Species list, Checklist of Superorder Polyneoptera for Congo (Central Africa)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	516 8791 39463	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	512 8777 39440	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	495 8681 39128	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923	64 616 1706	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Congo
64 Families width 1706 Species and 92 Subspecies

Acrididae MacLeay, 1819	Grasshoppers and locusts	291	Species	Taxom
Amorphoscelidae Stål, 1877		11	Species	Taxom
Anisolabididae Verhoeff, 1902		12	Species	Taxom
Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859	Wetas & King Crickets	2	Species	Taxom
Apachyidae Verhoeff, 1902		2	Species	Taxom
Archembiidae Ross, 2001		1	Species	Taxom
Bacillidae Brunner von ..., 1893	Bacillid Stick Insects	1	Species	Taxom
Blaberidae Saussure, 1864	Blaberids	101	Species	Taxom
Blattellidae (Karny, 1908)	German Cockroach	35	Species	Taxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829	American cockroaches	51	Species	Taxom
Bouretidae Martins-Neto, 2001		1	Species	Taxom
Carcinophoridae Hincks, 1954		21	Species	Taxom
Chelisochidae Burr, 1907	Black earwig	2	Species	Taxom
Chorotypidae Stål, 1873		4	Species	Taxom
Corydiidae de Saussure, 1864	Sand cockroaches	10	Species	Taxom
Diapheromeridae Rehn & Hebard, 1909	Diapheromerid Stick Insects	16	Species	Taxom
Diplatyidae (Verhoeff, 1902)		10	Species	Taxom
Ectobiidae (Brunner von ..., 1865)	Wood cockroaches	27	Species	Taxom
Embiidae Burmeister, 1839		2	Species	Taxom
Empusidae Burmeister, 1838	Violin mantises	2	Species	Taxom
Eneopteridae (Saussure, 1893)	Bush cricket	2	Species	Taxom
Episactidae Burr, 1899		1	Species	Taxom
Euschmidtiidae Rehn, 1948		3	Species	Taxom
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829	Common Earwig	18	Species	Taxom
Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845	Camel Crickets	13	Species	Taxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878	Crickets	80	Species	Taxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870	Mole cricket	4	Species	Taxom
Hemimeridae Sharp, 1895		3	Species	Taxom
Heteronemiidae Rehn, J. A. G., 1904		2	Species	Taxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919	Flower mimic mantises	37	Species	Taxom
Iridopterygidae Giglio-Tos, 1919		4	Species	Taxom
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897	Dampwood termites	24	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
Liturgusidae Giglio-Tos, 1919		7	Species	Taxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838	Mantids	106	Species	Taxom
Mogoplistidae Saussure, 1877	Scaly cricket	1	Species	Taxom
Nocticolidae Bolivar, 1892	Australian cockroaches	2	Species	Taxom
Nocticolinae		1	Species	Taxom
Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845)	Tree cricket	3	Species	Taxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840	Toad grasshopper	1	Species	Taxom
Paragryllidae (Desutter-Gra..., 1987)		1	Species	Taxom
Perlidae (Latreille, 1802)	Common stoneflies	1	Species	Taxom
Phalangopsidae (Chopard, 1949)	Spider cricket	2	Species	Taxom
Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944	Walking sticks	1	Species	Taxom
Podoscirtidae Saussure, 1878		9	Species	Taxom
Pseudophasmatidae Kirby, 1896	Striped Walkingsticks	1	Species	Taxom
Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 1929		24	Species	Taxom
Pygidicranidae (Verhoeff, 1902)		22	Species	Taxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874	Bushlocusts	40	Species	Taxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897	Subterranean termites	5	Species	Taxom
Sibyllidae Stål, 1872		1	Species	Taxom
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902	Little Earwigs	11	Species	Taxom
Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 1930		46	Species	Taxom
Termitidae Latreille, 1802	Higher termites	285	Species	Taxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838	Groundhoppers	46	Species	Taxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902	Bush crickets	180	Species	Taxom
Thericleidae Burr, 1899		36	Species	Taxom
Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 1919		9	Species	Taxom
Toxoderidae Giglio-Tos, 1919		1	Species	Taxom
Tridactylidae Saussure, 1874	Pygmy mole cricket	11	Species	Taxom
Trigonidiidae (Saussure, 1870)	And Ground Crickets	18	Species	Taxom
Zorotypidae Silvestri, 1913	Angel insects	1	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Congo

Order	Blattodea Latreille, 1810 Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites	11 148 565	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Dermaptera De Geer, 1773 Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs	11 40 135	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Embioptera Lameere, 1900 Foot spinners, Web spinners, Web-spinners, Webspinners	2 3 3	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Mantodea Burmeister, 1838 Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids, Praying mantis, Praying Mantises, The mantes, The mantises	10 84 224	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas	23 328 752	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Phasmida Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902 Leaf and Stick Insects, leaf insects, Phasmids, stick insect, Stick Insects, walking sticks, Walkingsticks	5 8 21	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Plecoptera Burmeister, 1839 Stoneflies, Stoneflies Plecoptera, Stonefly	1 4 5	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Zoraptera Silvestri, 1913 Angel insects, Zorapterans	1 1 1	Family Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Polyneoptera at itis.gov