi Souza Lopes ..., 1942
Craneopsylla minerva Rothschild, 1903
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Peromyscopsylla hesperomys adelpha Rothschild, 1915
Polygenis puelche puelche (Del Ponte & ..., 1939)⇒ Polygenis puelche Del Ponte, 1963
Polygenis (Polygenis) atopus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Polygenis (Polygenis) occidentalis Cunha, 1914
Polygenis (Polygenis) pygaerus Wagner, 1937
Polygenis (Polygenis) rimatus Jordan, 1932
Polygenis (Polygenis) roberti Rothschild, 1905
Polygenis (Polygenis) tripus Jordan, 1933
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Polygenis pradoi Wagner, 1937
Polygenis thurmani Johnson, 1957
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pulex lutzii
Rhopalopsyllus australis Rothschild, 1904
Rhopalopsyllus lutzi Baker, 1904
Tunga (Tunga) penetrans Linnaeus, 1758Chigoe
Tunga caecata Enderlein, 1901
Tunga travassosi Pinto & Dreyfus, 1927
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Southeast Brazil
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
10
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
6
12
25
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