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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
552
4888
10238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
550
4884
10233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
523
4755
9881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
357
3942
8143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
9
15
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virginia
9 Families width 39 Species
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies5SpeciesTaxom
Panorpodidae Byers, 1965Short-faced scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies20SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolycentropodidae Handlirsch, 19251SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virginia
13 Genera with 39 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Brachypanorpa Carpenter, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Cediopsylla Jnrdall, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Doratopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19141SpeciesTaxom
Epitedia Jordan, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Hylobittacus Byers, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 190620SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolycentropodes Grimaldi & F..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 02SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
39 Species
Bittacus pilicornis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Bittacus punctiger Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Bittacus stigmaterus Say, 1823
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Brachypanorpa carolinensis Banks, 1905
Brachypanorpa jeffersoni Byers, 1976Appalachian Snaketail
Cediopsylla simplex Baker, 1895
Ctenophthalmus (Nearctoctenophthalmus) pseudagyrtes Baker, 1904
Doratopsylla blarinae C.Fox, 1914
Epitedia cavernicola Traub, 1957
Hylobittacus apicalis Hagen, 1861
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Orchopeas leucopus Baker, 1904
Panorpa acuta (Carpenter, 1931)⇒ Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979
Panorpa americana Swederus, 1787Wedgeleaf maidenplum
Panorpa bifida Carpenter, 1935
Panorpa claripennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa consuetudinis Snodgrass, 1927
Panorpa debilis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa dissimilis Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa gracilis Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa helena Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979Acuminate Snaketail
Panorpa latipennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa longicornis Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa lugubris Swederus, 1787Mourning Scorpionfly
Panorpa maculosa Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Panorpa nebulosa Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa nuptialis Gerstaecker, 1863
Panorpa palustris Byers, 1958Boreal Snaketail
Panorpa subfurcata Westwood, 1842Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa subulifera Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa virginica Banks, 1906
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pseudopolycentropodes virginicus D. Grimaldi, 2005
Rhadinopsylla orama Smit, 1957
Rhadinopsylla srama

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

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
4
5
28
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
4
8
9
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