Species list, Checklist of Superorder Polyneoptera for Europe (Eurasia)

Ants	Arachnids
Bees	Beetles
Booklice	Bugs
Bumblebees	Butterflies
Cicadas	Crane flies
Dragonflies	Earwigs
Flies	Isopods
Locusts	Mantises
Mayflies	Mosquitoes
Myriapods	Net-winged
Plant-parasitic	Scorpion flies
Termites	Wasps

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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Europe (Eurasia)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	1408 35417 222091	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	1401 35364 221754	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	1211 34497 219210	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923	216 2038 6578	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Europe
216 Families width 6578 Species and 790 Subspecies

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Acanthopidae Burmeister, 1838		6	Species	Taxom
Acmaeoblattidae Durden, 1969		1	Species	Taxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819	Grasshoppers and locusts	1010	Species	Taxom
Aerophasmidae Martynov, 1928		7	Species	Taxom
Ambermantidae Grimaldi, 2003		1	Species	Taxom
Amorphoscelidae Stål, 1877		3	Species	Taxom
Anisembiidae Davis, 1940		2	Species	Taxom
Anisolabididae Verhoeff, 1902		5	Species	Taxom
Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859	Wetas & King Crickets	10	Species	Taxom
Anthracoblattinidae Durden, 1969		19	Species	Taxom
Anthracoptilidae Handlirsch, 1922		10	Species	Taxom
Apachelytridae Carpenter & ..., 1964		1	Species	Taxom
Apachyidae Verhoeff, 1902		1	Species	Taxom
Apsidoneuridae Carpenter, 1961		1	Species	Taxom
Archelytridae Carpenter, 1933		2	Species	Taxom
Archeorhinotermitidae Krishna & Gr..., 2003		2	Species	Taxom
Archimylacridae Handlirsch, 1906		135	Species	Taxom
Archipseudophasmatidae Zompro, 2001		3	Species	Taxom
Archoblattinidae (Schneider, 1983)		4	Species	Taxom
Argentinoblattidae Martins-Neto..., 2005		9	Species	Taxom
Aschiphasmatidae Brunner von ..., 1893		3	Species	Taxom
Austroperlidae Tillyard, 1921		2	Species	Taxom
Bacillidae Brunner von ..., 1893	Bacillid Stick Insects	10	Species	Taxom
Baissogryllidae Gorochov, 1985		11	Species	Taxom
Baleyopterygidae N.D. Siniche..., 1985		1	Species	Taxom
Bintoniellidae Handlirsch, 1937		3	Species	Taxom
Blaberidae Saussure, 1864	Blaberids	103	Species	Taxom
Blattellidae (Karny, 1908)	German Cockroach	107	Species	Taxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829	American cockroaches	108	Species	Taxom
Blattulidae Vishnyokova, 1982		37	Species	Taxom
Bradyblattidae Durden, 1969		29	Species	Taxom
Bradyporidae (Burmeister, 1838)	Armoured crickets	4	Species	Taxom
Cacurgidae Handlirsch, 1911		1	Species	Taxom
Caloblattinidae Vršanský & A..., 2000		2	Species	Taxom
Caloneuridae Handlirsch, 1906		11	Species	Taxom
Capniidae Klapálek, 1905	Capniid winter stoneflies	192	Species	Taxom
Carcinophoridae Hincks, 1954		13	Species	Taxom
Chaeteessidae Handlirsch, 1920		1	Species	Taxom
Chelisochidae Burr, 1907	Black earwig	2	Species	Taxom
Chloroperlidae Okamoto, 1912	Green stoneflies	109	Species	Taxom
Chresmodidae Haase, 1890		4	Species	Taxom
Cnemidolestidae Handlirsch, 1906		4	Species	Taxom
Corydiidae de Saussure, 1864	Sand cockroaches	59	Species	Taxom
Cryptocercidae Handlirsch, 1925	Brown-hooded cockroaches	2	Species	Taxom
Cymbopsidae Kukalová, 1965		1	Species	Taxom
Cymenophlebiidae Pruvost, 1919		1	Species	Taxom
Dericorythidae Jacobson & B..., 1902		7	Species	Taxom
Diamphipnoidae Ricker, 1950		1	Species	Taxom
Diapheromeridae Rehn & Hebard, 1909	Diapheromerid Stick Insects	34	Species	Taxom
Diechoblattinidae Handlirsch, 1906		3	Species	Taxom
Doubraviidae Aristov, 2015		1	Species	Taxom
Eadiidae Vršanský, 2009		1	Species	Taxom
Ectobiidae (Brunner von ..., 1865)	Wood cockroaches	225	Species	Taxom
Elcanidae Handlirsch, 1906		99	Species	Taxom
Embiidae Burmeister, 1839		14	Species	Taxom
Emphylopteridae Handlirsch, 1922		1	Species	Taxom
Empusidae Burmeister, 1838	Violin mantises	2	Species	Taxom
Eneopteridae (Saussure, 1893)	Bush cricket	9	Species	Taxom
Eoblattidae Handlirsch, 1906		1	Species	Taxom
Episactidae Burr, 1899		2	Species	Taxom
Eucaenidae Handlirsch, 1906		0	Species	Taxom
Eumastacidae Burr, 1898	Matchstick grasshoppers	9	Species	Taxom
Euschmidtiidae Rehn, 1948		1	Species	Taxom
Eustheniidae Tillyard, 1921		4	Species	Taxom
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829	Common Earwig	79	Species	Taxom
Fulgorinidae Durden, 1969		2	Species	Taxom
Gallophasmatidae Nel & al., 2010		1	Species	Taxom
Gerapompidae Handlirsch, 1906		2	Species	Taxom
Geraridae Scudder, 1885		13	Species	Taxom
Gripopterygidae Enderlein, 1909		53	Species	Taxom
Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845	Camel Crickets	31	Species	Taxom
Gryllavidae Gorochov, 1986		1	Species	Taxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878	Crickets	188	Species	Taxom
Grylloblattidae E. M. Walker, 1914	Grylloblattids	4	Species	Taxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870	Mole cricket	32	Species	Taxom
Gulouidae (Béthoux, Cui..., 2011)		0	Species	Taxom
Gyroblattidae Durden, 1969		1	Species	Taxom
Hadentomidae Handlirsch, 1906		1	Species	Taxom
Haglidae Handlirsch, 1906	Hump-winged cricket	11	Species	Taxom
Hagloedischiidae Gorochov, 1986		1	Species	Taxom
Haglotettigoniidae Gorochov, 1988		1	Species	Taxom
Hapalopteridae Handlirsch, 1906		11	Species	Taxom
Hemimylacridae Waterlot, 1934		7	Species	Taxom
Heteropterygidae Kirby, 1896		1	Species	Taxom
Hodotermitidae Desneux, 1904	Harvester termites	3	Species	Taxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919	Flower mimic mantises	7	Species	Taxom
Ischnoneuridae Handlirsch, 1906		6	Species	Taxom
Jantarimantidae Vrsansky, 2002		1	Species	Taxom
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897	Dampwood termites	48	Species	Taxom
Labiduridae Verhoeff, 1902	Long-horned earwig	5	Species	Taxom
Labiidae (Burr, 1909)	Little earwig	17	Species	Taxom
Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956	Lentulid Grasshoppers	10	Species	Taxom
Leuctridae Klapálek, 1905	Needle Or Willow Stoneflies	208	Species	Taxom
Liberiblattinidae Vrsansky, 2002		5	Species	Taxom
Liturgusidae Giglio-Tos, 1919		2	Species	Taxom
Locustavidae Sharov, 1968		1	Species	Taxom
Locustidae (Kirby, 1825)	Band-winged grasshoppers	2	Species	Taxom
Locustopsidae Handlirsch, 1906		39	Species	Taxom
Mancusoblattidae Martins-Neto..., 2005		3	Species	Taxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838	Mantids	81	Species	Taxom
Mantoididae Giglio-Tos, 1927		0	Species	Taxom
Mantophasmatidae Zompro, Kla..., 2002	Gladiators	6	Species	Taxom
Mastacideidae Rehn, 1948		1	Species	Taxom
Mastotermitidae Desneux, 1904		19	Species	Taxom
Megagnathidae Tillyard, 1918		1	Species	Taxom
Mesoblattinidae Handlirsch, 1906		92	Species	Taxom
Mesorthopteridae Tillyard, 1922		1	Species	Taxom
Mesotitanidae Tillyard, 1925		2	Species	Taxom
Micropalentomidae Schmidt, 1962		2	Species	Taxom
Mogoplistidae Saussure, 1877	Scaly cricket	26	Species	Taxom
Morabidae Rehn, 1948		6	Species	Taxom
Mylacridae Scudder, 1886		29	Species	Taxom
Myrmecophilidae Saussure, 1874	Ant cricket	25	Species	Taxom
Necymylacridae Durden, 1969		12	Species	Taxom
Nemouridae Newman, 1853	Brown stoneflies	234	Species	Taxom
Neoblattariae Scudder, 1886		5	Species	Taxom
Neorthroblattinidae Handlirsch, 1906		17	Species	Taxom
Nocticolidae Bolivar, 1892	Australian cockroaches	7	Species	Taxom
Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845)	Tree cricket	19	Species	Taxom
Oedischiidae Handlirsch, 1906		22	Species	Taxom
Oligotomidae Enderlein, 1909		4	Species	Taxom
Omaliidae Handlirsch, 1904		2	Species	Taxom
Ommexechidae Bolivar, 1884		4	Species	Taxom
Orthomylacridae see Durden, 1969		10	Species	Taxom
Osmylitidae Martynova, 1949		1	Species	Taxom
Pachytylopsidae Handlirsch, 1904		6	Species	Taxom
Palaeonemouridae N.D. Siniche..., 1987		1	Species	Taxom
Paleoblattidae Scudder, 1879		4	Species	Taxom
Paleuthygrammatidae Carpenter, 1943		1	Species	Taxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840	Toad grasshopper	91	Species	Taxom
Peltoperlidae Claassen, 1931	Roach stoneflies	11	Species	Taxom
Perlariopseidae N.D. Siniche..., 1985		5	Species	Taxom
Perlidae (Latreille, 1802)	Common stoneflies	109	Species	Taxom
Perlodidae Klapálek, 1912	Perlodid stoneflies	201	Species	Taxom
Permelcanidae Sharov, 1962		5	Species	Taxom
Permotermopsidae Martuinov, 1937		1	Species	Taxom
Petrablattinidae Durden, 1969		1	Species	Taxom
Phalangopsidae (Chopard, 1949)	Spider cricket	13	Species	Taxom
Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944	Walking sticks	43	Species	Taxom
Phasmomimidae Sharov, 1968		17	Species	Taxom
Phenopteridae Carpenter, 1950		1	Species	Taxom
Phoberoblattidae Durden, 1969		26	Species	Taxom
Phylliidae Redtenbacher, 1906	Leaf insects	5	Species	Taxom
Phyloblattidae Schneider, 1983		6	Species	Taxom
Pneumoridae Stål, 1873	Bladder grasshopper	4	Species	Taxom
Podoscirtidae Saussure, 1878		24	Species	Taxom
Polyphagidae (Walker, 1868)	Desert Cockroaches	1	Species	Taxom
Ponopterixidae Nel & al., 2014		4	Species	Taxom
Poroblattinidae Handlirsch, 1906		9	Species	Taxom
Prisopodidae Brunner von ..., 1893		3	Species	Taxom
Probnidae Sellards, 1909		1	Species	Taxom
Prochresmodidae Vishniakova, 1980		2	Species	Taxom
Proedischiidae Pinto & Orne..., 1978		3	Species	Taxom
Proparagryllacrididae Riek, 1956		0	Species	Taxom
Prophalangopsidae Saussure, 1878	Grigs	22	Species	Taxom
Proscopiidae Serville, 1838	Jumping sticks	8	Species	Taxom
Protembiidae Tillyard, 1937		2	Species	Taxom
Proteremidae Handlirsch, 1906		1	Species	Taxom
Protodiplatyidae Martynov, 1925		1	Species	Taxom
Protophasmatidae Brongniart, 1885		3	Species	Taxom
Protophasmidae (Scudder, 1885)		2	Species	Taxom
Protoprosbolidae Laurentiaux, 1952		1	Species	Taxom
Pruvostitidae Zalessky, 1929		14	Species	Taxom
Pseudomylacridae Handlirsch, 1906		2	Species	Taxom
Pseudophasmatidae Kirby, 1896	Striped Walkingsticks	11	Species	Taxom
Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 1929		50	Species	Taxom
Psoropteridae Carpenter, 1977		1	Species	Taxom
Pteridomylacridae Handlirsch, 1906		11	Species	Taxom
Pteronarcyidae Enderlein, 1909	Giant stoneflies	10	Species	Taxom
Pteroplistidae (Chopard, 1936)		2	Species	Taxom
Pygidicranidae (Verhoeff, 1902)		8	Species	Taxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874	Bushlocusts	41	Species	Taxom
Raphidiomimidae Vishniakova, 1973		11	Species	Taxom
Raphoglidae Béthoux & al., 2002		1	Species	Taxom
Reculidae Handlirsch, 1906		1	Species	Taxom
Regiatidae Gorochov, 1995		3	Species	Taxom
Rhaphidophoridae Walker, 1869	And Cave Weta	91	Species	Taxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897	Subterranean termites	45	Species	Taxom
Romaleidae Brunner von ..., 1893	Lubber grasshopper	30	Species	Taxom
Schizoblattidae Durden, 1969		18	Species	Taxom
Scopuridae Ueno, 1935		1	Species	Taxom
Siberioperlidae Sinitshenkova, 1983		6	Species	Taxom
Skaliciidae Kukalová, 1964		1	Species	Taxom
Socialidae Vrsansky, 2010		1	Species	Taxom
Spanioderidae Handlirsch, 1906		11	Species	Taxom
Spiloblattinidae Handlirsch, 1906		34	Species	Taxom
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902	Little Earwigs	3	Species	Taxom
Stenoneuridae Handlirsch, 1906		0	Species	Taxom
Stenopelmatidae Burmeister, 1838	Bulldog Raspy Crickets	3	Species	Taxom
Strephocladidae Martynov, 1938		4	Species	Taxom
Stygnidae Handlirsch, 1906		1	Species	Taxom
Sylvabestiidae Aristov, 2000		5	Species	Taxom
Sylvaphlebiidae Martynov, 1940		4	Species	Taxom
Taeniopterygidae Klapálek, 1905	Taeniopterygid winter stoneflies	79	Species	Taxom
Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 1930		1	Species	Taxom
Tcholmanvissiidae Zalessky, 1934		3	Species	Taxom
Teratembiidae Krauss, 1911		1	Species	Taxom
Termitidae Latreille, 1802	Higher termites	125	Species	Taxom
Termopsidae Grassé, 1949	Damp wood termite	11	Species	Taxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838	Groundhoppers	95	Species	Taxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902	Bush crickets	1103	Species	Taxom
Tettoedischiidae Gorochov, 1987		1	Species	Taxom
Thericleidae Burr, 1899		5	Species	Taxom
Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 1919		2	Species	Taxom
Thoronysididae Handlirsch, 1919		1	Species	Taxom
Thueringoedischiidae Zessin, 1997		2	Species	Taxom
Timematidae Caudell, 1903	Timemas	2	Species	Taxom
Tococladidae Carpenter, 1966		1	Species	Taxom
Triassoblattidae Durden, 1969		1	Species	Taxom
Tridactylidae Saussure, 1874	Pygmy mole cricket	16	Species	Taxom
Trigonidiidae (Saussure, 1870)	And Ground Crickets	48	Species	Taxom
Tuphellidae Gorochov, 1988		1	Species	Taxom
Vitimiidae Sharov, 1968		2	Species	Taxom
Xenoblattidae Durden, 1969		11	Species	Taxom
Xenopteridae Riek, 1955		1	Species	Taxom
Zorotypidae Silvestri, 1913	Angel insects	1	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Europe

Order	Blattodea Latreille, 1810 Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites	48 410 1383	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Caloneurodea ♰ Martynov, 1938	3 4 14	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Cnemidolestodea ♰ Handlirsch, 1937	8 16 25	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Dermaptera De Geer, 1773 Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs	12 52 139	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Embioptera Lameere, 1900 Foot spinners, Web spinners, Web-spinners, Webspinners	4 8 21	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Eoblattida ♰ Handlirsch, 1906	1 1 1	Family Genus Species	Taxom
Order	Grylloblattodea Brues & Melander, 1915 Grylloblattids, Ice bugs, ice crawler, Ice crawlers, Ice Insects, Ice-crawlers, Rock crawlers	1 3 4	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Holopandictyoptera Kluge, 2010	9 13 104	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Mantodea Burmeister, 1838 Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids, Praying mantis, Praying Mantises, The mantes, The mantises	12 66 107	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Mantophasmatodea Arillo & Engel, 2006 African rock crawlers, gladiator, Gladiator-bugs, Gladiators, heel walkers, heel-walkers, Heelwalkers, Mantophasmatodeans, Mantos, Rockcrawlers	1 4 6	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas	59 1066 3237	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Orthopterida Boudreaux, 1979	1 10 15	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Phasmida Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902 Leaf and Stick Insects, leaf insects, Phasmids, stick insect, Stick Insects, walking sticks, Walkingsticks	14 84 129	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Plecoptera Burmeister, 1839 Stoneflies, Stoneflies Plecoptera, Stonefly	20 242 1304	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Protorthoptera ♰ Handlirsch, 1906	22 58 88	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Zoraptera Silvestri, 1913 Angel insects, Zorapterans	1 1 1	Family Genus Species	Taxom

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