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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
560
5614
14483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
558
5609
14476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
536
5516
14233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
377
4583
12066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
12
27
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Washington
12 Families width 43 Species
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas13SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies5SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas6SpeciesTaxom
Cimbrophlebiidae Willmann, 1977Hangingfly2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Dinopanorpidae Carpenter, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Eorpidae Archibald & al., 20132SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies4SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Washington
27 Genera with 43 Species
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Aetheca thamba. Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 18615SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 19334SpeciesTaxom
Caurinus Russell, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Cimbrophlebia Willmann, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Corypsylla Fox, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 01SpeciesTaxom
Dinokanaga Archibald, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopsyllus Baker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Doratopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19141SpeciesTaxom
Eorpa Archibald & al., 20132SpeciesTaxom
Eumolpianus Smit, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Foxella Wagner, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Hesperoboreus Penny, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsylla Taschenherg, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Megabothris Jordan, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Meringis Jordan, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Nearctopsylla Rothschild, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Opisodasys Jordan, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18424SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Spicata Fox, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Thrassis Jordan, 19541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Washington
43 Species
Aetheca wagneri Baker, 1904
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 californicus Packard, 1870
Boreus elegans Carpenter, 1935
Boreus reductus Carpenter, 1933
Caurinus dectes Russell, 1979Eastern Least Clubtail
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) niger Fox, 1908Black hen flea
Cimbrophlebia brooksi Archibald, 2009
Cimbrophlebia westae Archibald, 2009
Corypsylla jordani Hubbard, 1940
Dactylopsylla tacomae
Dinokanaga andersoni Archibald, 2005
Dinokanaga dowsonae Archibald, 2005
Dinokanaga sternbergi Archibald, 2005
Dolichopsyllus stylosus Baker, 1904
Doratopsylla blarinae C.Fox, 1914
Eorpa elverumi S. B. Archibald, 2013
Eorpa ypsipeda S. B. Archibald, 2013
Eumolpianus cyrturus Jordan, 1929
Eumolpianus eumolpi Rothschild, 1905
Foxella (Foxella) ignota Baker, 1895
Hesperoboreus brevicaudus Byers, 1961Edmund's Snaketail
Hystrichopsylla occidentalis Holland, 1949
Megabothris clantoni Hubbard, 1949
Meringis shannoni Jordan, 1929
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Nearctopsylla martyoungi Hubbard, 1954
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Opisodasys vesperalis Jordan, 1929
Orchopeas leucopus Baker, 1904
Orchopeas sexdentatus Baker, 1904
Panorpa consuetudinis Snodgrass, 1927
Panorpa debilis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa isolata Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa rufescens Rambur, 1842
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Spicata moorei Hubbard, 1949
Thrassis fousti Hubbard, 1954

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Washington
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
6
6
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
5
18
20
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