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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
6312
15122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
6305
15118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
6185
14927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
370
5037
13090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
14
19
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Victoria
14 Families width 26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Australochoristidae Krzemi?ski, ..., 20151SpeciesTaxom
Choristidae Esben-Petersen, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Orthophlebiidae Handlirsch, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae (Dampf, 1908)Bird Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies6SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Macropsyllidae Oudemans, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Nannochoristidae Tillyard, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsychidae Tillyard, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Stephanocircidae Wagner, 19281SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Victoria
18 Genera with 26 Species
Australochorista Krzemi& 324;..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Chorista Klug, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Choristopanorpa Riek, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Cretacochorista Jell & Duncan, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Harpobittacus Gerstaecker, 19156SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18111SpeciesTaxom
Macropsylla Rothschild, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Meridiochorista Lambkin, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Nannochorista Tillyard, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Neoparachorista Riek, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Parapsyllus Enderlein, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Porribius Jordan, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Prochoristella Riek, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stephanocircus Skuse, 19731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Victoria
26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Australochorista leongatha Jell & Duncan, 1986
Chorista australis Klug, 1838
Choristopanorpa drinnani P. A. Jell, 1986
Cretacochorista parva P. A. Jell, 1986
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951
Harpobittacus albatus Riek, 1954
Harpobittacus australis Klug, 1838
Harpobittacus nigriceps Selys, 1868
Harpobittacus quasisimilis Lambkin, 1994
Harpobittacus rubricatus Riek, 1954
Harpobittacus tillyardi Esben-Petersen, 1915
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Macropsylla hercules Rothschild, 1905
Meridiochorista insolita Riek, 1973
Meridiochorista ruficeps Newman, 1850
Nannochorista dipteroides Tillyard, 1917
Neoparachorista clarkae P. A. Jell, 1986
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) londiniensis (Rothschild, 1903)⇒ Nosopsyllus londinensis Rothschild, 1903
Parapsyllus australiacus Rothschild, 1909
Porribius caminae Rothschild, 1903
Prochoristella leongatha P. A. Jell, 1986
Rhadinopsylla (Actenophthalmus) isacantha Rothschild, 1907A mammal flea
Stephanocircus greeni Traub & Dunnet, 1973

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Victoria
SuborderAneuretopsychina
Rasnitsyn & Kozlov, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderNannomecoptera
Hinton, 1981
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
4
7
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
8
10
11
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