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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Mauritania (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
132
724
1283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
131
723
1282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
126
710
1263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
17
85
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mauritania
17 Families width 142 Species and 34 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts85SpeciesTaxom
Dericorythidae Jacobson & B..., 19025SpeciesTaxom
Empusidae Burmeister, 1838Violin mantises3SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets4SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts6SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids15SpeciesTaxom
Eremiaphilidae Wood-Mason, 18897SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper3SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829American cockroaches1SpeciesTaxom
Corydiidae de Saussure, 1864Sand cockroaches2SpeciesTaxom
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites2SpeciesTaxom
Iridopterygidae Giglio-Tos, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises4SpeciesTaxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Subterranean termites1SpeciesTaxom
Tridactylidae Saussure, 1874Pygmy mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mauritania
85 Genera with 142 Species
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Acorypha Krauss, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1838burrowing grasshoppers9SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17814SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Anamesacris Uvarov, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Blepharodes Bolivar, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Blepharopsis Rehn, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Brachytrupes Serville, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Cataloipus Bolívar, I., 18771SpeciesTaxom
Chiropacha Charpentier, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Chrotogonus Serville, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocatantops Jago, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Dericorys Serville, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Diabolocatantops Jago, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Dilatempusa Roy, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Diogena Brunner von ..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Duronia Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Eremiaphila Lefèbvre, 19307SpeciesTaxom
Eucoptacra Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternacris Chopard, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Glauia Bolivar, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Harpezocatantops Jago, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Hebardina Bey-Bienko, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Hemelytroblatta Chopard, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Hemiacris Walker, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Heterochaeta Westwood, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Heterogamodes Chopard, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Hieroglyphus Krauss, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Hilethera Uvarov, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Homoxyrrhepes Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Hyalorrhipis Saussure, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Iris Saussure, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomantis Stal, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Kraussaria Uvarov, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Kraussella Bolívar, I., 18771SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Macrotermes Holmgren, 1781Fungus-culturing termites1SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1960Mantes2SpeciesTaxom
Meruana Delucchi, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsis Bolivar, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Metaxymecus Karsch, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1871African praying mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Modicogryllus Chopard, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Nilomantis Werner, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Nomadacris Uvarov, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Notopleura Krauss, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Ochrilidia Stål, 18539SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Ornithacris Uvarov, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Orthacanthacris Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Orthochtha Karsch, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Oxypilus Serville, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagulus Uvarov, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Paracinema Fischer, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Paracinipe Descamps & M..., 18781SpeciesTaxom
Platypternodes Bolivar, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Pnorisa Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Poekilocerus Serville, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Psammotermes Desneux, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoharpax Saussure, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorpha Serville, 19433SpeciesTaxom
Rivetina Berland & Ch..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Scintharista Saussure, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Sciobia Burmeister, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 190211SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1775African mantis5SpeciesTaxom
Stenohippus Uvarov, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Sudanacris Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Tenuitarsus Bolivar, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Trinervitermes Holmgren, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Tropidopola Stål, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Tuarega Uvarov, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Tylotropidius Stål, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Vosseleriana Uvarov, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Xya Latreille, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Zacompsa Karsch, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Zonocerus Stål, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritania
142 Species and 34 Subspecies
Acorypha glaucopsis Walker, 1870
Acorypha picta Krauss, 1877
Acrida bicolor Thunberg, 1815Long-headed grasshopper
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acrotylus blondeli Saussure, 1884
Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Acrotylus incarnatus Krauss, 1907
Acrotylus insubricus (Scopoli, 1786)⇒ Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Acrotylus insubricus insubricus Scopoli, 1786
Acrotylus longipes (Charpentier, 1845)⇒ Acrotylus meruensis Sjöstedt, 1932
Acrotylus longipes longipes Charpentier, 1845
Acrotylus meruensis Sjöstedt, 1932
Acrotylus patruelis Herrich-Scha..., 1838Slender Burrowing Grasshopper
Aiolopus simulatrix Walker, 1870Sudan plague locust
Aiolopus simulatrix simulatrix Walker, 1870
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Aiolopus thalassinus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781
Anacridium melanorhodon Walker, 1870Sahelian tree locust
Anacridium melanorhodon melanorhodon Walker, 1870
Anacridium wernerellum Karny, 1907Sudan tree locust
Anamesacris zolotarevskyi Uvarov, 1938
Anamesacris zolotarevskyi elongata Morales-Agacino, 1949
Anamesacris zolotarevskyi zolotarevskyi Uvarov, 1938
Blepharodes parumspinosus Beier, 1930
Blepharopsis mendica Fabricius, 1775Arab Mantis
Blepharopsis mendica mendica Fabricius, 1775
Brachytrupes membranaceus Drury, 1770Tobacco cricket
Brachytrupes membranaceus mauritanicus Chopard, 1952
Cataloipus cymbiferus Krauss, 1877
Chiropacha (Chiropacha) saussurei Giglio-Tos, 1911
Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) senegalensis Krauss, 1877
Chrotogonus senegalensis senegalensis Krauss, 1877
Cryptocatantops haemorrhoidalis Krauss, 1877
Dericorys lobata Brullé, 1840Canarian Crested Grasshopper
Dericorys lobata bolivari Krauss, 1892
Dericorys murati Uvarov, 1938
Diabolocatantops axillaris Thunberg, 1815
Diabolocatantops axillaris axillaris Thunberg, 1815
Dilatempusa aegyptiaca Giglio-Tos, 1917
Diogena fausta Burmeister, 1838
Duronia chloronota Stål, 1876
Epitenodera herbacea Serville, 1839
Eremiaphila denticollis Lucas, 1855
Eremiaphila maculata
Eremiaphila maculipennis Chopard, 1940
Eremiaphila moreli Bolivar, 1886
Eremiaphila murati Chopard, 1940
Eremiaphila typhon Lefèbvre, 1835
Eremiaphila voltaensis Sjostedt, 1930
Eucoptacra anguliflava Karsch, 1893
Eurysternacris brevipes Chopard, 1947
Eurysternacris zolotarewskyi Chopard, 1947
Eyprepocnemis noxia Dirsh, 1950
Eyprepocnemis plorans Charpentier, 1825Lamenting Grasshopper
Eyprepocnemis plorans ornatipes Walker, 1870
Glauia durieui Bolivar, 1878
Harpezocatantops stylifer Krauss, 1877
Hebardina truncata Princis, 1963
Hemelytroblatta zolotarevskyi Chopard, 1940
Hemiacris sudanicus Ramme, 1929
Heteracris annulosa Walker, 1870
Heteracris harterti Bolivar, 1913
Heteracris leani Uvarov, 1941
Heteracris littoralis Rambur, 1838Mediterranean Splendid Grasshopper
Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier, 1963
Heterochaeta pantherina Saussure, 1872
Heterochaeta tenuipes (Westwood, 1841)⇒ Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier, 1963
Heterogamodes ursina Burmeister, 1838
Heterogamodes ursina mauritanica Chopard, 1940
Hieroglyphus daganensis Krauss, 1877African rice grasshopper
Hilethera aeolopoides Uvarov, 1922
Homoxyrrhepes punctipennis Walker, 1870
Hyalorrhipis calcarata Vosseler, 1902
Hyalorrhipis canescens Saussure, 1888
Iris senegalensis Beier, 1931
Ischnomantis gigas Saussure, 1870
Kraussaria angulifera Krauss, 1877
Kraussella amabile Krauss, 1877
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Locusta migratoria migratorioides Reiche, L.J...., 1849African Migratory Locust
Macrotermes bellicosus Smeathman, 1781Sudanese warlike termite
Mantis eichleri
Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960
Meruana liriomyzae Boucek, 1988
Mesopsis abbreviata Beauvois, 1806
Mesopsis laticornis Krauss, 1877
Metaxymecus gracilipes Brancsik, 1895
Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871Egyptian mantis
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) uncinatus Chopard, 1938
Modicogryllus uncinatus mauritanicus Chopard, 1952
Nilomantis floweri Werner, 1907
Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville, 1839Red Locust
Notopleura ifniensis Bolivar, 1936
Ochrilidia albrechti Jago, 1977
Ochrilidia filicornis filicornis Krauss, 1902
Ochrilidia geniculata I. Bolivar, 1913
Ochrilidia gracilis Krauss, 1902
Ochrilidia gracilis gracilis Krauss, 1902
Ochrilidia harterti Bolivar, 1913
Ochrilidia harterti harterti Bolivar, 1913
Ochrilidia pachypes Chopard, 1950
Ochrilidia tibialis Fieber, 1853African Match Grasshopper
Oedaleus johnstoni Uvarov, 1941
Oedaleus nigeriensis Uvarov, 1926
Oedaleus senegalensis Krauss, 1877Senegalese grasshopper
Oedipoda miniata mauritanica Lucas, 1849
Ornithacris cavroisi Finot, 1924
Orthacanthacris humilicrus Karsch, 1896
Orthochtha dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869
Orthochtha dasycnemis bisulcata Krauss, 1877
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) annulatus Serville, 1831
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) cherlonneixi Roy, 1999
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) distinctus (Beier, 1930)⇒ Oxypilus annulatus Serville, 1831
Pamphagulus uvarovi Ramme, 1931
Pamphagulus uvarovi uvarovi Ramme, 1931
Pamphagulus vicinus Ramme, 1931
Paracinema tricolor Thunberg, 1815Tricolor Grasshopper
Paracinema tricolor tricolor Thunberg, 1815Vlei Grasshopper
Paracinipe mauritanica Bolivar, 1878
Platypternodes savannae Uvarov, 1926
Pnorisa squalus Stål, 1861
Poekilocerus bufonius Klug, 1832Usher hopper
Poekilocerus bufonius hieroglyphicus Klug, J.C.F., 1829
Psammotermes hybostoma Desneux, 1902Sand termite
Pseudoharpax virescens virescens Serville, 1839
Pyrgomorpha (Phymelloides) vignaudii Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Pyrgomorpha (Pyrgomorpha) cognata Krauss, 1877
Pyrgomorpha cognata minima Uvarov, 1943
Rivetina tenuidentata
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust
Scintharista notabilis Walker, 1870
Scintharista notabilis notabilis Walker, 1870
Scintharista zolotarevskyi Uvarov, 1941
Sciobia (Sciobia) umbraculata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Sciobia umbraculatus Linnaeus, 1758
Sciobia umbraculatus Linnaeus, 1758
Sphingonotus (Neosphingonotus) canariensis Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus canariensis canariensis Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus (Neosphingonotus) paradoxus Bey-Bienko, 1948
Sphingonotus (Parasphingonotus) femoralis Uvarov, 1933
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) octofasciatus Serville, 1838
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) rubescens Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus rubescens rubescens Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) savignyi Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus savignyi obscuripes Chopard, 1949
Sphingonotus savignyi savignyi Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) vosseleri Krauss, 1902
Sphodromantis elegans Sjöstedt, 1930
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis occidentalis (Werner, 1906)⇒ Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858
Sphodromantis royi La Greca, 1967
Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775African Giant Praying Mantis
Stenohippus mundus Walker, 1871
Stenohippus xanthus Karny, 1907
Sudanacris pallida Burmeister, 1838
Tenuitarsus angustus Blanchard, 1836
Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870
Trilophidia repleta Walker, 1870
Trinervitermes geminatus Wasmann, 1897
Tropidopola nigerica Uvarov, 1937
Truxalis johnstoni Dirsh, 1950
Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Truxalis procera Klug, 1830
Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Tuarega insignis Lucas, 1851
Tylotropidius didymus Thunberg, 1815
Vosseleriana fonti Bolivar, 1902
Vosseleriana strepens Uvarov, 1938
Xya royi Günther, 1982
Zacompsa festa Karsch, 1893
Zonocerus variegatus Linnaeus, 1758Elegant grasshopper
Zonocerus variegatus variegatus Linnaeus, 1758

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

Taxom

OrderMantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids, Praying mantis, Praying Mantises, The mantes, The mantises
6
16
31
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderOrthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
7
63
105
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
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