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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Eritrea (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
1282
2411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
185
1277
2407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
181
1273
2402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
16
36
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eritrea
16 Families width 44 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts11SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Romaleidae Brunner von ..., 1893Lubber grasshopper1SpeciesTaxom
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites11SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Blattellidae Karny, 1908German Cockroach1SpeciesTaxom
Embiidae Burmeister, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829American cockroaches1SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Dampwood termites2SpeciesTaxom
Eremiaphilidae Wood-Mason, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Hodotermitidae Desneux, 1904Harvester termites1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts4SpeciesTaxom
Corydiidae de Saussure, 1864Sand cockroaches2SpeciesTaxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Subterranean termites1SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eritrea
36 Genera with 44 Species
#ABCDEHMNOPSTX
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Acanthogryllus Saussure, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Agriacris Walker, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Amitermes Silvestri, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Anallacta Shelford, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Angulitermes Sjöstedt, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Burchellia Rehn, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Chirembia Davis, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Deropeltis Burmeister, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Embia Latreille, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Epicalotermes Silvestri, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Eremiaphila Lefèbvre, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Eugasteroides Weidner, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Eurycorypha Stål, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 19913SpeciesTaxom
Hodotermes Hagen, 1946Harvester termites1SpeciesTaxom
Macrotermes Holmgren, 1898Fungus-culturing termites2SpeciesTaxom
Maura Stål, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Meruana Delucchi, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Metaxymecus Karsch, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Neotermes Holmgren, 1917Damp-wood Termites1SpeciesTaxom
Odontotermes Holmgren, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Phlaeoba Stål, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Phymateus Thunberg, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Polyphaga Salfi, 1758Polyphags1SpeciesTaxom
Psammotermes Desneux, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphella Bolivar, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Supella Shelford, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Tivia Walker, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Trinervitermes Holmgren, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Xiphoceriana Dirsh, 18871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eritrea
44 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acanthacris ruficornis ruficornis Fabricius, 1787Garden Locust
Acanthogryllus brunneri Selys-Longch..., 1868
Agriacris aequatoriana Bolivar, 1909
Amitermes evuncifer Silvestri, 1912
Amitermes heteraspis Silvestri, 1906
Amitermes loennbergianus Sjöstedt, 1911
Anacridium melanorhodon Walker, 1870Sahelian tree locust
Anacridium melanorhodon melanorhodon Walker, 1870
Anallacta andreinii Giglio-Tos, 1917
Angulitermes nilensis Harris, 1962
Burchellia testacea Shelford, 1911
Chirembia massawae Ross, 2006
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica abyssinica Uvarov, 1941
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Deropeltis brevipennis Shelford, 1909
Embia asmarae Ross, 2006
Epicalotermes aethiopicus Silvestri, 1917
Eremiaphila nova Giglio-Tos, 1916
Eugasteroides servillei Reiche & Fai..., 1849
Eurycorypha stylata Stål, 1873
Heteracris caloptenoides Bolivar, 1914
Heteracris coerulescens Stål, 1876
Heteracris nefasitensis Grunshaw, 1991
Hodotermes erithreensis Harris, 1946
Macrotermes bellicosus Smeathman, 1781Sudanese warlike termite
Macrotermes natalensis Haviland, 1898
Maura lurida Fabricius, 1781
Meruana liriomyzae Boucek, 1988
Metaxymecus gracilipes Brancsik, 1895
Microcerotermes parvus Haviland, 1898
Neotermes erythraeus Silvestri, 1917
Odontotermes classicus Sjöstedt, 1912
Odontotermes smeathmani Fuller, 1924
Phlaeoba horvathi Kuthy, 1911
Phymateus (Phymateus) aegrotus Gerstaecker, 1869
Polyphaga aegyptiaca Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian cockroach
Psammotermes hybostoma Desneux, 1902Sand termite
Pyrgomorphella carinulata Kevan, 1956
Pyrgomorphella sphenarioides Bolivar, 1904Ethiopian Stick Grasshopper
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust
Supella (Supella) dimidiata Gerstaecker, 1869
Tivia doriana Saussure, 1895
Trinervitermes dispar Sjöstedt, 1902
Trinervitermes togoensis Sjöstedt, 1899
Truxalis burtti Dirsh, 1950
Xiphoceriana brunneriana Saussure, 1887

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Eritrea
OrderBlattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites
8
16
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderEmbioptera
Lameere, 1900
Foot spinners, Web spinners, Web-spinners, Webspinners
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderMantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids, Praying mantis, Praying Mantises, The mantes, The mantises
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderOrthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
6
17
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyneoptera at itis.gov