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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Sydney Basin (New South Wales, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
3004
6116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
425
3002
6113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
403
2930
6006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
268
2399
5166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
4
7
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sydney Basin
4 Families width 11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Choristidae Esben-Petersen, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sydney Basin
7 Genera with 11 Species
Aetheca thamba. Jordan, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Chorista Klug, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Harpobittacus Gerstaecker, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Taeniochorista Esben-Petersen, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Tytthobittacus Smithers, 19731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sydney Basin
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aetheca wagneri ophidius (Jordan, 1929)⇒ Aetheca wagneri Baker, 1904
Chorista luteola Westwood, 1846
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Harpobittacus albatus Riek, 1954
Harpobittacus australis Klug, 1838
Harpobittacus rubricatus Riek, 1954
Harpobittacus scheibeli Esben-Petersen, 1935
Harpobittacus tillyardi Esben-Petersen, 1915
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Taeniochorista pallida Esben-Petersen, 1914
Tytthobittacus macalpinei Smithers, 1973

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Sydney Basin
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
2
4
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
2
3
3
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