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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Switzerland (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
519
5821
17620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
5819
17618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
494
5734
17452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
321
4726
15307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
6
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Switzerland
6 Families width 15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies6SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Switzerland
10 Genera with 15 Species
Aulops Enderlein, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Callopsylla Wagner, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18111SpeciesTaxom
Neopanorpa Weele, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 17584SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Switzerland
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aulops alpina Rambur, 1842
Bittacus italicus Müller, 1766
Boreus hyemalis Linnaeus, 1767Snow Flea
Boreus westwoodi Hagen, 1866
Callopsylla (Geminopsylla) gemina Ioff, 1946
Ceratophyllus (Emmareus) columbae Gervais, 1844Feral Pigeon Nest Flea
Ctenophthalmus orphilus orphilus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Neopanorpa ramulata Byers, 1975
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) londinensis Rothschild, 1903English rat flea
Panorpa alpina (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Aulops alpina Rambur, 1842
Panorpa cognata Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionfly
Panorpa germanica Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Switzerland
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
3
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