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Checklist for Suborder Pistillifera Willmann, 1987
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
 
Pistillifera
Willmann, 1987
8
19
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North America
8 Families width 136 Species
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies27SpeciesTaxom
Panorpodidae Byers, 1965Short-faced scorpionflies6SpeciesTaxom
Cimbrophlebiidae Willmann, 1977Hangingfly4SpeciesTaxom
Dinopanorpidae Carpenter, 19726SpeciesTaxom
Eomeropidae Cockerell, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Eorpidae Archibald & al., 20133SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies86SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North America
19 Genera with 136 Species
Apterobittacus MacLachlan, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Apterobittcus1SpeciesTaxom
Bittacus Latreille, 193117SpeciesTaxom
Brachypanorpa Carpenter, 19905SpeciesTaxom
Cimbrophlebia Willmann, 20094SpeciesTaxom
Dinokanaga Archibald, 20056SpeciesTaxom
Eomerope Cockerell, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Eorpa Archibald & al., 20133SpeciesTaxom
Exilibittacus Yang & al., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Harpobittacus Gerstaecker, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Holcorpa Scudder, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Hylobittacus Byers, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Jurachorista Soszynska-Ma..., 20161SpeciesTaxom
Kalobittacus Esben-Petersen, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Orobittacus Villegas & B..., 19811SpeciesTaxom
Palaeobittacus Carpenter, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 190684SpeciesTaxom
Panorpodes MacLachlan, 20051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
136 Species
Apterobittacus apterus MacLachlan, 1871Wingless Scorpionfly
Apterobittcus apterus
Bittacus alexanderi Byers, 1999
Bittacus apicalis (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Hylobittacus apicalis Hagen, 1861
Bittacus banksi Esben-Petersen, 1915
Bittacus capensis Thunberg, 1784
Bittacus chlorostigma MacLachlan, 1881Pale Snaketail
Bittacus egestionis F. M. Carpenter, 1955
Bittacus mexicanus Klug, 1838
Bittacus nebulosus Klug, 1838
Bittacus occidentis Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Bittacus peninsularis Byers, 1996
Bittacus pilicornis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Bittacus punctiger Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Bittacus stigmaterus Say, 1823
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Bittacus sylvaticus Byers, 1996
Bittacus texanus Banks, 1908
Bittacus zambezinus Navas, 1931
Brachypanorpa carolinensis Banks, 1905
Brachypanorpa jeffersoni Byers, 1976Appalachian Snaketail
Brachypanorpa montana Carpenter, 1931
Brachypanorpa oregonensis MacLachlan, 1881
Brachypanorpa sacajawea Byers, 1990
Cimbrophlebia brooksi Archibald, 2009
Cimbrophlebia flabelliformis Archibald, 2009
Cimbrophlebia leahyi Archibald, 2009
Cimbrophlebia westae Archibald, 2009
Dinokanaga andersoni Archibald, 2005
Dinokanaga dowsonae Archibald, 2005
Dinokanaga hillsi Archibald, 2005
Dinokanaga sternbergi Archibald, 2005
Dinokanaga webbi Archibald, 2005
Dinokanaga wilsoni Archibald, 2005
Eomerope macabeensis Archibald & al., 2005
Eomerope tortriciformis T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Eorpa elverumi S. B. Archibald, 2013
Eorpa jurgeni S. B. Archibald, 2013
Eorpa ypsipeda S. B. Archibald, 2013
Exilibittacus plagioneurus Liu & al., 2014
Harpobittacus australis Klug, 1838
Holcorpa dillhoffi Archibald, 2010
Holcorpa maculosa Scudder, 1878
Hylobittacus apicalis Hagen, 1861
Jurachorista bashkuevi Soszynska-Ma..., 2016
Kalobittacus bimaculatus Esben-Petersen, 1914
Kalobittacus masoni Byers, 1994
Kalobittacus similis Byers, 1994
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Orobittacus obscurus Villegas & B..., 1981Gold rush hanging scorpionfly
Palaeobittacus eocenicus Carpenter, 1928
Panorpa actua Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa acuminata Byers, 1993
Panorpa acuta (Carpenter, 1931)⇒ Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979
Panorpa americana Swederus, 1787Wedgeleaf maidenplum
Panorpa anomala Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa appalachia Byers, 2002
Panorpa arctiiformis T. D. A. Coc..., 1907
Panorpa attenuata Byers, 1996
Panorpa azteca Byers, 1958Boreal Snaketail
Panorpa banksi Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa banksiana Penny & Byers, 1979Acuminate Snaketail
Panorpa bichai Byers, 1993
Panorpa bifida Carpenter, 1935
Panorpa bimacula Byers, 1996
Panorpa braueri Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa capillata Byers, 1996
Panorpa carolinensis Banks, 1905
Panorpa choctaw Byers, 1993
Panorpa claripennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionfly
Panorpa confinis Byers, 1993
Panorpa confusa (Westwood, 1841)⇒ Panorpa rufescens Rambur, 1842
Panorpa consuetudinis Snodgrass, 1927
Panorpa contorta Byers, 1996
Panorpa cryptica Bicha and Sc..., 2015
Panorpa debilis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa decolorata Chou & Wang, 1981
Panorpa dissimilis Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa dubitans Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa ensigera Bicha, 1983
Panorpa ferruginea Byers, 1993
Panorpa flexa Carpenter, 1935
Panorpa floridana Byers, 1993Florida scorpionfly
Panorpa galerita Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa germanica Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Panorpa gracilis Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa helena Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa hispida Byers, 1993
Panorpa hungefordi Byers, 1973
Panorpa hungerfordi Byers, 1973Bison Snaketail
Panorpa immaculata Esben-Petersen, 1915
Panorpa insigna Bicha, 2006
Panorpa insolens Carpenter, 1935
Panorpa involuta Byers, 1996
Panorpa isolata Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa issikii Penny & Byers, 1979Acuminate Snaketail
Panorpa latipennis Hine, 1901California bearpoppy
Panorpa longicornis Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa lugubris Swederus, 1787Mourning Scorpionfly
Panorpa maculosa Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Panorpa mexicana Banks, 1913
Panorpa mirabilis Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa mucronata Byers, 1996
Panorpa nebulosa Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa neglecta Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa nuptialis Gerstaecker, 1863
Panorpa oconee Byers, 1993
Panorpa pachymera Byers, 1993
Panorpa palustris Byers, 1958Boreal Snaketail
Panorpa penicillata Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa planicola Byers, 1993
Panorpa punctata Klug, 1838
Panorpa ramosa Byers, 1996
Panorpa reclusa Byers, 1996
Panorpa rigida S. H. Scudder, 1890
Panorpa robusta Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa rosemaria Bicha and Sc..., 2019
Panorpa rufa Gray, 1832Asian netvein hollyfern
Panorpa rufescens Rambur, 1842
Panorpa rupeculana Byers, 1993
Panorpa scopulifera Byers, 1993
Panorpa serta Byers, 1996
Panorpa setifera Webb, 1974Mullein nightshade
Panorpa sigmoides Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa speciosa Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa subfurcata Westwood, 1842Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa submaculosa Carpenter, 1931
Panorpa subulifera Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa terminata Klug, 1838
Panorpa umbricola Bicha, 2006
Panorpa utahensis
Panorpa venosa Westwood, 1846
Panorpa vernalis Byers, 1973Bison Snaketail
Panorpa virginica Banks, 1906
Panorpodes colei Byers, 2005

Subnodes of Pistillifera with occurrences in North America
InfraorderOpisthogonopora
Willmann, 1987
6
9
105
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderRaptipedia
Willmann, 1977
2
10
31
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom