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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2886
6688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2883
6685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2865
6666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2182
5486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
6
7
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tunisia
6 Families width 29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies6SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Panorpodidae Byers, 1965Short-faced scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies18SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tunisia
7 Genera with 29 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 18615SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Brachypanorpa Carpenter, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Hectopsylla Frauenfeld, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Hylobittacus Byers, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 190618SpeciesTaxom
Stenoponia Jordan & Rot..., 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bittacus occidentis Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Bittacus pilicornis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Bittacus punctiger Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Bittacus stigmaterus Say, 1823
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Boreus brumalis Fitch, 1847Mid-winter Boreus
Boreus nivoriundus Fitch, 1847Snow-born Boreus
Brachypanorpa jeffersoni Byers, 1976Appalachian Snaketail
Hectopsylla broscus Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Hylobittacus apicalis Hagen, 1861
Panorpa acuta (Carpenter, 1931)⇒ Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979
Panorpa bichai Byers, 1993
Panorpa bifida Carpenter, 1935
Panorpa capillata Byers, 1996
Panorpa carolinensis Banks, 1905
Panorpa choctaw Byers, 1993
Panorpa debilis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa flexa Carpenter, 1935
Panorpa helena Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa isolata Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979Acuminate Snaketail
Panorpa latipennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa longicornis Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa maculosa Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Panorpa nebulosa Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa neglecta Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa submaculosa Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa virginica Banks, 1906
Stenoponia tripectinata tripectinata Tiraboschi, 1902

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

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
4
25
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
2
2
2
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