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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Wiltshire (Southwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
581
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
581
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
187
558
703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
149
496
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
3
5
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wiltshire
3 Families width 9 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Orthophlebiidae Handlirsch, 19063SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wiltshire
5 Genera with 9 Species
Amalaraeus Ioff, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Atopopsyllus Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Orthophlebia Westwood, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Stenopanorpa Handlirsch, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wiltshire
9 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amalaraeus penicilliger mustelae Dale, 1878A mammal flea
Atopopsyllus cionus Poinar, 2015
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) hirundinis Curtis, 1826A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) rusticus Wagner, 1903A bird flea
Ceratophyllus styx jordani Smit, 1955
Orthophlebia bifurcata C. G. Giebel, 1856
Orthophlebia minuta C. G. Giebel, 1856
Stenopanorpa gracilis Giebel, 1856

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Wiltshire
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
2
3
6
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