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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Kwale County (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
84
307
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
84
307
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
72
279
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
8
17
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwale County
8 Families width 15 Species
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts5SpeciesTaxom
Ectobiidae Brunner von ..., 1865Wood cockroaches1SpeciesTaxom
Phalangopsidae Chopard, 1949Spider cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Episactidae Burr, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids2SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises2SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 19302SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwale County
17 Genera with 15 Species
Abisares Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Aresceutica Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Ectobius Stephens, 1899Croton Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Endecous Saussure, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Humbe Bolivar, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Malagassa Saussure, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1870
African praying mantis0SpeciesTaxom
Neodanuria La Greca & L..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Orthochtha Karsch, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Parepistaurus Karsch, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Phaneroptera Serville, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocrania Burmeister, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocreobotra Saussure, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogalepsus Beier, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1987African mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodula Giglio-Tos, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwale County
15 Species
Abisares viridipennis Burmeister, 1838
Aresceutica subnuda Karsch, 1896Usambara Dusky Grasshopper
Ectobius (Ectobius) africanus Saussure, 1899
Endecous (Notendecous) onthophagus Berg, 1891
Humbe tenuicornis Schaum, 1853
Malagassa leptotes Brancsik, 1893
Neodanuria bolauana Saussure, 1869
Parepistaurus pseudofelix Green, 1998
Phaneroptera (Phaneroptera) nana Fieber, 1853Mediterranean katydid
Phyllocrania paradoxa Burmeister, 1838Ghost Mantis
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi Stål, 1871Spiny Flower Mantis
Pseudogalepsus modestus Gerstaecker, 1869
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Sphodromantis baccettii La Greca & L..., 1987Giant African Praying Mantis
Tarachodula pantherina Gerstaecker, 1869

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Kwale County
OrderBlattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderMantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids, Praying mantis, Praying Mantises, The mantes, The mantises
3
7
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderOrthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
4
9
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyneoptera at itis.gov