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Checklist of Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
for Taiwan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12550
43797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12547
43788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
622
12412
43330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
402
9697
34650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
10
32
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Taiwan
10 Families width 117 Species and 8 Subspecies
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas15SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae (Wagner, 1939)7SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies5SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies53SpeciesTaxom
Vermipsyllidae Wagner, 1889Carnivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas15SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 191512SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Taiwan
32 Genera with 117 Species
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N
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Acropsylla Rothschild, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Alaopsylla Jordan, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Aviostivalus Lien & al., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 19275SpeciesTaxom
Campodotecnum Enderlein, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopsylla Kohaul, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Concavopsylla2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1885Cat and Dog Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalus Kolenati, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Dasypsyllus Baker, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Frontopsylla Wagner & Ioff, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Hirtopsylla1SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsylla Taschenherg, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllus Westwood, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18111SpeciesTaxom
Macrostylophora Ewing, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Metapsylla Kuwayama, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Monopsyllus Kolenati, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Neopanorpa Weele, 199414SpeciesTaxom
Neopsylla Wagner, 19324SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 19549SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopsylla Hopkins & Ro..., 19674SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 199437SpeciesTaxom
Paraceras Wagner, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1778Human Fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Stenischia Jordan, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Stivalius Jordan & Rot..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Typhlopsylla Taschenberg, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
117 Species and 8 Subspecies
Acropsylla (Acropsylla) girshami Traub, 1950
Alaopsylla murinus (Tiraboschi, 1904)⇒ Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903
Alaopsylla pachyuromyidis (Glinkiewicz, 1907)⇒ Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903
Alaopsylla philippinensis (Herzog, 1904)⇒ Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903
Alaopsylla tripolitanus (Fulmek, 1909)⇒ Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903
Aviostivalus klossi alishanensis Lien & al., 1996
Bittacus chujoi Issiki & Cheng, 1947
Bittacus formosanus Issiki, 1927
Bittacus maculatus Issiki, 1927
Bittacus sonani Issiki, 1929
Bittacus striatus Issiki, 1927
Campodotecnum formosana Navás, 1911
Campodotecnum ophthalmica Navás, 1911
Chaetopsylla (Chaetopsylla) hohuana Lein Jih-chi..., 1996
Concavopsylla caracoi (Scalon, 1935)⇒ Monopsyllus anisus Rothschild, 1907
Concavopsylla siana (Liu, 1956)⇒ Monopsyllus anisus Rothschild, 1907
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis felis Bouche, 1885Cat Flea
Ctenocephalus canis (Dugès, 1832)⇒ Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826
Ctenocephalus novemdentatus (Kolenati, 1859)⇒ Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826
Ctenophthalmus formosanus Svihla, 1942
Ctenophthalmus lui Hsieh & Jame..., 1971
Ctenophthalmus reductus Jameson & Hsieh, 1969
Ctenophthalmus taiwanus Smit, 1964
Ctenophthalmus taiwanus taiwanus Smit, 1964
Dasypsyllus (Dasypsyllus) gallinulae Dale, 1878A bird flea
Dasypsyllus gallinulae gallinulae Dale, 1878Moorhen Flea
Frontopsylla nakagawai taiwanensis Jameson & Hsieh, 1966
Hirtopsylla tateishii (Sugimoto, 1933)⇒ Ischnopsyllus indicus Jordan, 1931
Hystrichopsylla weida weida Jameson & Hsieh, 1967
Ischnopsyllus anmashanensis Chung & Hsu, 1999
Ischnopsyllus comans Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Ischnopsyllus indicus Jordan, 1931
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Macrostylophora liae Wang Dwenching, 1957
Metapsylla granulosa Yu, 1956
Metapsylla marginata Kuwayama, 1908
Monopsyllus anisus Rothschild, 1907
Neopanorpa babai Miyamoto, 1994
Neopanorpa dispar Issiki & Cheng, 1947
Neopanorpa formosana Navas, 1911
Neopanorpa formosensis Navas, 1930
Neopanorpa gradana Cheng, 1952
Neopanorpa hunanensis Hua, 2002
Neopanorpa k-maculata Cheng, 1952
Neopanorpa magna (Issiki, 1927)⇒ Neopanorpa hunanensis Hua, 2002
Neopanorpa makii Issiki, 1927
Neopanorpa ophthalmica (Navas, 1911)⇒ Panorpa ophthalmica Navas, 1911
Neopanorpa sauteri Esben-Petersen, 1912
Neopanorpa similis (Byers, 2002)⇒ Neopanorpa simulans Byers, 2008
Neopanorpa simulans Byers, 2008
Neopanorpa youngi Byers, 1994
Neopsylla constricta Jameson & Hsieh, 1971
Neopsylla mustelae Jameson & Hsieh, 1971
Neopsylla nebula Jameson & Hsieh, 1971
Neopsylla specialis Jordan, 1932
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Nosopsyllus californicus (Baker, 1904)⇒ Nosopsyllus fasciatus Bosc, 1800
Nosopsyllus canadensis (Baker, 1904)⇒ Nosopsyllus fasciatus Bosc, 1800
Nosopsyllus endymionis (Rothschild, 1904)⇒ Nosopsyllus fasciatus Bosc, 1800
Nosopsyllus furoris (Dale, 1878)⇒ Nosopsyllus fasciatus Bosc, 1800
Nosopsyllus nicanus Jordan, 1937
Nosopsyllus oculatus (Baker, 1904)⇒ Nosopsyllus fasciatus Bosc, 1800
Nosopsyllus paganus (Peus, 1949)⇒ Nosopsyllus fasciatus Bosc, 1800
Nosopsyllus utsuryoensis (Nagahana, 1954)⇒ Nosopsyllus nicanus Jordan, 1937
Palaeopsylla kappa Jameson & Hsieh, 1969
Palaeopsylla recava Traub & Evans, 1967
Palaeopsylla remota Jordan, 1929
Palaeopsylla remota nesicola (Traub & Evans, 1967)⇒ Palaeopsylla remota Jordan, 1929
Panorpa acuta (Carpenter, 1931)⇒ Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979
Panorpa akasakai Issiki, 1929
Panorpa angustistriata Issiki, 1929
Panorpa apiconebulosa Issiki, 1929
Panorpa bistriata Issiki, 1929
Panorpa brevititilana Issiki, 1929
Panorpa bunun Issiki, 1929
Panorpa concolor Esben-Petersen, 1915
Panorpa deceptor Esben-Petersen, 1913
Panorpa esakii Issiki, 1929
Panorpa falsa Issiki & Cheng, 1947
Panorpa formosana Navás, 1911
Panorpa hamata Issiki & Cheng, 1947
Panorpa horiensis Issiki, 1929
Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979Acuminate Snaketail
Panorpa japonica Thunberg, 1784
Panorpa lachlani Navas, 1930
Panorpa lintienshana Cheng, 1952
Panorpa longiramina Issiki & Cheng, 1947
Panorpa longititilana Issiki, 1929
Panorpa nokoensis Issiki, 1929
Panorpa nudiramus Byers, 2002
Panorpa ochraceocauda Issiki, 1927
Panorpa ophtalmica Navas, 1911
Panorpa ophthalmica Navas, 1911
Panorpa pallidimaculata Issiki, 1929
Panorpa pectinata Issiki, 1929
Panorpa peterseana Issiki, 1927
Panorpa rantaisanensis Issiki, 1929
Panorpa sauteri (Esben-Petersen, 1912)⇒ Neopanorpa sauteri Esben-Petersen, 1912
Panorpa shibatai Issiki, 1929
Panorpa sonani Issiki, 1929
Panorpa taiheisanensis Issiki, 1929
Panorpa taiwanensis Issiki, 1929
Panorpa tecta Byers, 2002
Panorpa yiei Issiki & Cheng, 1947
Panorpa youngi Byers, 1994
Paraceras sauteri Rothschild, 1914
Peromyscopsylla himalaica Rothschild, 1915
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pulex conepati (Cunha, 1914)⇒ Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758
Pulex orientalis (Kishida, 1939)⇒ Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758
Pulex vulgaris (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Stenischia mirabilis Jordan, 1932
Stivalius aporus yenpinensis Lin & Chung, 1994
Typhlopsylla (Partim) bisbidentatus (Kolenati, 1856)⇒ Leptopsylla segnis Schonherr, 1811
Typhlopsylla (Partim) mexicana (Baker, 1896)⇒ Leptopsylla segnis Schonherr, 1811
Typhlopsylla (Partim) musculi (Dages, 1832)⇒ Leptopsylla segnis Schonherr, 1811
Typhlopsylla (Partim) quadridentatus (Kolenati, 1859)⇒ Leptopsylla segnis Schonherr, 1811
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Taiwan
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
2
4
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
8
28
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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


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