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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
500
5821
13599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
496
5815
13595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
474
5736
13377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
4589
10958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
10
34
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southwest Mexico
10 Families width 80 Species and 2 Subspecies
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas6SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas34SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas11SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 191512SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas7SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southwest Mexico
34 Genera with 80 Species
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Anomiopsyllus Baker, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Atyphloceras Jordan & Rot..., 19521SpeciesTaxom
Baculomeris Smit, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Cediopsylla Jnrdall, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Corrodopsylla J.N.Wagner, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 20004SpeciesTaxom
Dasypsyllus Baker, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Epitedia Jordan, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Hectopsylla Frauenfeld, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsylla Taschenherg, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Jellisonia Traub, 19519SpeciesTaxom
Kohlsia Traub, 20099SpeciesTaxom
Meringis Jordan, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Myodopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19713SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Opisodasys Jordan, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopsylla Hopkins & Ro..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pleochaetis Jordan, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Plusaetis Smit, 19587SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19505SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1895Human Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllus Baker, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Strepsylla Traub, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Tunga Jarocki, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Wenzella Traub, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwest Mexico
80 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anomiopsyllus martini Holland, 1965
Anomiopsyllus oaxacae Barnes, 1965
Atyphloceras tancitari Traub & Johnson, 1952
Baculomeris schmidti Traub, 1950
Bittacus banksi Esben-Petersen, 1915
Bittacus mexicanus Klug, 1838
Cediopsylla inaequalis Baker, 1895
Cediopsylla simplex Baker, 1895
Ceratophyllus coahuilensis Eads, 1956
Corrodopsylla barrerai Traub & Evans, 1967
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenophthalmus (Nearctoctenophthalmus) haagi Traub, 1950
Ctenophthalmus (Nearctoctenophthalmus) pseudagyrtes Baker, 1904
Ctenophthalmus adetus (Jordan & Rot..., 1920)⇒ Ctenophthalmus bisoctodentatus Kolenati, 1863
Ctenophthalmus tecpin Morrone, Aco..., 2000
Dasypsyllus (Dasypsyllus) gallinulae Dale, 1878A bird flea
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Hectopsylla cypha Jordan, 1942
Hystrichopsylla cryptotis Acosta & Mor..., 2005
Hystrichopsylla llorentei Ayala & Morales, 1990
Hystrichopsylla occidentalis Holland, 1949
Jellisonia amadoi Ponce-Ulloa, 1989
Jellisonia bonia Traub & Johnson, 1952
Jellisonia grayi Hubbard, 1958
Jellisonia guerrerensis Morales, 1990
Jellisonia hayesi Traub, 1950
Jellisonia ironsi Eads, 1947
Jellisonia klotsi Traub, 1944
Jellisonia mexicana Ponce, 1989
Jellisonia wisemani Eads, 1951
Kohlsia cora Traub, 1950
Kohlsia fournieri Vargas, 1951
Kohlsia keenani Tipton & Mendez, 1961
Kohlsia martini Holland, 1971
Kohlsia mojica Tipton & Mendez, 1966
Kohlsia ortizi Vargas, 1951
Kohlsia pelaezi Barrera, 1956
Kohlsia whartoni Traub & Johnson, 1952
Kohlsia zyanya Acosta, Salc..., 2009
Meringis arachis Jordan, 1929
Myodopsylla collinsi Kohls, 1937
Myodopsylla gentilis Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Myodopsylla globata Holland, 1971
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Opisodasys (Sciuropsylla) hollandi Traub, 1947
Orchopeas fulleri Traub, 1950
Orchopeas howardi Baker, 1895Grey squirrel flea
Orchopeas leucopus Baker, 1904
Palaeopsylla soricis scobina Smit & Rosicky, 1965
Panorpa bimacula Byers, 1996
Panorpa immaculata Esben-Petersen, 1915
Peromyscopsylla hesperomys adelpha Rothschild, 1915
Pleochaetis mundus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Pleochaetis paramundus Traub, 1950
Plusaetis apollinaris Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Plusaetis dolens Jordan & Rot..., 1914
Plusaetis mathesoni Traub, 1950
Plusaetis parus Traub, 1950
Plusaetis ponsi Barrera, 1955
Plusaetis sibynus Jordan, 1925
Plusaetis soberoni Barrera, 1958
Polygenis (Polygenis) gwyni C. Fox, 1914Flea
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis (Polygenis) martinezbaezi Vargas, 1951
Polygenis (Polygenis) vazquezi Vargas, 1951
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pulex (Juxtapulex) alvarezi Barrera, 1955
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pulex (Pulex) simulans (Baker, 1895)⇒ Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Rhopalopsyllus australis Rothschild, 1904
Rhopalopsyllus cacicus Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Strepsylla davisae Traub & Johnson, 1952
Strepsylla machadoi Barrera & Traub, 1963
Strepsylla mina Traub, 1950
Strepsylla villai Traub & Barrera, 1955
Tunga (Tunga) penetrans Linnaeus, 1758Chigoe
Wenzella obscura Traub, 1953
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea

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

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
8
32
76
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