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Checklist of Family Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906 (Hanging scorpionflies)
for Caribbean islands (Caribbean)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
643
11825
35784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
639
11810
35753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
614
11665
35378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
380
9246
28594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
10
22
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
4
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Raptipedia
Willmann, 1977
1
2
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBittacidae
Handlirsch, 1906
Hanging scorpionflies, Hangingflies, Hangingfly
2
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean islands
2 Genera with 7 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 18616SpeciesTaxom
Hylobittacus Byers, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean islands
7 Species
Bittacus maculosus Byers, 1965
Bittacus occidentis Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Bittacus pilicornis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Bittacus punctiger Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Bittacus stigmaterus Say, 1823
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Hylobittacus apicalis Hagen, 1861


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