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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Kuwait (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
72
192
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
72
192
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
70
190
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
7
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kuwait
7 Families width 10 Species and 2 Subspecies
Gryllidae (Bolivar, 1878)Crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Hodotermitidae Desneux, 1904Harvester termites2SpeciesTaxom
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites1SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae (Stephens, 1829)American cockroaches2SpeciesTaxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Subterranean termites1SpeciesTaxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts1SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kuwait
9 Genera with 10 Species
Acheta Linnaeus, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Anacanthotermes Jacobson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1773Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1758Cockroaches1SpeciesTaxom
Psammotermes Desneux, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Shelfordella Adelung, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Utubius Uvarov, 19362SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kuwait
10 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acheta domesticus Fabricius, 1787European hearth cricket
Anacanthotermes ochraceus Burmeister, 1839
Anacanthotermes vagans Hagen, 1858
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Microcerotermes diversus Silvestri, 1920
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Psammotermes hybostoma Desneux, 1902Sand termite
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust
Shelfordella lateralis (Walker, 1868)⇒ Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775
Utubius syriacus Bolivar, 1893
Utubius syriacus zahrae Uvarov, 1936

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Kuwait
OrderBlattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites
4
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderOrthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyneoptera at itis.gov