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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
339
1949
3578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
338
1948
3577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
327
1917
3538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
35
96
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lebanon
35 Families width 131 Species and 16 Subspecies
#APCTNEBDMFGHKLORX
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts21SpeciesTaxom
Perlidae Latreille, 1802Common stoneflies5SpeciesTaxom
Capniidae Klapálek, 1905Capniid winter stoneflies13SpeciesTaxom
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites1SpeciesTaxom
Nemouridae Newman, 1853Brown stoneflies10SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets7SpeciesTaxom
Ectobiidae Brunner von ..., 1865Wood cockroaches3SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae (Stephens, 1829)American cockroaches2SpeciesTaxom
Empusidae Burmeister, 1838Violin mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Taeniopterygidae Klapálek, 1905Taeniopterygid winter stoneflies4SpeciesTaxom
Chresmodidae Haase, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Perlodidae Klapálek, 1912Perlodid stoneflies5SpeciesTaxom
Diapheromeridae Rehn & Hebard, 1909Diapheromerid Stick Insects2SpeciesTaxom
Blattulidae Vishnyokova, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids6SpeciesTaxom
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllomantidae Gorochov, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870Mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae (Bolivar, 1878)Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Haglotettigoniidae Gorochov, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Corydiidae de Saussure, 1864Sand cockroaches6SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Dampwood termites1SpeciesTaxom
Leuctridae Klapálek, 1905Needle Or Willow Stoneflies4SpeciesTaxom
Blattellidae Karny, 1908German Cockroach1SpeciesTaxom
Haglidae Handlirsch, 1906Hump-winged cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Mesoblattinidae Handlirsch, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecophilidae Saussure, 1874Ant cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper8SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae Blanchard, 1845Tree cricket2SpeciesTaxom
Liberiblattinidae Vrsansky, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Pteronarcyidae Enderlein, 1909Giant stoneflies0SpeciesTaxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Subterranean termites1SpeciesTaxom
Chloroperlidae Okamoto, 1912Green stoneflies4SpeciesTaxom
Xiphopteridae Sharov, 19681SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lebanon
88 Genera with 131 Species
#ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPRSTUXZ
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acroneuria Pictet, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Allocapnia Claassen, 1924Snowfly6SpeciesTaxom
Amitermes Silvestri, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Amphinemura Ris, 1952Forestfly1SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Anepisceptus Fieber, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Arbiblatta Chopard, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Balatronis Smídová and ..., 20161SpeciesTaxom
Blatta Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Blepharopsis Rehn, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Brachyptera Newport, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Calineuria Ricker, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamus Serville, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Capnia Pictet, 18484SpeciesTaxom
Chresmoda Germar, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Clioperla Needham & Cl..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Clonaria Stål, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Diapheromera Gray, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Doroneuria Needham and ..., 19741SpeciesTaxom
Duroniella Bolivar, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Elisama Giebel, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Eremoplana Stal, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Eupholidoptera Maran, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gryllomantis Gorochov, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpa Latreille, 1758Seven-spurred mole crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1773Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Hadrotettix Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Haglotettigonia Gorochov, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Hemelytroblatta Chopard, 18914SpeciesTaxom
Heterogamodes Chopard, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Isoperla Banks, 1964Stripetail3SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermes Hagen, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Leuctra Stephens, 1856Needlefly5SpeciesTaxom
Loboptera Brunner von ..., 18172SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1758Mantes1SpeciesTaxom
Marthamea Klapálek, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Megarcys Klapálek, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1773Spur-throat grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Melqartitermes Engel & al., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Mieroblattina Vrsansky & M..., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1870
African praying mantis0SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecophilus Berthold, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Nemoura Latreille, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Neoperla Needham, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Nomotettix Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Nymphoblatta Vrsansky & G..., 20042SpeciesTaxom
Ocelloblattula Anisyutkin &..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Ocnerosthenus Massa, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1763Common tree crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Orchamus Stål, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Paranocarodes Bolivar, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1838Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Perlodes Banks, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Phaneroptera Serville, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodromica Fieber, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Podmosta Ricker, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Poecilimon Fischer, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Polyphaga Salfi, 1758Polyphags1SpeciesTaxom
Prionosthenus Bolivar, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Protonemura Kempny, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pseudojantaropterix Gorochov, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Pteronarcys Newman, 1838
Giant Stoneflies0SpeciesTaxom
Reticulitermes Holmgren, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Rivetina Berland & Ch..., 04SpeciesTaxom
Saga Charpentier, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Siphonoperla Zwick, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Soyedina Ricker, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Stagmomantis Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Suwallia Ricker, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Sweltsa Ricker, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Taenionema Banks, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Taeniopteryx Pictet, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Tmethis Fieber, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Utacapnia Gaufin, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Xiphos Vea & Grimaldi, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Zapada Ricker, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Zwicknia Murányi, 19823SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lebanon
131 Species and 16 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acroneuria frisoni Stark & Brown, 1991Central Stone
Allocapnia forbesi Frison, 1929Three-knobbed Snowfly
Allocapnia nivicola Fitch, 1847Brook Snowfly
Allocapnia rickeri Frison, 1929Midwest Snowfly
Allocapnia smithi Ross & Ricker, 1971Three-lobed Snowfly
Allocapnia tennessa Ross & Ricker, 1964Tennessee Snowfly
Allocapnia vivipara Claassen, 1924Shortwing Snowfly
Amitermes agrilus Gay, 1968
Amphinemura delosa Ricker, 1952Eastern Forestfly
Anacridium aegyptium Linnaeus, 1764Egyptian Grasshopper
Anepisceptus horridus Burmeister, 1838
Arbiblatta syriaca Bei-Bienko, 1938
Arphia xanthoptera Burmeister, 1838Autumn Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Balatronis libanensis Sendi & Azar, 2016
Blatta (Blatta) orientalis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758
Blepharopsis mendica Fabricius, 1775Arab Mantis
Blepharopsis mendica nuda Giglio-Tos, 1917
Brachyptera galeata Koponen, 1949
Calineuria californica Banks, 1905Western Stone
Calliptamus barbarus palaestinensis Ramme, 1930
Calliptamus coelesyriensis Giglio-Tos, 1893
Calliptamus coelesyriensis coelesyriensis (Giglio-Tos, 1893)⇒ Calliptamus coelesyriensis Giglio-Tos, 1893
Calliptamus tenuicercis Tarbinsky, 1930
Capnia bicornata Alouf, 1992
Capnia brevicula Berthélemy &..., 1982
Capnia turkestanica brevicula (Berthélemy &..., 1982)⇒ Zwicknia turkestanica brevicula Berthélemy &..., 1982
Capnia vernalis Newport, 1848Belly Snowfly
Chresmoda libanica Nel & al., 2004
Clioperla clio Newman, 1839Clio Stripetail
Clonaria libanica Uvarov, 1924
Diapheromera (Diapheromera) femorata Say, 1824Common American Walkingstick
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Doroneuria baumanni Stark & Gaufin, 1974Cascades Stone
Duroniella fracta Krauss, 1890
Duroniella laticornis Krauss, 1909
Encoptolophus sordidus Burmeister, 1838Clouded Grasshopper
Eremoplana infelix Uvarov, 1924
Eupholidoptera ledereri Fieber, 1861
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Gryllomantis lebanensis D. Grimaldi, 2003
Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa Linnaeus, 1758European mole cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) campestris (Geer, 1773)⇒ Brachytrupes membranaceus membranaceus Drury, 1773
Hadrotettix trifasciatus Say, 1825Threebanded Grasshopper
Haglotettigonia aenigmatosa A. V. Gorochov, 2010
Hemelytroblatta africana Linnaeus, 1758
Hemelytroblatta ebneri Chopard, 1929
Hemelytroblatta livida Brunner von ..., 1865
Hemelytroblatta marismortui Janson, 1891
Heterogamodes ursina Burmeister, 1838
Heterogamodes ursina ursina Burmeister, 1838
Isoperla berthelemyi Sivec & Dia, 2002
Isoperla decepta Frison, 1935Convoluted barbula moss
Isoperla libanica Aubert, 1964
Kalotermes phoeniciae Ghesini & Ma..., 2015
Leuctra cedrus Vinçon, Dia ..., 2014
Leuctra fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Leuctra picteti F. J. Pictet, 1856
Leuctra fusca latior Berthélemy &..., 1982
Leuctra kopetdaghi Zhiltzova, 1972
Leuctra picteti F. J. Pictet, 1856
Loboptera decipiens Germar, 1817Lobe-winged cockroach
Loboptera decipiens decipiens Germar, 1817
Mantis religiosa religiosa Linné, 1758
Marthamea vitripennis Burmeister, 1839
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melqartitermes myrrheus M. S. Engel, 2007
Mieroblattina pacis P. Vrsansky, 2013
Myrmecophilus (Myrmophilina) nigricornis Chopard, 1963
Nemoura trispinosa Claassen, 1923Three-spined forestfly
Neoperla clymene Newman, 1839Coastal Stone
Nomotettix cristatus Scudder, 1862Crested Grouse Locust
Nymphoblatta abrahami Vrsansky & G..., 2004
Nymphoblatta azari P. Vrsansky, 2004
Ocelloblattula ponomarenkoi L. N. Anisyu..., 2008
Ocnerosthenus brunnerianus Saussure, 1887
Ocnerosthenus kneuckeri Krauss, 1909
Ocnerosthenus simulans Bolivar, 1911
Oecanthus nigricornis Walker, F., 1869Black-horned tree cricket
Oecanthus pellucens Scopoli, 1763European tree cricket
Oecanthus pellucens pellucens Scopoli, 1763Italian Cricket
Oedipoda aurea Uvarov, 1923
Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826
Orchamus gracilis Brunner von ..., 1882Slender Stone Grasshopper
Paranocarodes sulcatus Bolivar, 1912
Paratettix cucullatus Burmeister, 1838Hooded Grouse Locust
Perlodes thomasi Vinçon, Dia ..., 2013
Phaneroptera (Phaneroptera) sparsa Stål, 1857Arabian Sickle Bush-cricke
Phaneroptera (Phaneroptera) spinifera Willemse, 1953
Phaneroptera tenuicerca (Ramme, 1951)⇒ Phaneroptera spinifera Willemse, 1953
Phyllodromica (Phyllodromica) asiatica Bei-Bienko, 1950
Phyllodromica (Phyllodromica) brevipennis Fischer, 1853
Podmosta macdunnoughi Ricker, 1947Maritime forestfly
Poecilimon (Poecilimon) varicornis Haan, 1842
Polyphaga aegyptiaca Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian cockroach
Prionosthenus femoralis Werner, 1939
Prionosthenus syriacus Brisout de B..., 1854
Protonemura libanica Aubert, 1964
Protonemura libanocypria Zwick, 1967
Protonemura pectinata Berthélemy &..., 1982
Protonemura phoenicia Sivec & Dia, 2002
Protonemura zernyi Aubert, 1964
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudojantaropterix lebani P. Vrsansky, 2003
Reticulitermes flavipes Kollar, 1837Eastern subterranean termite
Rivetina caucasica turcica Ramme, 1950
Rivetina syriaca Saussure, 1869Syrian Ground Mantis
Rivetina syriaca syriaca Saussure, 1869
Rivetina turcica
Saga ephippigera ephippigera Fischer von ..., 1846
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust
Siphonoperla libanica Alouf, 1992
Soyedina vallicularia C.F.Wu, 1923Valley Forestfly
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) eurasius Mishchenko, 1937
Sphingonotus eurasius eurasius Mishchenko, 1936
Stagmomantis carolina Johansson, 1763Carolina mantid
Suwallia marginata Banks, 1897York Sallfly
Sweltsa naica Provancher, 1876Northeastern Sallfly
Sweltsa onkos Ricker, 1935Ontario Sallfly
Taenionema atlanticum Ricker & Ross, 1975Atlantic Willowfly
Taenionema oregonense Needham & Cl..., 1925Oregon Willowfly
Taeniopteryx maura Pictet, 1841Spinyleg Willowfly
Tmethis pulchripennis Serville, 1838
Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Truxalis obsoleta Klug, J.C.F., 1830
Utacapnia labradora Ricker, 1954Labrador Snowfly
Xiphos vani Vea & Grimaldi, 2015
Zapada katahdin Baumann & Mingo, 1987Kathadin Forestfly
Zwicknia bifrons Newman, 1838
Zwicknia turkestanica Kimmins, 1950
Zwicknia turkestanica brevicula Berthélemy &..., 1982

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Lebanon
OrderBlattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites
10
16
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderDermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
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
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderOrthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
10
33
45
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderPhasmida
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, leaf insects, Phasmids, stick insect, Stick Insects, walking sticks, Walkingsticks
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderPlecoptera
Burmeister, 1839
Stoneflies, Stoneflies Plecoptera, Stonefly
8
35
53
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyneoptera at itis.gov