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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
120
340
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
120
340
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
118
338
402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
13
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Christmas Island
13 Families width 17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829American cockroaches3SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae (Bolivar, 1878)Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids1SpeciesTaxom
Nocticolinae1SpeciesTaxom
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites2SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae Blanchard, 1845Tree cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Blaberidae (Saussure, 1864)Blaberids2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophasmatidae Kirby, 1896Striped Walkingsticks1SpeciesTaxom
Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944Walking sticks1SpeciesTaxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts1SpeciesTaxom
Zorotypidae Silvestri, 1913Angel insects1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Christmas Island
14 Genera with 17 Species
Balta Tepper, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Dorylaea Stål, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Galepsus Stål, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1773Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Hierodula Burmeister, 1839Giant Asian mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Metanocticola Roth, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Nasutitermes Dudley, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1838Common tree crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Panesthia Serville, 18313SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1775Cockroaches2SpeciesTaxom
Prexaspes Stal, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Ramulus Stal, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Valanga Uvarov, 1870Red-legged Valanga2SpeciesTaxom
Zorotypus Silvestri, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Christmas Island
17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Balta notulata Stål, 1860Cockroach
Dorylaea andrewsi Hanitsch, 1931
Galepsus (Lygdamia) oxycephalus Gerstaecker, 1883
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Hierodula (Hierodula) patellifera Serville, 1839Asian Mantis
Metanocticola christmasensis Roth, L. M., 1999
Nasutitermes matangensis christmasensis Krishna, 2013
Nasutitermes takasagoensis Nawa, 1911
Oecanthus rufescens Serville, 1838Striped tree cricket
Panesthia angustipennis Illiger, 1801
Panesthia angustipennis angustipennis Illiger, 1801
Panesthia javanica (Serville, 1831)⇒ Panesthia angustipennis Illiger, 1801
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775Australian Cockroach
Prexaspes (Elasia) pholcus Westwood, 1859
Ramulus stilpnoides Kirby, 1888Christmas Island Stick-insect
Valanga irregularis Walker, 1870Giant Grasshopper
Zorotypus (Zorotypus) lawrencei New, 1995

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Christmas Island
OrderBlattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites
5
6
9
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
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
OrderPhasmida
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, leaf insects, Phasmids, stick insect, Stick Insects, walking sticks, Walkingsticks
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
OrderZoraptera
Silvestri, 1913
Angel insects, Zorapterans
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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