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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
118
288
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
118
288
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
115
284
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
10
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ascension
10 Families width 18 Species
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Dampwood termites1SpeciesTaxom
Mogoplistidae Saussure, 1877Scaly cricket6SpeciesTaxom
Blaberidae Saussure, 1864Blaberids3SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae (Bolivar, 1878)Crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Subterranean termites1SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Labiduridae Verhoeff, 1902Long-horned earwig1SpeciesTaxom
Labiidae Burr, 1909Little earwig0SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidiidae Saussure, 1870And Ground Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829American cockroaches1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ascension
15 Genera with 18 Species
Cryptotermes Banks, 1853drywood termite1SpeciesTaxom
Cycloptiloides Sjostedt, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Diploptera de Saussure, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Discophallus Gorochov, 20095SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1773Common crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Heterotermes Froggatt, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Homorocoryphus Karny, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Labidura Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Leucophaea Brunner von ..., 17811SpeciesTaxom
Marava Burr, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Metioche Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Oxyhaloa Brunner von ..., 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1775Cockroaches1SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparobia Krauss, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Ruspolia Schulthess-S..., 17861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ascension
18 Species
Cryptotermes brevis Walker, 1853Drywood Termite
Cycloptiloides canariensis Bolivar, 1914Canarian Tiny Cricket
Diploptera punctata Eschscholtz, 1822Cypress cockroach
Discophallus amplus Gorochov, 2009
Discophallus ascension Gorochov, 2009
Discophallus myrtleae Gorochov, 2009
Discophallus pallidus Gorochov, 2009
Discophallus philipi Gorochov, 2009
Gryllus (Gryllus) abnormis Chopard, 1970
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Heterotermes perfidus Silvestri, 1936
Homorocoryphus nitidulus (Walker, F., 1869)⇒ Ruspolia nitidula Scopoli, 1786
Labidura herculeana Fabricius, 1798Saint Helena earwig
Leucophaea maderae (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Rhyparobia maderae Fabricius, 1781
Metioche (Metioche) fuscicornis Stål, 1861
Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775Australian Cockroach
Rhyparobia maderae Fabricius, 1781Drummer
Ruspolia nitidula Scopoli, 1786Large Cone-head

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Ascension
OrderBlattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites
4
7
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderDermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderOrthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
4
6
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyneoptera at itis.gov