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Checklist for Infraclass Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 (Modern Wing-folding insects)
and region Red Sea (Indian Ocean)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
42
64
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
42
64
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
40
62
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Red Sea
40 Families width 70 Species and 12 Subspecies
#CFMSLNAPTEBVGHO
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802)Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees4SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones7SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Philopteridae Burmeister, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854Lyonet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopidae (Schneider, 1851)And Green Lacewings1SpeciesTaxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829Braconid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Phlaeothripidae Uzel, 1895Thrips1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802Whirligig beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper2SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleuridae Ewing, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828Bagmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Mogoplistidae (Saussure, 1877)Scaly cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenidae Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912Spiny rat lice2SpeciesTaxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts1SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Red Sea
62 Genera with 70 Species
#ABCDEFHLMOPST
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Aenictus Shuckard, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Afranthidium Michener, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0Darkies1SpeciesTaxom
Alypia Hübner, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Ammobates Latreille, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Ancylosis Zeller, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Anthocopa Lepeletier, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1798Common Digger Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Aphantopus Wallengren, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1862Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Brueelia Kéler, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Bryothinusa Casey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Bucculatrix Zeller, 1960Ribbed cocoon makers1SpeciesTaxom
Callithomia Bates, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Calopieris Aurivillius, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 0Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopiella Banks, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Coelinidea Viereck, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1829Arabs5SpeciesTaxom
Compsothrips Reuter, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1910Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 20173SpeciesTaxom
Dineutus MacLeay, 1776whirligig beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Dyschirius Bonelli, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Fannia Robineau-Des..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Hemidromodes Prout, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplitis Klug, 1899Lesser Masons1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleura Enderlein, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrichia LeConte, 1862
Hypotrichs0SpeciesTaxom
Leucanimorpha Walker, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Lycorea Doubleday, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Megalophanes Heylaerts, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Milanion Godman & Salvin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Mogoplistes Serville, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Monodonta Kenrick, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Myllocerus Schönherr, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ochrodia Meyrick, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Odontotermes Holmgren, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Olfersia Leach, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarenus Fieber, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1910Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Protamaurops Muller, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoanthidium Friese, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1896Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Sternocera Eschscholtz, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Surattha Walker, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1895Slender ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tomoglossa Kraatz, 18841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Red Sea
70 Species and 12 Subspecies
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aenictus anceps Forel, 1910
Afranthidium alternans Klug, 1832
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Allotinus portunus portunus
Alypia octomaculata matuta H. Edwards, 1883
Amegilla (Aframegilla) nubica Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Micramegilla) deceptrix Priesner, 1957
Ammobates (Ammobates) dubius Benoist, 1961
Ancylosis aegyptiacella Ragonot, 1901
Ancylosis ruehli Gozmány, 1959
Anthophora (Heliophila) bimaculata Panzer, 1798Green-eyed flower bee
Aphantopus hyperantus arete Müller, 1764
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Atylotus agricola Wiedemann, 1828
Brueelia apiastri Denny, 1842
Bryothinusa cameroni Fauvel, 1904
Bucculatrix noviciata Gozmány, 1960
Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860
Calopieris eulimene Klug, 1829
Catocala actaea actaea
Chrysopiella argentina trapezia (Navas, 1918)⇒ Parachrysopiella argentina Banks, 1910
Coelinidea alima Riegel, 1982
Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883
Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829Golden Arab
Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis (Colotis) pleione Klug, 1829Orange Patch Tip
Colotis evarne Klug, 1829
Compsothrips reuteri Bagnall, 1913
Crematogaster scrutans Forel, 1910
Dacus (Leptoxyda) longistylus (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Dacus persicus Hendel, 1927
Delta emarginatum Linnaeus, 1758
Digitonthophagus aksumensis Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus eucatta Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus sahelicus Moretto, 2017
Dineutus (Protodineutus) grossus Modeer, 1776
Dyschirius glypturus Bates, 1883
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Fannia polychaeta Stein, 1895
Hemidromodes robusta Prout, 1913
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Hoplitis helouanensis Friese, 1899
Hoplopleura captiosa Johnson, 1960
Leucanimorpha disjuncta Walker, 1870Texas Powdered-Skipper
Lycorea halia atergatis Doubleday, 1847Tiger Mimic-Queen
Megalophanes nigrimanus Walker, 1870
Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Mogoplistes talitrus (Costa, O.G., 1855)⇒ Pseudomogoplistes squamiger Fischer, 1853
Monodonta passalis Kenrick, 1907
Monomorium orientale Mayr, 1879
Myllocerus rabdetanus Hustache, 1934
Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858Giant cleftclam
Ochrodia infallax Gozmány, 1960
Odontotermes erodens Sjöstedt, 1904
Olfersia fumipennis Sahlberg, 1886
Oxycarenus cruciatus Linnavuori, 1978
Pheidole escherichii Forel, 1910
Pheidole strator Forel, 1910Wabash riffleshell
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Polyplax kaiseri Johnson, 1960
Polyplax paradoxa Johnson, 1960
Protamaurops macrophthalmus macrophthalmus Müller, 1944
Pseudoanthidium wahrmanicum Mavromoustakis, 1953
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Solenopsis clytemnestra clytemnestra Emery, 1896
Sternocera castanea Olivier, 1790
Stichopogon chrysostoma Schiner, 1867
Surattha soudanensis Hampson, 1919
Tetraponera ambigua Emery, 1895Horseshoe crabs
Tomoglossa laeta Eppelsheim, 1884

Subnodes of Neoptera with occurrences in Red Sea
SuperorderHolometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
31
53
60
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderNeuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperorderParaneoptera
Martynov, 1923
5
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderPolyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Neoptera at gbif.org
Neoptera at itis.gov