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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Amherst (Amherst County, Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
106
273
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
106
273
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
95
256
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
8
12
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Amherst (Amherst County)
8 Families width 11 Species
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites1SpeciesTaxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts5SpeciesTaxom
Perlodidae Klapálek, 1912Perlodid stoneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Leuctridae Klapálek, 1905Needle Or Willow Stoneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pteronarcyidae Enderlein, 1909Giant stoneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets0SpeciesTaxom
Taeniopterygidae Klapálek, 1905Taeniopterygid winter stoneflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Amherst (Amherst County)
12 Genera with 11 Species
Amitermes Silvestri, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Isogenoides Klapálek, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Nomotettix Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Paraleuctra Hanson, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Psinidia Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pteronarcys Newman, 1873Giant Stoneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pterophylla Kirby, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Taeniopteryx Pictet, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amherst (Amherst County)
11 Species
Amitermes agrilus Gay, 1968
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Isogenoides hansoni Ricker, 1952Appalachian Springfly
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Nomotettix cristatus Scudder, 1862Crested Grouse Locust
Paraleuctra sara Claassen, 1937Appalachian Needlefly
Pardalophora apiculata Harris, 1835Coral-Winged Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Psinidia fenestralis Serville, 1838Long-horned Locust
Pteronarcys pictetii Hagen, 1873Cycads
Taeniopteryx nivalis Fitch, 1847Boreal Willowfly

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Amherst (Amherst County)
OrderBlattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderOrthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
3
7
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderPlecoptera
Burmeister, 1839
Stoneflies, Stoneflies Plecoptera, Stonefly
4
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyneoptera at itis.gov