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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Christmas Island (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
127
360
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
127
360
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
125
358
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
16
25
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Christmas Island
16 Families width 33 Species and 6 Subspecies
Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944Walking sticks8SpeciesTaxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829American cockroaches3SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845Camel Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae (Bolivar, 1878)Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids1SpeciesTaxom
Nocticolinae1SpeciesTaxom
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites2SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae Blanchard, 1845Tree cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Mogoplistidae Saussure, 1877Scaly cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Blaberidae (Saussure, 1864)Blaberids2SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophasmatidae Kirby, 1896Striped Walkingsticks1SpeciesTaxom
Zorotypidae Silvestri, 1913Angel insects1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Christmas Island
25 Genera with 33 Species
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Acrophylla Gray, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Anchiale Stål, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Balta Tepper, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Dorylaea Stål, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Galepsus Stål, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Gryllacris Serville, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1773Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Hierodula Burmeister, 1839Giant Asian mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Margattea Shelford, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Metanocticola Roth, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Nasutitermes Dudley, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Neopromachus Giglio-Tos, 19075SpeciesTaxom
Nisiocatantops Dirsh, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1838Common tree crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Ornebius Guérin-Ménev..., 1900common scaled crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Panesthia Serville, 18313SpeciesTaxom
Paraphisis Karny, 1888Spider Katydids1SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1775Cockroaches2SpeciesTaxom
Prexaspes Stal, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhynchus Audinet-Serv..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Psyrana Uvarov, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Ramulus Stal, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Valanga Uvarov, 1888Red-legged Valanga2SpeciesTaxom
Zorotypus Silvestri, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Christmas Island
33 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acrophylla maindroni Redtenbacher, 1908
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Aiolopus thalassinus tamulus Fabricius, 1798Green stripe-winged grasshopper
Anchiale grayi Montrouzier, 1855
Anchiale longipennis Montrouzier, 1855
Balta notulata Stål, 1860Cockroach
Dorylaea andrewsi Hanitsch, 1931
Galepsus (Lygdamia) oxycephalus Gerstaecker, 1883
Gryllacris rufovaria Kirby, 1888
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Hierodula (Hierodula) patellifera Serville, 1839Asian Mantis
Margattea nimbata Shelford, 1907
Margattea nimbata nimbata shirakii Pri..., 1969
Metanocticola christmasensis Roth, L. M., 1999
Nasutitermes matangensis christmasensis Krishna, 2013
Nasutitermes takasagoensis Nawa, 1911
Neopromachus insularis Kirby, 1889
Neopromachus meijerei Brunner von ..., 1907
Neopromachus spinosus Kirby, 1889
Neopromachus strumosus Brunner von ..., 1907
Neopromachus strumosus modestus Brunner von ..., 1907
Nisiocatantops orientalis Kirby, 1888
Oecanthus rufescens Serville, 1838Striped tree cricket
Ornebius flavipalpis Kirby, 1900
Panesthia angustipennis Illiger, 1801
Panesthia angustipennis angustipennis Illiger, 1801
Panesthia javanica (Serville, 1831)⇒ Panesthia angustipennis Illiger, 1801
Paraphisis (Heterophisis) listeri Kirby, 1888
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775Australian Cockroach
Prexaspes (Elasia) pholcus Westwood, 1859
Pseudorhynchus lessonii (Serville, 1838)⇒ Pseudorhynchus froggatti Kirby, 1906
Psyrana pomona Kirby, 1900
Ramulus stilpnoides Kirby, 1888Christmas Island Stick-insect
Valanga irregularis Walker, 1870Giant Grasshopper
Valanga nigricornis disparilis Kirby, W.F., 1888
Zorotypus (Zorotypus) lawrencei New, 1995

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Christmas Island
OrderBlattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites
5
7
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderMantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids, Praying mantis, Praying Mantises, The mantes, The mantises
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderOrthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
6
10
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderPhasmida
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, leaf insects, Phasmids, stick insect, Stick Insects, walking sticks, Walkingsticks
2
5
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderZoraptera
Silvestri, 1913
Angel insects, Zorapterans
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyneoptera at itis.gov