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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Zambia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3129
7992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
8
10
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zambia
8 Families width 16 Species and 2 Subspecies
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies5SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zambia
10 Genera with 16 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Dinopsyllus Jordan & Rot..., 19132SpeciesTaxom
Lagaropsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19571SpeciesTaxom
Listropsylla Rothschild, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsylla Becker-Migdi..., 19461SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Orthopsylloides Holland, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19472SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
16 Species and 2 Subspecies
Bittacus caprai Londt, 1972
Bittacus fumosus Esben-Petersen, 1913
Bittacus montanus Weele, 1910
Bittacus moschinus Navas, 1914
Bittacus weelei Esben-Petersen, 1913
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) eximius Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) grypurus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) longifrons Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Lagaropsylla idae Smit, 1957
Listropsylla basilewskyi Smit, 1960
Mesopsylla tuschkan mesa Argyropulo, 1946
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) incisus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Orthopsylloides abacetus abacetus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Xenopsylla cornigera Smit, 1956
Xenopsylla mulleri De Meillon, 1947

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Zambia
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
5
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
7
9
11
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