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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Colombo (Western Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
89
244
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
89
244
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
81
220
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
7
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
7 Families width 8 Species
Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944Walking sticks1SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829American cockroaches2SpeciesTaxom
Perlidae Latreille, 1802Common stoneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Blaberidae Saussure, 1864Blaberids1SpeciesTaxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts1SpeciesTaxom
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Haplopus Burmeister, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Hexacentrus Serville, 1831balloon-winged katydids1SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1868Cockroaches2SpeciesTaxom
Phanoperla Banks, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoscelus Scudder, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Stenocatantops Dirsh, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Trinervitermes Holmgren, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
8 Species
Haplopus ligia Westwood, 1859
Hexacentrus unicolor Serville, 1831
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1868Brown Cockroach
Phanoperla nana Zwick, 1982
Pycnoscelus indicus Fabricius, 1775Burrowing cockroach
Stenocatantops splendens Thunberg, 1815
Trinervitermes rabidus Hagen, 1859

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Colombo (Sri Lanka)
OrderBlattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderOrthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
2
2
2
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

OrderPlecoptera
Burmeister, 1839
Stoneflies, Stoneflies Plecoptera, Stonefly
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyneoptera at itis.gov