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Checklist of Infraclass Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 (Modern Wing-folding insects)
for Highlands Region (Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
63
209
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
63
209
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
58
203
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Highlands Region
58 Families width 304 Species and 2 Subspecies
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Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts1SpeciesTaxom
Adelidae Bruand, 1851Adelid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies7SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees11SpeciesTaxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820Brenthidae1SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers1SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles24SpeciesTaxom
Carcinophoridae Hincks, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers2SpeciesTaxom
Cicadellidae Latreille, 1802Cicadellids13SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles3SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825Case moths2SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815Diving beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths2SpeciesTaxom
Endromidae Boisduval, 1828Glory Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ant22SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths7SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths17SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper5SpeciesTaxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844Cascade Beetles42SpeciesTaxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802Ichneumon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804Stag Beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues7SpeciesTaxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854Lyonet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Mesoveliidae Douglas and ..., 1867Pond treaders1SpeciesTaxom
Miridae Hahn, 1831Capsid bugs5SpeciesTaxom
Monomachidae Ashmead, 1902Monomachid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms13SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars1SpeciesTaxom
Notonectidae Latreille, 1802Back Swimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals24SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845)Tree cricket0SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos4SpeciesTaxom
Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829Finger Net caddisflies0SpeciesTaxom
Philopteridae Burmeister, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs20SpeciesTaxom
Psyllidae Latreille, 1807Jumping plant lice0SpeciesTaxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820Pteromalid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839Scelionid wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Stephanidae Leach, 1815Crown wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths15SpeciesTaxom
Ulopidae (Le Peletier ..., 1825)1SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829Ermine Moths1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Neoptera with occurrences in Highlands Region
SuperorderHolometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
48
178
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperorderParaneoptera
Martynov, 1923
7
22
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperorderPolyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
3
3
2
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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