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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Cape of Good Hope (Cape Peninsula)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
153
532
761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
153
532
761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
529
758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
10
19
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape of Good Hope
10 Families width 22 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts8SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829American cockroaches1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts2SpeciesTaxom
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig2SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae (Krauss, 1902)Bush crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper2SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae (Burmeister, 1838)Mantids1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944Walking sticks1SpeciesTaxom
Labiidae Burr, 1909Little earwig1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape of Good Hope
19 Genera with 22 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Chondracris Uvarov, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Choroedocus Bolivar, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Deropeltis Burmeister, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Dictyophorus Thunberg, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 02SpeciesTaxom
Hetrodes Fischer von ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lamarckiana Kirby, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1815Mantes1SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1963Spur-throat grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagus Thunberg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1815Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Phymateus Thunberg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Prisomera Gray, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Spongovostox Burr, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Tettigonia Linnaeus, 1781katydid2SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tylotropidius Stål, 18151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape of Good Hope
22 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Chondracris rosea De Geer, 1773
Choroedocus capensis Thunberg, 1815
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Deropeltis erythrocephala Fabricius, 1781
Dictyophorus (Dictyophorus) spumans Thunberg, 1787Koppie foam grasshopper
Forficula capensis Thunberger, 1827
Forficula fasciata
Hetrodes pupus Linnaeus, 1758Koringkriek
Lamarckiana cucullata Stoll, 1813
Mantis sacra (Thunberg, 1815)⇒ Paramantis sacra Thunberg, 1815
Melanoplus elater Strohecker, 1963
Pamphagus elephas Linnaeus, 1758
Paratettix scaber Thunberg, 1815
Phymateus (Phymateus) morbillosus Linnaeus, 1758
Prisomera canna Haan, 1842
Spongovostox marginalis Thunberger, 1827
Tettigonia catena (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Quintilia catena Fabricius, 1775
Tettigonia villosa (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Paranistria villosa Fabricius, 1781
Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Tylotropidius didymus Thunberg, 1815

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Cape of Good Hope
OrderBlattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderDermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderMantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids, Praying mantis, Praying Mantises, The mantes, The mantises
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderOrthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
5
14
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderPhasmida
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, leaf insects, Phasmids, stick insect, Stick Insects, walking sticks, Walkingsticks
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyneoptera at itis.gov