Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Asia (Eurasia)
List of families for Asia
201 Families width 21769 Species and 1746 Subspecies #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPRSTVXZ
| Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 | Grasshoppers and locusts | 2641 | Species | Taxom | | Aerophasmidae Martynov, 1928 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Aeroplanidae Tillyard, 1918 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Alexarasniidae Gorochov, 2011 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amorphoscelidae Stål, 1877 | | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Anaplectidae Walker, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisolabididae Verhoeff, 1902 | | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859 | Wetas & King Crickets | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Apachyidae Verhoeff, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Archimylacridae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Archotermopsidae Engel, Grima..., 2009 | Rottenwood Termites | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Argentinoblattidae Martins-Neto..., 2005 | | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Arixeniidae Burr, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aschiphasmatidae Brunner von ..., 1893 | | 128 | Species | Taxom | | Bacillidae Brunner von ..., 1893 | Bacillid Stick Insects | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baissogryllidae Gorochov, 1985 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Baleyopterygidae N.D. Siniche..., 1985 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Bellodermatidae Zhao & al, 2010 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bintoniellidae Handlirsch, 1937 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Blaberidae Saussure, 1864 | Blaberids | 593 | Species | Taxom | | Blattellidae (Karny, 1908) | German Cockroach | 490 | Species | Taxom | | Blattidae Stephens, 1829 | American cockroaches | 267 | Species | Taxom | | Blattulidae Vishnyokova, 1982 | | 65 | Species | Taxom | | Bradyblattidae Durden, 1969 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bradyporidae (Burmeister, 1838) | Armoured crickets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caloblattinidae Vršanský & A..., 2000 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Capniidae Klapálek, 1905 | Capniid winter stoneflies | 187 | Species | Taxom | | Carcinophoridae Hincks, 1954 | | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Chaeteessidae Handlirsch, 1920 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chaulioditidae Handlirsch, 1908 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chelisochidae Burr, 1907 | Black earwig | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroperlidae Okamoto, 1912 | Green stoneflies | 123 | Species | Taxom | | Chorotypidae Stål, 1873 | | 141 | Species | Taxom | | Chresmodidae Haase, 1890 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Clothodidae Tillyard, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corydiidae de Saussure, 1864 | Sand cockroaches | 169 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptocercidae Handlirsch, 1925 | Brown-hooded cockroaches | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Dericorythidae Jacobson & B..., 1902 | | 158 | Species | Taxom | | Dermapteridae Vishniakova, 1980 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Diapheromeridae Rehn & Hebard, 1909 | Diapheromerid Stick Insects | 987 | Species | Taxom | | Diechoblattinidae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplatyidae (Verhoeff, 1902) | | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Dzhajloutshellidae Gorochov, 1994 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Eadiidae Vršanský, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectobiidae (Brunner von ..., 1865) | Wood cockroaches | 221 | Species | Taxom | | Elcanidae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Embiidae Burmeister, 1839 | | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Embonychidae Navas, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Empusidae Burmeister, 1838 | Violin mantises | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Eneopteridae (Saussure, 1893) | Bush cricket | 82 | Species | Taxom | | Ensiferoblattidae Li and Huang, 2023 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episactidae Burr, 1899 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Eremiaphilidae Wood-Mason, 1889 | | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Eumastacidae Burr, 1898 | Matchstick grasshoppers | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Forficulidae Stephens, 1829 | Common Earwig | 83 | Species | Taxom | | Fractaliidae Vrsansky and..., 2021 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fuziidae Vršanský, Li..., 2009 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845 | Camel Crickets | 582 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllavidae Gorochov, 1986 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878 | Crickets | 803 | Species | Taxom | | Grylloblattidae E. M. Walker, 1914 | Grylloblattids | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllomantidae Gorochov, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870 | Mole cricket | 52 | Species | Taxom | | Gulouidae (Béthoux, Cui..., 2011) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haglidae Handlirsch, 1906 | Hump-winged cricket | 87 | Species | Taxom | | Hagloedischiidae Gorochov, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haglotettigoniidae Gorochov, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hebeigrammidae Hong, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteronemiidae Rehn, J. A. G., 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropterygidae Kirby, 1896 | | 160 | Species | Taxom | | Hodotermitidae Desneux, 1904 | Harvester termites | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | Flower mimic mantises | 148 | Species | Taxom | | Indotermitidae (Roonwal, 1958) | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Iridopterygidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Juramantidae Vrsansky, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 | Dampwood termites | 200 | Species | Taxom | | Krausichnidae Genise, 2004 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Labiduridae Verhoeff, 1902 | Long-horned earwig | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Labiidae (Burr, 1909) | Little earwig | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956 | Lentulid Grasshoppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leuctridae Klapálek, 1905 | Needle Or Willow Stoneflies | 222 | Species | Taxom | | Liberiblattinidae Vrsansky, 2002 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Liturgusidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Locustavidae Sharov, 1968 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Locustidae (Kirby, 1825) | Band-winged grasshoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Locustopsidae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchodidae | | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Mancusoblattidae Martins-Neto..., 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manipulatoridae Vrsansky & B..., 2015 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 | Mantids | 480 | Species | Taxom | | Mantoblattidae Gorochov, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mantophasmatidae Zompro, Kla..., 2002 | Gladiators | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mastacideidae Rehn, 1948 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Mastotermitidae Desneux, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoblattinidae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 86 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoedischiidae Gorochov, 1987 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoleuctridae Sinitshenkova, 1982 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Mesorthopteridae Tillyard, 1922 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Mesotitanidae Tillyard, 1925 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Metallyticidae Handlirsch, 1925 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Mogoplistidae Saussure, 1877 | Scaly cricket | 147 | Species | Taxom | | Morabidae Rehn, 1948 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylacridae Scudder, 1886 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmecophilidae Saussure, 1874 | Ant cricket | 55 | Species | Taxom | | Necymylacridae Durden, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nemouridae Newman, 1853 | Brown stoneflies | 562 | Species | Taxom | | Nocticolidae Bolivar, 1892 | Australian cockroaches | 61 | Species | Taxom | | Nocticolinae | | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Notoligotomidae Davis, 1940 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845) | Tree cricket | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Oedischiidae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Olidae Vr?anský & W..., 2017 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oligotomidae Enderlein, 1909 | | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Ommexechidae Bolivar, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Osmylitidae Martynova, 1949 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pabuonqedidae Vrsansky et al., 2019 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paedembiidae Ross, 2006 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Palaeonemouridae N.D. Siniche..., 1987 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Palaeoperlidae Sharov, 1961 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paleoblattidae Scudder, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840 | Toad grasshopper | 322 | Species | Taxom | | Paragryllidae (Desutter-Gra..., 1987) | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paratitanidae Sharov, 1968 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Parmapteridae Aristov & Ra..., 2015 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paucineuridae Hong, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Peltoperlidae Claassen, 1931 | Roach stoneflies | 65 | Species | Taxom | | Perlariopseidae N.D. Siniche..., 1985 | | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Perlidae (Latreille, 1802) | Common stoneflies | 781 | Species | Taxom | | Perlodidae Klapálek, 1912 | Perlodid stoneflies | 207 | Species | Taxom | | Permelcanidae Sharov, 1962 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Permophasmatidae Gorochov, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Permotermopsidae Martuinov, 1937 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phalangopsidae (Chopard, 1949) | Spider cricket | 86 | Species | Taxom | | Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944 | Walking sticks | 854 | Species | Taxom | | Phasmomimidae Sharov, 1968 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Phylliidae Redtenbacher, 1906 | Leaf insects | 113 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllodromiidae (Brunner von ..., 1865) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyloblattidae Schneider, 1983 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Platyperlidae Sinitshenkova, 1982 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Podoscirtidae Saussure, 1878 | | 444 | Species | Taxom | | Ponopterixidae Nel & al., 2014 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poroblattinidae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prisopodidae Brunner von ..., 1893 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Prochresmodidae Vishniakova, 1980 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pronemouridae Liu, Sinitsh..., 2011 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Proparagryllacrididae Riek, 1956 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Prophalangopsidae Saussure, 1878 | Grigs | 84 | Species | Taxom | | Protembiidae Tillyard, 1937 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protocoleidae Tillyard, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protodiplatyidae Martynov, 1925 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Protogryllidae Zeuner, 1937 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pruvostitidae Zalessky, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudelcanidae Gorochov, 1987 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophasmatidae Kirby, 1896 | Striped Walkingsticks | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 1929 | | 365 | Species | Taxom | | Psoropteridae Carpenter, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pteronarcyidae Enderlein, 1909 | Giant stoneflies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pteroplistidae (Chopard, 1936) | | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Pygidicranidae (Verhoeff, 1902) | | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874 | Bushlocusts | 172 | Species | Taxom | | Raphidiomimidae Vishniakova, 1973 | | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Rhaphidophoridae Walker, 1869 | And Cave Weta | 464 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 | Subterranean termites | 301 | Species | Taxom | | Romaleidae Brunner von ..., 1893 | Lubber grasshopper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scelembiidae Ross, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopuridae Ueno, 1935 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Siberioperlidae Sinitshenkova, 1983 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sinembiidae Huang & Nel, 2009 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Skokidae Vrsansky, 2007 | Jumping cockroach | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Socialidae Vrsansky, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spanioderidae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Spiloblattidae Handlirsch, 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spiloblattinidae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spiralizoridae Kocarek, Ho..., 2020 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902 | Little Earwigs | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopelmatidae Burmeister, 1838 | Bulldog Raspy Crickets | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Styloperlidae Illies, 1966 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Susumaniidae Gorochov, 1988 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Taeniopterygidae Klapálek, 1905 | Taeniopterygid winter stoneflies | 63 | Species | Taxom | | Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 1930 | | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Tcholmanvissiidae Zalessky, 1934 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Teratembiidae Krauss, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Termitidae Latreille, 1802 | Higher termites | 869 | Species | Taxom | | Termopsidae Grassé, 1949 | Damp wood termite | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838 | Groundhoppers | 1516 | Species | Taxom | | Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902 | Bush crickets | 3149 | Species | Taxom | | Thericleidae Burr, 1899 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Tococladidae Carpenter, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Toxoderidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Triassoblattidae Durden, 1969 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Tridactylidae Saussure, 1874 | Pygmy mole cricket | 55 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonidiidae (Saussure, 1870) | And Ground Crickets | 276 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonopterygidae Walker, 1870 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Tryonicidae McKittrick &..., 1965 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tuphellidae Gorochov, 1988 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Vitimiidae Sharov, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenoblattidae Durden, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenopteridae Riek, 1955 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Xiphopteridae Sharov, 1968 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zorotypidae Silvestri, 1913 | Angel insects | 26 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Asia | Order | Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites | 50
565
3980 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Caloneurodea ♰
Martynov, 1938
| 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Cnemidolestodea ♰
Handlirsch, 1937
| 2
2
2 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs | 14
127
324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Embioptera
Lameere, 1900
Foot spinners, Web spinners, Web-spinners, Webspinners | 9
26
73 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Grylloblattodea
Brues & Melander, 1915
Grylloblattids, Ice bugs, ice crawler, Ice crawlers, Ice Insects, Ice-crawlers, Rock crawlers | 1
4
22 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Holopandictyoptera
Kluge, 2010
| 2
2
3 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids, Praying mantis, Praying Mantises, The mantes, The mantises | 14
199
886 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Mantophasmatodea
Arillo & Engel, 2006
African rock crawlers, gladiator, Gladiator-bugs, Gladiators, heel walkers, heel-walkers, Heelwalkers, Mantophasmatodeans, Mantos, Rockcrawlers | 1
1
2 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas | 60
2044
11687 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Phasmida
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, leaf insects, Phasmids, stick insect, Stick Insects, walking sticks, Walkingsticks | 17
327
2346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Plecoptera
Burmeister, 1839
Stoneflies, Stoneflies Plecoptera, Stonefly | 21
272
2385 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Protorthoptera ♰
Handlirsch, 1906
| 5
16
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Zoraptera
Silvestri, 1913
Angel insects, Zorapterans | 2
5
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Alexarasniidae ♰
Gorochov, 2011
| 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mantoblattidae ♰
Gorochov, 2006
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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