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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
11
21
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanzania
11 Families width 64 Species and 24 Subspecies
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies10SpeciesTaxom
Chimaeropsyllidae Ewing & Fox, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas15SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 191513SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas8SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Xiphiopsyllidae Wagner, 19394SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanzania
21 Genera with 64 Species
#ABCDELMNOPX
Afristivalius Traub, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 191310SpeciesTaxom
Chimaeropsylla Rothschild, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1925Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 026SpeciesTaxom
Dinopsyllus Jordan & Rot..., 19636SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Lagaropsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19571SpeciesTaxom
Lentistivalius Traub, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19513SpeciesTaxom
Libyastus Jordan, 19634SpeciesTaxom
Listropsylla Rothschild, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Moeopsylla Rothschild, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Orthopsylloides Holland, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Parapulex Wagner, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Procaviopsylla Jordan, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Pulicella Smit, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 196012SpeciesTaxom
Xiphiopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19606SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
64 Species and 24 Subspecies
Afristivalius torvus Rothschild, 1908
Bittacus alluaudi Navas, 1914
Bittacus berlandi Capra, 1939
Bittacus discors Navas, 1914
Bittacus fumosus Esben-Petersen, 1913
Bittacus leptocercus Navas, 1934Carolina yellow loosestrife
Bittacus montanus Weele, 1910
Bittacus moschinus Navas, 1914
Bittacus sjostedti Weele, 1910
Bittacus stanleyi Byers, 1968
Bittacus weelei Esben-Petersen, 1913
Chimaeropsylla haddowi Smit, 1952
Chimaeropsylla potis Rothschild, 1911
Chimaeropsylla potis potis Rothschild, 1911
Ctenocephalides felis strongylus Jordan, 1925
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) acanthurus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) blandulus Smit, 1960
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) calceatus Waterston, 1912
Ctenophthalmus calceatus cabirus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Ctenophthalmus calceatus calceatus Waterston, 1912
Ctenophthalmus calceatus tholatus Traub, 1963
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) cophurus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Ctenophthalmus cophurus grzimeki Hubbard, 1964
Ctenophthalmus cophurus hemingwayi Hubbard, 1963
Ctenophthalmus cophurus schmiederi Hubbard, 1966
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) evidens Jordan, 1929
Ctenophthalmus evidens elgonensis Jordan, 1938
Ctenophthalmus evidens evidens Jordan, 1929
Ctenophthalmus evidens modicus Jordan, 1933
Ctenophthalmus evidens wilkesi Hubbard, 1963
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) eximius Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) gilliesi Hubbard, 1963
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) leptodactylus Hubbard, 1963
Ctenophthalmus teucqae shumeensis Laudisoit & ..., 2007
Ctenophthalmus teucqae teucqae Laudisoit & ..., 2007
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) verutus Smit, 1960
Ctenophthalmus audax Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Ctenophthalmus audax audax Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Ctenophthalmus audax szaboi Smit, 1976
Ctenophthalmus microphthalma Beaucournu &..., 1996
Ctenophthalmus tholatus
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) echinus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) grypurus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) longifrons Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) lypusus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) pringlei Hubbard, 1963
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) titan Hubbard, 1963
Echidnophaga larina Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Lagaropsylla idae Smit, 1957
Lentistivalius (Lentistivalius) alienus Smit, 1958
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) aethiopica Rothschild, 1908
Leptopsylla aethiopica aethiopica Rothschild, 1908
Leptopsylla aethiopica nakuruensis Smit, 1951
Libyastus duratus Jordan, 1931
Libyastus infestus Rothschild, 1908
Libyastus smiti Johnson, 1957
Libyastus wilsoni Hubbard, 1963
Listropsylla basilewskyi Smit, 1960
Listropsylla dolosa Rothschild, 1907
Moeopsylla sjoestedti Rothschild, 1908
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) incisus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Orthopsylloides abacetus abacetus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Parapulex echinatus Smit, 1956
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Procaviopsylla procaviae C.Fox, 1914
Pulicella aenigma Lewis & Chee..., 1988
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla debilis Jordan, 1925
Xenopsylla difficilis Jordan, 1925
Xenopsylla morgandaviesi Hubbard, 1963
Xenopsylla raybouldi Hubbard, 1963
Xenopsylla sarodes Jordan, 1937
Xenopsylla sarodes manyarensis Hubbard, 1963
Xenopsylla sarodes sarodes Jordan, 1937
Xenopsylla sarodes serengetiensis Hubbard, 1963
Xenopsylla scopulifer Rothschild, 1905
Xenopsylla tanganyikensis Marcus, De M..., 1960
Xiphiopsylla daemonicola Smit, 1960
Xiphiopsylla hyparetes Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Xiphiopsylla lippa Jordan, 1933
Xiphiopsylla lippa lippa Jordan, 1933
Xiphiopsylla lippa smithi Hubbard, 1967
Xiphiopsylla tumida Smit, 1960

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Tanzania
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
10
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
10
20
54
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