Species list, Checklist of Superorder Paraneoptera for South America (America)

Ants	Arachnids
Bees	Beetles
Booklice	Bugs
Bumblebees	Butterflies
Cicadas	Crane flies
Dragonflies	Earwigs
Flies	Isopods
Locusts	Mantises
Mayflies	Mosquitoes
Myriapods	Net-winged
Plant-parasitic	Scorpion flies
Termites	Wasps

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Checklist for Superorder Paraneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region South America (America)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	1015 31826 191976	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	1012 31805 191924	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	929 31274 189459	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Paraneoptera Martynov, 1923	215 4692 23577	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for South America
215 Families width 23577 Species and 321 Subspecies

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Acanaloniidae Amyot and Se..., 1843	Acanalonid planthoppers	46	Species	Taxom
Acanthosomatidae Signoret, 1864	Acanthosomatids	46	Species	Taxom
Achilidae Stål, 1866	Achilid Planthoppers	57	Species	Taxom
Aclerdidae Ferris, 1937	Aclerdid scales	6	Species	Taxom
Adelgidae Heinze, 1962	Adelgids	4	Species	Taxom
Aenictopecheidae Usinger, 1932		7	Species	Taxom
Aeolothripidae Uzel, 1895	Banded thrips	27	Species	Taxom
Aetalionidae Spinola, 1850	Treehopper	33	Species	Taxom
Aleyrodidae Westwood, 1840	Whiteflies	203	Species	Taxom
Alydidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843	Bean bugs	67	Species	Taxom
Amphientomidae Enderlein, 1903	Tropical Barklice	10	Species	Taxom
Amphipsocidae Mockford, 1978	Hairy-winged Barklice	23	Species	Taxom
Anthocoridae Fieber, 1837	Flower bugs	35	Species	Taxom
Aphalaridae Löw, 1879		47	Species	Taxom
Aphididae Latreille, 1802	Aphids	185	Species	Taxom
Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946	Froghoppers	30	Species	Taxom
Aradidae Spinola, 1837	Flat bug	136	Species	Taxom
Archipsocidae Enderlein, 1903	Ancient Barklice	35	Species	Taxom
Asiopsocidae Mockford & G..., 1976		5	Species	Taxom
Asterolecaniidae Cockerell, 1896	Asterolecaniids	46	Species	Taxom
Beesoniidae Ferris, 1950	Beesoniids	5	Species	Taxom
Belostomatidae Leach, 1815	Alligator ticks	96	Species	Taxom
Berytidae Fieber, 1851	Stilt bug	49	Species	Taxom
Biturritiidae (Metcalf, 1929)		9	Species	Taxom
Blissidae Stål, 1862	Chinch Bugs	71	Species	Taxom
Boopiidae Mjöberg, 1910		2	Species	Taxom
Caeciliusidae Kolbe, 1880	Lizard Barklice	68	Species	Taxom
Caliscelidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843	Piglet Bugs	9	Species	Taxom
Calophyidae Vondracek, 1957		24	Species	Taxom
Carsidaridae Crawford, 1911		7	Species	Taxom
Ceratocombidae Fieber, 1861		4	Species	Taxom
Cercopidae Leach, 1815	Froghopper	509	Species	Taxom
Cercopionidae Hamilton, 1990		1	Species	Taxom
Cerococcidae Balachowsky, 1942	Cerococcids	12	Species	Taxom
Chiliocyclidae Evans, 1956		3	Species	Taxom
Cicadellidae Latreille, 1802	Cicadellids	5608	Species	Taxom
Cicadidae Westwood, 1840	Cicada	568	Species	Taxom
Cicadopsyllidae Martynov, 1931		1	Species	Taxom
Cimicidae Latreille, 1802	Bat bugs	17	Species	Taxom
Cixiidae Spinola, 1839	Cixid planthoppers	175	Species	Taxom
Clastopteridae Stål, 1858	Clastopterid Spittlebugs	44	Species	Taxom
Coccidae Stephens, 1829	Soft scale	329	Species	Taxom
Colobathristidae Stål, 1866		33	Species	Taxom
Conchaspididae Green, 1896	False armored scales	7	Species	Taxom
Coreidae Leach, 1815	Broad-headed bugs	928	Species	Taxom
Corixidae Leach, 1815	Lesser Water-Boatman	104	Species	Taxom
Cryptococcidae		1	Species	Taxom
Cydnidae Billberg, 1820	Burrower bugs	67	Species	Taxom
Cymidae Baerensprung, 1860		8	Species	Taxom
Dactylopiidae Signoret, 1875	Cochineal insects	9	Species	Taxom
Dasydemellidae	Shaggy Psocids	10	Species	Taxom
Delphacidae Leach, 1815	Delphacid planthoppers	261	Species	Taxom
Derbidae Spinola, 1839	Derbid planthoppers	202	Species	Taxom
Diaspididae Maskell, 1878	Armored scale insects	277	Species	Taxom
Dictyopharidae Spinola, 1839	Dictyopharid Planthoppers	73	Species	Taxom
Dinidoridae Stål, 1867	Dinidorid bug	6	Species	Taxom
Dipsocoridae Dohrn, 1859	Dipsocorids	1	Species	Taxom
Dolabellopsocidae Eertmoed, 1973		26	Species	Taxom
Dysmorphoptilidae Handlirsch, 1906		7	Species	Taxom
Echinophthiriidae Enderlein, 1904		1	Species	Taxom
Ectopsocidae	Outer Barklice	22	Species	Taxom
Electrentomidae Enderlein, 1911		3	Species	Taxom
Elipsocidae Pearman, 1936	Damp Barklice	28	Species	Taxom
Enderleinellidae Ewing, 1929		5	Species	Taxom
Enicocephalidae Stål, 1860	Gnat bug	36	Species	Taxom
Eoscarterellidae Evans, 1956		1	Species	Taxom
Epipsocidae	Elliptical bark louse	76	Species	Taxom
Epipygidae Hamilton, 2001		5	Species	Taxom
Eriococcidae Cockerell, 1899	Eriococcid scales	116	Species	Taxom
Eurybrachidae Stål, 1862		1	Species	Taxom
Flatidae Spinola, 1839	Flatid planthoppers	68	Species	Taxom
Fulgoridae Latreille, 1807	Fulgorid Planthopper	178	Species	Taxom
Gelastocoridae Kirkaldy, 1897	Toad bug	48	Species	Taxom
Geocoridae Baerensprung, 1860	Big-eyed Bugs	43	Species	Taxom
Gerridae Leach, 1815	Jesus bugs	160	Species	Taxom
Gyponidae		1	Species	Taxom
Gyropidae Kellogg, 1896		76	Species	Taxom
Haematopinidae Enderlein, 1904	Ungulate lice	5	Species	Taxom
Halimococcidae Brown & McKe..., 1962	Halimococcids	1	Species	Taxom
Hebridae Amyot and Se..., 1843	Velvet water bug	23	Species	Taxom
Helotrephidae Esaki & China, 1927	Beetle backswimmers	10	Species	Taxom
Hemipsocidae Pearman, 1936	Leaf Litter Barklice	2	Species	Taxom
Heptapsogasteridae (Carriker, 1936)		6	Species	Taxom
Heterogastridae Stål, 1872		2	Species	Taxom
Heterothripidae Bagnall, 1912		40	Species	Taxom
Homotomidae Heslop-Harrison, 1958		5	Species	Taxom
Hoplopleuridae Ewing, 1929		72	Species	Taxom
Hybophthiridae Ewing, 1929		1	Species	Taxom
Hydrometridae Billberg, 1820	Marsh treader	40	Species	Taxom
Idiostolidae Scudder, 1962		2	Species	Taxom
Ipsviciidae Tillyard, 1919		1	Species	Taxom
Issidae Spinola, 1839	Issid planthoppers	74	Species	Taxom
Jascopidae Hamilton, 1971		1	Species	Taxom
Kermesidae Signoret, 1875	Gall-like Scale Insects	1	Species	Taxom
Kerriidae Lindinger, 1937	Lac Insects	5	Species	Taxom
Kinnaridae Muir, 1925	Kinnarid Planthoppers	11	Species	Taxom
Kuwaniidae MacGillvray, 1921		1	Species	Taxom
Lachesillidae Pearman, 1936	Fateful Barklice	120	Species	Taxom
Laemobothriidae Mjöberg, 1910		6	Species	Taxom
Lalacidae Hamilton, 1990		18	Species	Taxom
Largidae Amyot and Se..., 1843	Bordered plant bugs	127	Species	Taxom
Lecanodiaspididae Borchsenius, 1965	False pit scales	10	Species	Taxom
Lepidopsocidae Lienhard & S..., 2002	Scaly-winged bark louse	29	Species	Taxom
Leptopodidae Amyot and Se..., 1843	Spiny shore bugs	2	Species	Taxom
Linognathidae Webb, 1946		11	Species	Taxom
Liposcelididae Enderlein, 1911	Booklice	61	Species	Taxom
Liviidae Low, 1879		45	Species	Taxom
Lophopidae Stål, 1866		5	Species	Taxom
Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829	Chinch bugs	292	Species	Taxom
Macroveliidae McKinstry, 1942	Macroveliid shore bugs	1	Species	Taxom
Malcidae Stål, 1865		2	Species	Taxom
Margarodidae Newstead, 1901	Cottony cushion scales	12	Species	Taxom
Megarididae McAtee & Mal..., 1928		4	Species	Taxom
Melanthripidae Bagnall, 1913		1	Species	Taxom
Membracidae Germar, 1821	Horned Treehoppers	1282	Species	Taxom
Menoponidae Mjöberg, 1910	Bird lice	250	Species	Taxom
Merothripidae Hood, 1914	Large-legged thrips	9	Species	Taxom
Mesopsocidae Enderlein, 1903	Middle Barklice	1	Species	Taxom
Mesoveliidae Douglas and ..., 1867	Pond treaders	16	Species	Taxom
Micronectidae Jaczewski, 1924	Pygmy water boatmen	33	Species	Taxom
Microthoraciidae Kim and Ludwig, 1978		3	Species	Taxom
Miridae Hahn, 1831	Capsid bugs	2116	Species	Taxom
Monophlebidae Signoret, 1875	Giant scale	55	Species	Taxom
Musapsocidae Mockford, 1967		4	Species	Taxom
Myerslopiidae Evans, 1957		10	Species	Taxom
Myopsocidae Enderlein, 1907	Mouse like barklouse	21	Species	Taxom
Nabidae Costa, 1852	Damsel bugs	30	Species	Taxom
Naucoridae Leach, 1815	Creeping water bug	167	Species	Taxom
Nepidae Latreille, 1802	Back-swimmer Water-boatmen	80	Species	Taxom
Neurostigmatidae		9	Species	Taxom
Nogodinidae Melichar, 1898		49	Species	Taxom
Notonectidae Latreille, 1802	Back Swimmers	127	Species	Taxom
Ochteridae Kirkaldy, 1906	Velvety shore bug	2	Species	Taxom
Omaniidae Cobben, 1970	Intertidal dwarf bug	0	Species	Taxom
Ortheziidae Green, 1896	Ensign coccids	57	Species	Taxom
Oviparosiphidae Shaposhnikov, 1979		3	Species	Taxom
Oxycarenidae Stål, 1862		16	Species	Taxom
Pachygronthidae Stål, 1865		21	Species	Taxom
Pachymeridiidae Handlirsch, 1906		1	Species	Taxom
Pachynomidae Stål, 1873		1	Species	Taxom
Pachytroctidae Enderlein, 1911	Thick Barklice	14	Species	Taxom
Palaeoaphididae Richards, 1966		1	Species	Taxom
Palaeontinidae Handlirsch, 1906	Giant cicadas	9	Species	Taxom
Parastrachiidae Oshanin, 1922		0	Species	Taxom
Pecaroecidae Kéler, 1963		1	Species	Taxom
Pedicinidae Enderlein, 1904		3	Species	Taxom
Pediculidae Leach, 1817		2	Species	Taxom
Peloridiidae Breddin, 1897	Gondwanan moss bugs	8	Species	Taxom
Pentatomidae Leach, 1815	Lesser shield bugs	482	Species	Taxom
Pereboriidae Zalessky, 1930		1	Species	Taxom
Perforissidae Shcherbakov, 2007		2	Species	Taxom
Peripsocidae Roesler, 1944	Stout Barklice	20	Species	Taxom
Philopteridae Burmeister, 1830		669	Species	Taxom
Philotarsidae Pearman, 1936	Loving Barklice	17	Species	Taxom
Phlaeothripidae Uzel, 1895	Thrips	571	Species	Taxom
Phloeidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843		0	Species	Taxom
Phoenicococcidae Stickney, 1934	Palm scales	1	Species	Taxom
Phylloxeridae Herrich-Scha..., 1854	Phylloxeran Aphids	2	Species	Taxom
Piesmatidae Amyot & Audi..., 1843	Ash grey leaf bug	4	Species	Taxom
Plataspidae (Dallas, 1851)		1	Species	Taxom
Pleidae Fieber, 1817	Pigmy backswimmers	16	Species	Taxom
Plokiophilidae China, 1953	Spider web bug	1	Species	Taxom
Polyctenidae Westwood, 1874	Bat bugs	15	Species	Taxom
Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912	Spiny rat lice	27	Species	Taxom
Potamocoridae Štys & Jansson, 1988		8	Species	Taxom
Prionoglarididae Badonnel, 1951	Large-winged Psocids	3	Species	Taxom
Progonocimicidae Handlirsch, 1906		2	Species	Taxom
Prosbolidae Handlirsch, 1906		4	Species	Taxom
Pseudocaeciliidae Pearman, 1936	False Lizard Barklice	9	Species	Taxom
Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915	Mealy Bugs	180	Species	Taxom
Pseudonerthridae Martins-Neto..., 2005		1	Species	Taxom
Psocidae Samouelle, 1819	Common bark louse	223	Species	Taxom
Psocidiidae Tillyard, 1926		1	Species	Taxom
Psoquillidae Lienhard & S..., 2002	Bird Nest Barklice	4	Species	Taxom
Psyllidae Latreille, 1807	Jumping plant lice	272	Species	Taxom
Psyllipsocidae Enderlein, 1903	Cave Barklice	7	Species	Taxom
Pthiridae Leach, 1817		1	Species	Taxom
Ptiloneuridae Eertmoed, 1973		193	Species	Taxom
Putoidae Beardsley, 1969	Giant mealybugs	8	Species	Taxom
Pyrrhocoridae Dohrn, 1859	Cotton stainers	25	Species	Taxom
Reduviidae Latreille, 1807	Assassin and thread-legged bugs	1480	Species	Taxom
Rhizoecidae Williams, 1969		57	Species	Taxom
Rhopalidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843	Rhopalid Bugs	78	Species	Taxom
Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843	Dirt-colored Seed Bugs	215	Species	Taxom
Ricaniidae Amyot & Audi..., 1843		9	Species	Taxom
Ricinidae Neumann, 1890		59	Species	Taxom
Saaloscytinidae Brauckmann, ..., 2006		1	Species	Taxom
Saldidae Amyot and Se..., 1843	Shore bug	47	Species	Taxom
Schizopteridae Reuter, 1891	Jumping ground bugs	113	Species	Taxom
Scutelleridae Leach, 1815	Jewel bugs	40	Species	Taxom
Scytinopteridae Handlirsch, 1906		4	Species	Taxom
Sinojuraphididae Huang & Nel, 2008		1	Species	Taxom
Sphaeropsocidae Kolbe, 1883		10	Species	Taxom
Spurostigmatidae Casasola Gon..., 2006		24	Species	Taxom
Stenopsocidae Pearman, 1936	Narrow Barklice	4	Species	Taxom
Stenoviciidae Evans, 1956		1	Species	Taxom
Stigmacoccidae Morrison giv..., 2006		2	Species	Taxom
Tachardiidae Green, 1896	Lac insects	22	Species	Taxom
Termitaphididae Myers, 1924	Termite bug	2	Species	Taxom
Tessaratomidae Stål, 1864	Giant shield bug	3	Species	Taxom
Tettigarctidae Distant, 1905	Hairy cicada	3	Species	Taxom
Tettigometridae Germar, 1821		2	Species	Taxom
Thaumastocoridae Kirkaldy, 1908	Palm bug	6	Species	Taxom
Thripidae Stevens, 1829	Common thrips	320	Species	Taxom
Thyreocoridae Amyot and Se..., 1843	Black bugs	23	Species	Taxom
Tingidae Laporte, 1832	Lace bug	714	Species	Taxom
Trichodectidae Kellogg, 1896		58	Species	Taxom
Trichopsocidae Pearman, 1936	Lash-faced psocid	3	Species	Taxom
Trimenoponidae Harrison, 1916		21	Species	Taxom
Triozidae Löw, 1879	Jumping plant lice	99	Species	Taxom
Troctopsocidae Mockford, 1967		5	Species	Taxom
Trogiidae Enderlein, 1903	Granary Booklice	11	Species	Taxom
Tropiduchidae Stål, 1866	Tropiduchid Planthoppers	38	Species	Taxom
Ulopidae (Le Peletier ..., 1825)		6	Species	Taxom
Veliidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843	Broad-shouldered bugs	320	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Paraneoptera with occurrences in South America

Order	Hemiptera Linnaeus, 1758 Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs	153 4090 20228	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Phthiraptera Haeckel, 1896 Sucking and biting lice	21 229 1279	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Psocodea Yoshizawa & Johnson, 2006 bark lice, Barklice, book lice, Booklice, Lice, Parasitic Lice, true lice	35 169 1101	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Thysanoptera Haliday, 1836 Corn flies, Corn lice, Storm bugs, Storm flies, Thrips, Thunderblights, Thunderbugs, Thunderflies	6 204 969	Families Genera Species	Taxom