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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region West Midlands (English Midlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
425
3413
8111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
425
3413
8111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3364
8028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
293
2941
7315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
5
8
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Midlands
5 Families width 20 Species and 5 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas8SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Orthophlebiidae Handlirsch, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies4SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Midlands
8 Genera with 20 Species
Amalaraeus Ioff, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Archaeopsylla Dampf, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19557SpeciesTaxom
Eospilopteron Cockerell, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Orthophlebia Westwood, 18454SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18444SpeciesTaxom
Protobittacus Tillyard, 19332SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Midlands
20 Species and 5 Subspecies
Amalaraeus penicilliger mustelae Dale, 1878A mammal flea
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Archaeopsylla erinacei erinacei Bouche, 1835Hedgehog Flea
Ceratophyllus farreni farreni Rothschild, 1905
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) fringillae Walker, 1856A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) hirundinis Curtis, 1826A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) rusticus Wagner, 1903A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) styx Rothschild, 1900A Sand Martin flea
Ceratophyllus styx jordani Smit, 1955
Eospilopteron ornatum T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Orthophlebia gigantea R. J. Tillyard, 1933
Orthophlebia gracilis A. Handlirsch, 1939
Orthophlebia intermedia C. G. Giebel, 1856
Orthophlebia liassica J. O. Westwood, 1845
Panorpa cognata Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionfly
Panorpa germanica Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Panorpa liassica Mantell, 1844
Protobittacus liassicus R. J. Tillyard, 1933
Protobittacus maculatus R. J. Tillyard, 1933

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in West Midlands
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
3
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
2
5
10
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