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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
10
22
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zimbabwe
10 Families width 42 Species and 7 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas19SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies10SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zimbabwe
22 Genera with 42 Species
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Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Atopopsyllus Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 193110SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1925Cat and Dog Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Dinopsyllus Jordan & Rot..., 19132SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Lagaropsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19572SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19492SpeciesTaxom
Libyastus Jordan, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Listropsylla Rothschild, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsylla Becker-Migdi..., 19461SpeciesTaxom
Moeopsylla Rothschild, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Neotunga Smit, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Orthopsylloides Holland, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Pariodontis Jordan & Rot..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Phacopsylla Beaucournu &..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Procaviopsylla Jordan, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Stivalius Jordan & Rot..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19089SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
42 Species and 7 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Atopopsyllus cionus Poinar, 2015
Bittacus armatus Tjeder, 1956
Bittacus caprai Londt, 1972
Bittacus fumosus Esben-Petersen, 1913
Bittacus kimminsi Tjeder, 1956
Bittacus montanus Weele, 1910
Bittacus natalensis (Wood, 1933)⇒ Bittacus zambezinus Navas, 1931
Bittacus testaceus Klug, 1838
Bittacus vumbanus Smithers, 1960
Bittacus woodi (Smithers, 1959)⇒ Bittacus montanus Weele, 1910
Bittacus zambezinus Navas, 1931
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenocephalides felis damarensis Jordan, 1936
Ctenocephalides felis strongylus Jordan, 1925
Ctenophthalmus (Ethioctenophthalmus) smithersi De Meillon, 1950
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) ellobius Rothschild, 1905
Dinopsyllus (Dinopsyllus) lypusus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Echidnophaga larina Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Lagaropsylla consularis Smit, 1957
Lagaropsylla idae Smit, 1957
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) aethiopica Rothschild, 1908
Leptopsylla aethiopica thalia De Meillon, 1949
Libyastus selindae De Meillon, 1940
Listropsylla prominens Jordan, 1930
Mesopsylla tuschkan mesa Argyropulo, 1946
Moeopsylla sjoestedti Rothschild, 1908
Neotunga euloidea Smit, 1962
Orthopsylloides abacetus abacetus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Pariodontis riggenbachi riggenbachi Rothschild, 1904
Phacopsylla inexpecta
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Procaviopsylla angolensis Jordan, 1925
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Stivalius phoberus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Xenopsylla bechuanae De Meillon, 1947
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla cornigera Smit, 1956
Xenopsylla cuisancei Beaucournu &..., 1991
Xenopsylla hamula (Jordan, 1925)⇒ Xenopsylla cornigera Smit, 1956
Xenopsylla hipponax De Meillon, 1942
Xenopsylla syngenis Jordan, 1937
Xenopsylla torta Jordan & Rot..., 1908

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Zimbabwe
SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
1
1
10
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
9
21
32
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