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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Southwestern Ontario (Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
487
4492
8586
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
485
4489
8583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
462
4397
8381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
3708
7212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
5
9
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southwestern Ontario
5 Families width 17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southwestern Ontario
8 Genera with 17 Species
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Ectinorus Jordan, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 19317SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19502SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwestern Ontario
17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Bittacus stigmaterus Say, 1823
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951
Ectinorus polymerus Jordan, 1942
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Panorpa acuta (Carpenter, 1931)⇒ Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979
Panorpa banksi Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa claripennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa debilis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa latipennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa mirabilis Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa submaculosa Carpenter, 1931
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Southwestern Ontario
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
3
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
2
5
6
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