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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
343
2194
3829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
342
2192
3827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
324
2121
3680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
235
1804
3263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
6
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Windham County (Vermont)
6 Families width 8 Species
Bittacidae (Handlirsch, 1906)Hanging scorpionflies0SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies3SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Windham County (Vermont)
6 Genera with 8 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 1805
0SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Windham County (Vermont)
8 Species
Boreus brumalis Fitch, 1847Mid-winter Boreus
Boreus nivoriundus Fitch, 1847Snow-born Boreus
Ctenophthalmus (Nearctoctenophthalmus) pseudagyrtes Baker, 1904
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Panorpa acuta (Carpenter, 1931)⇒ Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979
Panorpa galerita Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa nebulosa Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Windham County (Vermont)
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
2
2
2
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