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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Vermont (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
402
3132
6664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3127
6657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
380
3042
6447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
2576
5594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
9
11
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vermont
9 Families width 20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies8SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vermont
11 Genera with 20 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Doratopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19141SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Myodopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18428SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Tamiophila Jordan, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vermont
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bittacus pilicornis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Boreus brumalis Fitch, 1847Mid-winter Boreus
Boreus nivoriundus Fitch, 1847Snow-born Boreus
Ctenophthalmus (Nearctoctenophthalmus) pseudagyrtes Baker, 1904
Doratopsylla blarinae C.Fox, 1914
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Myodopsylla insignis Rothschild, 1903
Panorpa acuta (Carpenter, 1931)⇒ Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979
Panorpa claripennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa galerita Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa helena Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa latipennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa nebulosa Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa rufescens Rambur, 1842
Panorpa subfurcata Westwood, 1842Cultivated tobacco
Peromyscopsylla hesperomys Baker, 1904
Peromyscopsylla hesperomys hesperomys Baker, 1904
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Tamiophila grandis Rothschild, 1902
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea

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

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
3
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
5
7
7
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