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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Burkina Faso (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
164
1007
2041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
164
1007
2041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
156
988
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
21
58
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Burkina Faso
21 Families width 83 Species and 7 Subspecies
#ATBEPMRHGI
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts10SpeciesTaxom
Amorphoscelidae Stål, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Toxoderidae Giglio-Tos, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Blattellidae Karny, 1908German Cockroach2SpeciesTaxom
Empusidae Burmeister, 1838Violin mantises3SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 19305SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts2SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids24SpeciesTaxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Subterranean termites1SpeciesTaxom
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites5SpeciesTaxom
Blaberidae Saussure, 1864Blaberids4SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829American cockroaches6SpeciesTaxom
Embiidae Burmeister, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Ectobiidae (Brunner von ..., 1865)Wood cockroaches2SpeciesTaxom
Eremiaphilidae Wood-Mason, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises5SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Iridopterygidae Giglio-Tos, 19191SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Burkina Faso
58 Genera with 83 Species
#ABCDEGHILMOPST
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Amorphoscelis Stål, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Arantia Stål, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Atlasacris Rehn, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Belomantis Giglio-Tos, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Blattella Caudell, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Blepharodes Bolivar, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Calamothespis Werner, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Cannula I. Bolivar, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Chiropacha Charpentier, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Chrotogonus Serville, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Compsothespis Saussure, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Coptotermes Wasmann, 1912Subterranean Termite1SpeciesTaxom
Cubitermes Wasmann, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Derocalymma Burmeister, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Deropeltis Burmeister, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Dictyophorus Thunberg, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Dihybocercus Enderlein, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Dilatempusa Roy, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Dipteretrum Rehn, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ectobius Stephens, 1910Croton Bug2SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Eremiaphila Lefèbvre, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Euloboptera Princis, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Gyna Brunner von ..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Hebardina Bey-Bienko, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Heterochaeta Westwood, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Hoplocorypha Stal, 1930African stick mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Idolomorpha Burmeister, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Iris Saussure, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomantis Stal, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Leptocola Gerstaecker, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1960Mantes2SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsis Bolivar, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Metagalepsus Roy, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1871African praying mantis2SpeciesTaxom
Oxyothespis Saussure, 1941Grass mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Oxypilus Serville, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Panchlora Burmeister, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Paramorphoscelis Werner, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Paraplecta Shelford, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Parentella Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Parepistaurus Karsch, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Parga Walker, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Paroxyophthalmus Wood-Mason, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1909Cockroaches1SpeciesTaxom
Phaeophilacris Walker, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocreobotra Saussure, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoderopeltis Krauss, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoharpax Saussure, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomantis Gerstaecker, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1899Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Solygia Stal, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1906African mantis8SpeciesTaxom
Tarachina Werner, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Trinervitermes Holmgren, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Burkina Faso
83 Species and 7 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Aiolopus longicornis Sjöstedt, 1910
Amorphoscelis tigrina Giglio-Tos, 1913
Arantia (Euarantia) rectifolia Brunner von ..., 1878
Arantia (Euarantia) regina Karsch, 1889
Atlasacris peculiaris Rehn, 1914
Belomantis helenae Giglio-Tos, 1914
Blattella lobiventris Saussure, 1895
Blepharodes parumspinosus Beier, 1930
Calamothespis condamini Roy, 1969
Cannula gracilis Burmeister, 1838Grass-mimicking Grasshopper
Chiropacha (Chiropacha) saussurei Giglio-Tos, 1911
Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) hemipterus Schaum, 1853
Compsothespis occidentalis Sjostedt, 1930
Coptotermes intermedius Silvestri, 1912
Cubitermes oculatus Silvestri, 1914
Cubitermes proximatus Silvestri, 1914
Cubitermes severus Silvestri, 1914
Derocalymma costata Rehn, J. A. G., 1933
Deropeltis basilewskyi Princis, 1955
Deropeltis elgonensis Princis, 1955
Deropeltis hanitschi Princis, 1955
Dictyophorus (Tapesiella) griseus Reiche & Fai..., 1849
Dictyophorus griseus griseus Fairmaire & ..., 1847
Dihybocercus basilewskyi Ross, 1957
Dilatempusa aegyptiaca Giglio-Tos, 1917
Dipteretrum bimaculatum Shelford, 1910
Ectobius (Ectobius) sardous Baccetti, 1991
Ectobius (Ectobius) sjoestedti (Shelford, 1910)⇒ Ectobius sardous Baccetti, 1991
Epitenodera houyi Werner, 1928
Epitenodera nimbana Roy, 1963
Eremiaphila reticulata Chopard, 1941
Eremiaphila voltaensis Sjostedt, 1930
Euloboptera nitida Shelford, 1910
Gyna centurio Dohrn, 1888
Hebardina agaboides Gerstaecker, 1883
Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier, 1963
Heterochaeta strachani Kirby, 1904
Heterochaeta tenuipes (Westwood, 1841)⇒ Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier, 1963
Hoplocorypha nigerica Beier, 1930
Idolomorpha lateralis Burmeister, 1838
Iris senegalensis Beier, 1931
Ischnomantis gigas Saussure, 1870
Ischnomantis werneri Giglio-Tos, 1916
Leptocola phthisica Saussure, 1869
Mantis eichleri
Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960
Mesopsis laticornis Krauss, 1877
Metagalepsus stramineus Sjostedt, 1930
Miomantis lamtoensis Gillon & Roy, 1968
Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871Egyptian mantis
Oxyothespis longipennis Chopard, 1941
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) annulatus Serville, 1831
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) cherlonneixi Roy, 1999
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) distinctus (Beier, 1930)⇒ Oxypilus annulatus Serville, 1831
Panchlora stolata Borg, 1902
Paramorphoscelis gondokorensis Werner, 1907
Paraplecta minutissima Shelford, 1908
Parentella major Giglio-Tos, 1915
Parepistaurus tenuicercus Green, 1998
Parga aurata Sjöstedt, 1932
Parga aurea Sjöstedt, 1932
Parga cyanoptera Uvarov, 1926
Paroxyophthalmus nigericus Giglio-Tos, 1917
Periplaneta robusta Shelford, 1909
Phaeophilacris ocellata Chopard, 1970
Pseudocreobotra ocellata Palisot, 1805African flower mantis
Pseudoderopeltis caffra Stal, 1856
Pseudoderopeltis caffra vicina Princis, 1955
Pseudoharpax virescens Serville, 1839Gambian Spotted-eye Flower Mantis
Pseudoharpax virescens virescens Serville, 1839
Pyrgomantis jonesi Kirby, 1904
Pyrgomantis pallida Giglio-Tos, 1917
Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841Green bird grasshopper
Schistocerca lineata (Scudder, 1899)⇒ Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841
Solygia sulcatifrons Serville, 1839
Sphodromantis conspicua La Greca, 1967
Sphodromantis elegans Sjöstedt, 1930
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African Lined Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola lineola Burmeister, 1838
Sphodromantis occidentalis (Werner, 1906)⇒ Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858
Sphodromantis royi La Greca, 1967
Sphodromantis viridis occidentalis Werner, 1906
Tarachina occidentalis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Trinervitermes geminatus Wasmann, 1897
Trinervitermes togoensis Sjöstedt, 1899

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Burkina Faso
OrderBlattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites
7
15
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderEmbioptera
Lameere, 1900
Foot spinners, Web spinners, Web-spinners, Webspinners
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderMantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids, Praying mantis, Praying Mantises, The mantes, The mantises
9
29
45
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderOrthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
4
13
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyneoptera at itis.gov