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Checklist for Family Boreidae Latreille, 1816 (Snow fleas)
and region North America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
585
24354
178963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
25
156
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
3
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBoreidae
Latreille, 1816
Snow fleas, Snow scorpionflies
3
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
3 Genera with 17 Species
Boreus Latreille, 013SpeciesTaxom
Caurinus Russell, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Hesperoboreus Penny, 19722SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
17 Species
Boreus bomari Byers & Shaw, 2000Sinuous Snaketail
Boreus borealis Banks, 1923
Boreus brumalis Fitch, 1847Mid-winter Boreus
Boreus californicus Packard, 1870
Boreus coloradensis Byers, 1955Riffle Snaketail
Boreus elegans Carpenter, 1935
Boreus insulanus Blades, 2002Great Basin Snaketail
Boreus intermedius Lloyd, 1934Extra-striped Snaketail
Boreus nivoriundus Fitch, 1847Snow-born Boreus
Boreus nix Carpenter, 1935
Boreus pilosus Carpenter, 1935
Boreus reductus Carpenter, 1933
Boreus unicolor
Caurinus dectes Russell, 1979Eastern Least Clubtail
Caurinus tlagu Sikes & Stoc..., 2013
Hesperoboreus brevicaudus Byers, 1961Edmund's Snaketail
Hesperoboreus notoperates Cooper, 1972Pygmy Snaketail

Subnodes of Boreidae with occurrences in North America
SubfamilyBoreinae
Latreille, 1816
1
13
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Boreidae at artfakta.se
Boreidae at dyntaxa.se
Boreidae at gbif.org
Boreidae at irmng.org
Boreidae at itis.gov