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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
443
3998
9114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
3995
9110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
418
3889
8822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
300
3217
7263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
6
11
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wisconsin
6 Families width 30 Species
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies19SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wisconsin
9 Genera with 30 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Cediopsylla Jnrdall, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Foxella Wagner, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Megabothris Jordan, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 193119SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wisconsin
30 Species
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Cediopsylla simplex Baker, 1895
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Foxella (Foxella) ignota Baker, 1895
Megabothris (Megabothris) acerbus Jordan, 1925
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Orchopeas howardi Baker, 1895Grey squirrel flea
Panorpa acuta (Carpenter, 1931)⇒ Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979
Panorpa anomala Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa banksi Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa claripennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa debilis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa dubitans Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa galerita Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa helena Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa hungerfordi Byers, 1973Bison Snaketail
Panorpa insolens Carpenter, 1935
Panorpa latipennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa mirabilis Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa nebulosa Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa neglecta Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa setifera Webb, 1974Mullein nightshade
Panorpa sigmoides Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa speciosa Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa subfurcata Westwood, 1842Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa submaculosa Carpenter, 1931
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Wisconsin
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
3
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
3
7
8
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