Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Central Africa (Africa)
List of families for Central Africa
80 Families width 3121 Species and 202 Subspecies #ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPRSTZ
| Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 | Grasshoppers and locusts | 754 | Species | Taxom | | Amorphoscelidae Stål, 1877 | | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Anisolabididae Verhoeff, 1902 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859 | Wetas & King Crickets | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Apachyidae Verhoeff, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Archembiidae Ross, 2001 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bacillidae Brunner von ..., 1893 | Bacillid Stick Insects | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Blaberidae Saussure, 1864 | Blaberids | 137 | Species | Taxom | | Blattellidae (Karny, 1908) | German Cockroach | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Blattidae Stephens, 1829 | American cockroaches | 75 | Species | Taxom | | Bouretidae Martins-Neto, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Capniidae Klapálek, 1905 | Capniid winter stoneflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Carcinophoridae Hincks, 1954 | | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Chelisochidae Burr, 1907 | Black earwig | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroperlidae Okamoto, 1912 | Green stoneflies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Chorotypidae Stål, 1873 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Corydiidae de Saussure, 1864 | Sand cockroaches | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Dericorythidae Jacobson & B..., 1902 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Diapheromeridae Rehn & Hebard, 1909 | Diapheromerid Stick Insects | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Diplatyidae (Verhoeff, 1902) | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Ectobiidae (Brunner von ..., 1865) | Wood cockroaches | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Embiidae Burmeister, 1839 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Empusidae Burmeister, 1838 | Violin mantises | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Eneopteridae (Saussure, 1893) | Bush cricket | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Episactidae Burr, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eremiaphilidae Wood-Mason, 1889 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Euschmidtiidae Rehn, 1948 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Forficulidae Stephens, 1829 | Common Earwig | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Gripopterygidae Enderlein, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845 | Camel Crickets | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878 | Crickets | 143 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870 | Mole cricket | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Hemimeridae Sharp, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heteronemiidae Rehn, J. A. G., 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hodotermitidae Desneux, 1904 | Harvester termites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | Flower mimic mantises | 64 | Species | Taxom | | Iridopterygidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 | Dampwood termites | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Labiduridae Verhoeff, 1902 | Long-horned earwig | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Labiidae (Burr, 1909) | Little earwig | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956 | Lentulid Grasshoppers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leuctridae Klapálek, 1905 | Needle Or Willow Stoneflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Liturgusidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 | Mantids | 183 | Species | Taxom | | Mogoplistidae Saussure, 1877 | Scaly cricket | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Nemouridae Newman, 1853 | Brown stoneflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nocticolidae Bolivar, 1892 | Australian cockroaches | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nocticolinae | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845) | Tree cricket | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ommexechidae Bolivar, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840 | Toad grasshopper | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Paragryllidae (Desutter-Gra..., 1987) | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Peltoperlidae Claassen, 1931 | Roach stoneflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Perlidae (Latreille, 1802) | Common stoneflies | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Perlodidae Klapálek, 1912 | Perlodid stoneflies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Phalangopsidae (Chopard, 1949) | Spider cricket | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944 | Walking sticks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Podoscirtidae Saussure, 1878 | | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Prisopodidae Brunner von ..., 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophasmatidae Kirby, 1896 | Striped Walkingsticks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 1929 | | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Pteronarcyidae Enderlein, 1909 | Giant stoneflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pygidicranidae (Verhoeff, 1902) | | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874 | Bushlocusts | 83 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 | Subterranean termites | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Schizodactylidae Karny, 1927 | Dune crickets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sibyllidae Stål, 1872 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902 | Little Earwigs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopelmatidae Burmeister, 1838 | Bulldog Raspy Crickets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taeniopterygidae Klapálek, 1905 | Taeniopterygid winter stoneflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 1930 | | 73 | Species | Taxom | | Termitidae Latreille, 1802 | Higher termites | 355 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838 | Groundhoppers | 74 | Species | Taxom | | Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902 | Bush crickets | 395 | Species | Taxom | | Thericleidae Burr, 1899 | | 61 | Species | Taxom | | Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Toxoderidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tridactylidae Saussure, 1874 | Pygmy mole cricket | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonidiidae (Saussure, 1870) | And Ground Crickets | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Zorotypidae Silvestri, 1913 | Angel insects | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Central Africa | Order | Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites | 12
168
769 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs | 11
41
139 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Embioptera
Lameere, 1900
Foot spinners, Web spinners, Web-spinners, Webspinners | 2
4
6 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids, Praying mantis, Praying Mantises, The mantes, The mantises | 11
111
406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas | 27
580
1704 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Phasmida
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, leaf insects, Phasmids, stick insect, Stick Insects, walking sticks, Walkingsticks | 6
14
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Plecoptera
Burmeister, 1839
Stoneflies, Stoneflies Plecoptera, Stonefly | 10
30
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Zoraptera
Silvestri, 1913
Angel insects, Zorapterans | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
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