Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo)
List of families for Democratic Republic of the Congo
57 Families width 1319 Species and 64 Subspecies #ABCDEFGHKLMNOPRSTZ
| Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 | Grasshoppers and locusts | 230 | Species | Taxom | | Anisolabididae Verhoeff, 1902 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859 | Wetas & King Crickets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apachyidae Verhoeff, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Blaberidae Saussure, 1864 | Blaberids | 81 | Species | Taxom | | Blattellidae (Karny, 1908) | German Cockroach | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Blattidae Stephens, 1829 | American cockroaches | 48 | 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 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Corydiidae de Saussure, 1864 | Sand cockroaches | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Diapheromeridae Rehn & Hebard, 1909 | Diapheromerid Stick Insects | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Diplatyidae (Verhoeff, 1902) | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Ectobiidae (Brunner von ..., 1865) | Wood cockroaches | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Embiidae Burmeister, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Empusidae Burmeister, 1838 | Violin mantises | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eneopteridae (Saussure, 1893) | Bush cricket | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Episactidae Burr, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euschmidtiidae Rehn, 1948 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forficulidae Stephens, 1829 | Common Earwig | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845 | Camel Crickets | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878 | Crickets | 73 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870 | Mole cricket | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hemimeridae Sharp, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | Flower mimic mantises | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 | Dampwood termites | 18 | 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 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 | Mantids | 40 | 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 | 2 | 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 | | 7 | 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 | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 | Subterranean termites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902 | Little Earwigs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 1930 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Termitidae Latreille, 1802 | Higher termites | 262 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838 | Groundhoppers | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902 | Bush crickets | 138 | Species | Taxom | | Thericleidae Burr, 1899 | | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tridactylidae Saussure, 1874 | Pygmy mole cricket | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonidiidae (Saussure, 1870) | And Ground Crickets | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Zorotypidae Silvestri, 1913 | Angel insects | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Democratic Republic of the Congo | Order | Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites | 11
140
502 | 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 | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids, Praying mantis, Praying Mantises, The mantes, The mantises | 6
48
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas | 23
278
598 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Phasmida
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, leaf insects, Phasmids, stick insect, Stick Insects, walking sticks, Walkingsticks | 3
4
8 | 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
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