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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Fairfield County (Connecticut, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
1258
1913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
242
1258
1913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
227
1213
1831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
26
59
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fairfield County (Connecticut)
26 Families width 80 Species and 2 Subspecies
#AGPCTNBEFLMOR
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts21SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Perlidae Latreille, 1802Common stoneflies6SpeciesTaxom
Capniidae Klapálek, 1905Capniid winter stoneflies4SpeciesTaxom
Chloroperlidae Okamoto, 1912Green stoneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets11SpeciesTaxom
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites1SpeciesTaxom
Nemouridae Newman, 1853Brown stoneflies2SpeciesTaxom
Blattellidae Karny, 1908German Cockroach2SpeciesTaxom
Ectobiidae Brunner von ..., 1865Wood cockroaches1SpeciesTaxom
Phalangopsidae Chopard, 1949Spider cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinophoridae Hincks, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidiidae Saussure, 1870And Ground Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig1SpeciesTaxom
Podoscirtidae Saussure, 18780SpeciesTaxom
Perlodidae Klapálek, 1912Perlodid stoneflies3SpeciesTaxom
Leuctridae (Klapálek, 1905)Needle Or Willow Stoneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids2SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845)Tree cricket6SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829American cockroaches1SpeciesTaxom
Prisopodidae Brunner von ..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pteronarcyidae Enderlein, 1909Giant stoneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Subterranean termites1SpeciesTaxom
Taeniopterygidae Klapálek, 1905Taeniopterygid winter stoneflies4SpeciesTaxom
Peltoperlidae Claassen, 1931Roach stoneflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fairfield County (Connecticut)
59 Genera with 80 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPRST
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acheta Linnaeus, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Acroneuria Pictet, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Agnetina Klapálek, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Allocapnia Claassen, 1924Snowfly3SpeciesTaxom
Alloperla Banks, 1906
Sallfly0SpeciesTaxom
Amblycorypha Stål, 1862Round-headed katydids1SpeciesTaxom
Amitermes Silvestri, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Amphinemura Ris, 1876Forestfly1SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Blattella Caudell, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1912Coneheads4SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ectobius Stephens, 1789Croton Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Endecous Saussure, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Euborellia Burr, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Eunemobius Hebard, 1877Even-spurred ground crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1960Common crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Hapithus Uhler, 1864
Flightless bush crickets0SpeciesTaxom
Isoperla Banks, 1902Stripetail3SpeciesTaxom
Leuctra Stephens, 1841Needlefly1SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1758Mantes1SpeciesTaxom
Meconema Serville, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Neoconocephalus Karny, 1887Common coneheads1SpeciesTaxom
Neoperla Needham, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoxabea Kirby, 1773Smooth-legged tree crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1894Common tree crickets5SpeciesTaxom
Orchelimum Serville, 1839
Greater Meadow Katydids0SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Palaisioscaria Günther, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Paracapnia Hanson, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Paragnetina Klapálek, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1838Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Parcoblatta Hebard, 1865North American Wood Cockroaches1SpeciesTaxom
Paroxya Scudder, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1758Cockroaches1SpeciesTaxom
Perlesta Banks, 1861Summer Stones1SpeciesTaxom
Prisopus Audinet-Serv..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Prostoia Ricker, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pteronarcys Newman, 1823Giant Stoneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pterophylla Kirby, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Reticulitermes Holmgren, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Roeseliana Zeuner, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1841Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Scudderia Stål, 1897Bush Katydids2SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Sweltsa Ricker, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Taeniopteryx Pictet, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Tallaperla Stark and St..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Tettigidea Scudder, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fairfield County (Connecticut)
80 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acheta domesticus Fabricius, 1787European hearth cricket
Acroneuria arenosa Pictet, 1841Eastern Stone
Acroneuria carolinensis Banks, 1905Carolina Stone
Acroneuria lycorias Newman, 1839Boreal Stone
Agnetina capitata Pictet, 1841Eastern stonefly
Allocapnia minima Barnston, 1848Boreal Snowfly
Allocapnia pygmaea Burmeister, 1839Pygmy Snowfly
Allocapnia recta Claassen, 1924Eastern Snowfly
Amblycorypha rotundifolia Scudder, 1862Rattler round-winged katydid
Amitermes agrilus Gay, 1968
Amphinemura nigritta Provancher, 1876Little Black Forestfly
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Arphia xanthoptera Burmeister, 1838Autumn Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Blattella germanica Linnaeus, 1767Croton bug
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) fasciatus De Geer, 1773Slender meadow grasshopper
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) strictus Scudder, 1875Straight-Laced Meadow Grasshopper
Conocephalus (Conocephalus) brevipennis (Scudder, 1862)⇒ Ruspolia interrupta Walker, 1869
Conocephalus (Conocephalus) spartinae Fox, 1912Salt Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Ectobius (Ectobius) pallidus Olivier, 1789Spotted Mediterranean cockroach
Encoptolophus sordidus Burmeister, 1838Clouded Grasshopper
Endecous (Notendecous) onthophagus Berg, 1891
Euborellia annulipes Lucas, 1847Ring legged earwig
Eunemobius carolinus Scudder, 1877Carolina ground cricket
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Gryllus (Gryllus) pennsylvanicus Burmeister, 1838Fall cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) veletis Alexander & ..., 1960Spring field cricket
Isoperla bilineata Say, 1823Two-lined Stripetail
Isoperla montana Banks, 1898Montane Stripetail
Isoperla signata Banks, 1902Light brown stonefly
Leuctra tenuis (Pictet, 1841)⇒ Leuctra tenella Provancher, 1878
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Meconema thalassinum De Geer, 1773Drumming katydid
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Neoconocephalus exiliscanorus Davis, 1887Slightly musical conehead
Neoxabea bipunctata De Geer, 1773Two-spotted tree cricket
Oecanthus exclamationis Davis, W.T., 1907Davis' Tree Cricket
Oecanthus latipennis Riley, C.V., 1881Broad-winged tree cricket
Oecanthus nigricornis Walker, F., 1869Black-horned tree cricket
Oecanthus pellucens Scopoli, 1763European tree cricket
Oecanthus quadripunctatus (Beutenmüller, 1894)⇒ Oecanthus celerinictus Walker, T.J., 1963
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Palaisioscaria calosoma calosoma (Günther, 1934)⇒ Palaisioscaria calosoma Günther, 1934
Paracapnia angulata Hanson, 1961Angulate Snowfly
Paragnetina media Walker, 1852Embossed Stone
Paratettix cucullatus Burmeister, 1838Hooded Grouse Locust
Parcoblatta virginica Brunner von ..., 1865Virginia wood cockroach
Paroxya clavuligera Serville, 1838Olive-green Swamp Grasshopper
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Perlesta placida Hagen, 1861Freckled Stone
Prisopus berosus Westwood, 1859
Prostoia similis Hagen, 1861Longhorn Forestfly
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Pteronarcys dorsata Say, 1823American Salmonfly
Pterophylla (Pterophylla) camellifolia Fabricius, 1775Common true katydid
Reticulitermes flavipes Kollar, 1837Eastern subterranean termite
Roeseliana roeselii Hagenbach, 1822Roesel'S Bush Cricket
Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841Green bird grasshopper
Scudderia septentrionalis Serville, 1838Northern bush katydid
Scudderia texensis Saussure & P..., 1897Cranberry katydid
Spharagemon bolli Scudder, 1875Boll'S Grasshopper
Sweltsa onkos Ricker, 1935Ontario Sallfly
Taeniopteryx burksi Ricker & Ross, 1968Eastern Willowfly
Taeniopteryx maura Pictet, 1841Spinyleg Willowfly
Taeniopteryx nivalis Fitch, 1847Boreal Willowfly
Taeniopteryx parvula Banks, 1918Hooked Willowfly
Tallaperla maria Needham & Smith, 1916Common Roachfly
Tenodera aridifolia Stoll, 1813Chinese Mantis
Tettigidea lateralis Say, 1824Black-Sided Grouse Locust
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833
Trimerotropis maritima Harris, 1841Seaside Locust

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Fairfield County (Connecticut)
OrderBlattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites
5
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderDermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderMantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids, Praying mantis, Praying Mantises, The mantes, The mantises
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderOrthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
8
32
46
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
9
16
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyneoptera at itis.gov