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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Tasmania (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
517
4089
8321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
4082
8315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
493
4035
8248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
338
3289
7100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
13
23
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tasmania
13 Families width 38 Species and 3 Subspecies
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 193911SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae (Dampf, 1908)Bird Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Apteropanorpidae Byers, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies3SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Macropsyllidae Oudemans, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Nannochoristidae Tillyard, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Stephanocircidae Wagner, 19284SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tasmania
23 Genera with 38 Species
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Acanthopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19364SpeciesTaxom
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Apteropanorpa Carpenter, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Bibikovana Traub, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Bradiopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Choristopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Harpobittacus Gerstaecker, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Hoogstraalia Traub, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18111SpeciesTaxom
Lycopsylla Rothschild, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Macropsylla Rothschild, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Nannochorista Tillyard, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Parapsyllus Enderlein, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Porribius Jordan, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stephanocircus Skuse, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Uropsylla Rothschild, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tasmania
38 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acanthopsylla dunneti Holland, 1971
Acanthopsylla rothschildi Rainbow, 1905
Acanthopsylla rothschildi nereis Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Acanthopsylla scintilla M.Rothschild, 1936
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Apteropanorpa evansi Byers & Yeates, 1999
Apteropanorpa tasmanica Carpenter, 1941Tasmanian snow scorpionfly
Bibikovana rainbowi Rothschild, 1908
Bittacus pilicornis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Bradiopsylla echidnae Denny, 1843Echidna flea
Choristopsylla ochi Rothschild, 1904
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Harpobittacus australis Klug, 1838
Harpobittacus tillyardi Esben-Petersen, 1915
Hoogstraalia vandiemeni Smit, 1958
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Lycopsylla nova Rothschild, 1904
Macropsylla hercules Rothschild, 1905
Macropsylla novaehollandiae Hastriter, 2002
Nannochorista dipteroides Tillyard, 1917
Nannochorista holostigma Tillyard, 1917
Nannochorista maculipennis Tillyard, 1917
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) londiniensis (Rothschild, 1903)⇒ Nosopsyllus londinensis Rothschild, 1903
Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionfly
Parapsyllus australiacus Rothschild, 1909
Parapsyllus taylori Jordan, 1942
Polygenis axius axius Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Porribius caminae Rothschild, 1903
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Pygiopsylla zethi Rothschild, 1904
Rhadinopsylla (Actenophthalmus) isacantha Rothschild, 1907A mammal flea
Stephanocircus dasyuri Skuse, 1893
Stephanocircus greeni Traub & Dunnet, 1973
Stephanocircus pectinipes Rothschild, 1915
Stephanocircus simsoni Rothschild, 1905
Uropsylla tasmanica Rothschild, 1905

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Tasmania
SuborderNannomecoptera
Hinton, 1981
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
9
18
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyApteropanorpidae
Byers, 1965
1
2
Genus
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