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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Southwest England (South England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
540
3904
7781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
538
3901
7777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
499
3811
7648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
326
3267
6870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
11
24
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southwest England
11 Families width 48 Species and 4 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas8SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas6SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies4SpeciesTaxom
Cimbrophlebiidae Willmann, 1977Hangingfly1SpeciesTaxom
Eomeropidae Cockerell, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Orthophlebiidae Handlirsch, 190619SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies5SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolycentropodidae Handlirsch, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southwest England
24 Genera with 48 Species
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Amalaraeus Ioff, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Archaeopsylla Dampf, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Atopopsyllus Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19557SpeciesTaxom
Cimicidium Westwood, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Eospilopteron Cockerell, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Jurachorista Soszynska-Ma..., 20161SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18111SpeciesTaxom
Mesopanorpa Handlirsch, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Orthophlebia Westwood, 193914SpeciesTaxom
Orthophlebioides Handlirsch, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18445SpeciesTaxom
Phryganeidium Westwood, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Porribius Jordan, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Protobittacus Tillyard, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Protorthophlebia Tillyard, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolycentropus Handlirsch, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Spilopsyllus Baker, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Stenopanorpa Handlirsch, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Tytthobittacus Smithers, 20161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwest England
48 Species and 4 Subspecies
Amalaraeus penicilliger mustelae Dale, 1878A mammal flea
Archaeopsylla erinacei erinacei Bouche, 1835Hedgehog Flea
Atopopsyllus cionus Poinar, 2015
Bittacus chlorostigma MacLachlan, 1881Pale Snaketail
Bittacus testaceus Klug, 1838
Ceratophyllus farreni farreni Rothschild, 1905
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) fringillae Walker, 1856A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) hirundinis Curtis, 1826A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) rusticus Wagner, 1903A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) styx Rothschild, 1900A Sand Martin flea
Ceratophyllus styx jordani Smit, 1955
Cimicidium dallasi J. O. Westwood, 1854
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Eospilopteron ornatum T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Jurachorista bashkuevi Soszynska-Ma..., 2016
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Mesopanorpa brodiei R. J. Tillyard, 1933
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Orthophlebia (Phryganidium) furcata A. Handlirsch, 1939
Orthophlebia anglica A. Handlirsch, 1939
Orthophlebia bifurcata C. G. Giebel, 1856
Orthophlebia brodiei Tillyard, 1933
Orthophlebia capillata P. E. S. Wha..., 1985
Orthophlebia confusa R. Willmann, 1977
Orthophlebia laesa A. Handlirsch, 1939
Orthophlebia liassica J. O. Westwood, 1845
Orthophlebia minuta C. G. Giebel, 1856
Orthophlebia nana A. Handlirsch, 1939
Orthophlebia parvula A. Handlirsch, 1939
Orthophlebia pictipennis R. J. Tillyard, 1933
Orthophlebia pytho J. O. Westwood, 1854
Orthophlebia stigmatica A. Handlirsch, 1939
Orthophlebioides anglicus Handlirsch, 1939
Panorpa cognata Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionfly
Panorpa galerita Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa germanica Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Panorpa liassica Mantell, 1844
Phryganeidium pytho Westwood, 1854
Porribius caminae Rothschild, 1903
Protobittacus handlirschi R. J. Tillyard, 1933
Protorthophlebia latipennis R. J. Tillyard, 1933
Pseudopolycentropus triangularis A. Handlirsch, 1920
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Spilopsyllus cuniculi Dale, 1878European rabbit flea
Stenopanorpa gracilis Giebel, 1856
Tytthobittacus jarzembowski Kopec & al., 2016

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Southwest England
SuborderAneuretopsychina
Rasnitsyn & Kozlov, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
5
12
30
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
5
11
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Mecoptera (Hyatt & Arms 1891)
Mecoptera (Hyatt & Arms 1891)


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Mecoptera at artfakta.se
Mecoptera at dyntaxa.se
Mecoptera at gbif.org
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Mecoptera at irmng.org
Mecoptera at itis.gov