Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Melanesia (Oceania)
List of families for Melanesia
73 Families width 1562 Species and 68 Subspecies #ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPRSTZ
| Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 | Grasshoppers and locusts | 111 | Species | Taxom | | Amorphoscelidae Stål, 1877 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anisolabididae Verhoeff, 1902 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859 | Wetas & King Crickets | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Aschiphasmatidae Brunner von ..., 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blaberidae Saussure, 1864 | Blaberids | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Blattellidae (Karny, 1908) | German Cockroach | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Blattidae Stephens, 1829 | American cockroaches | 58 | Species | Taxom | | Capniidae Klapálek, 1905 | Capniid winter stoneflies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Carcinophoridae Hincks, 1954 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chelisochidae Burr, 1907 | Black earwig | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroperlidae Okamoto, 1912 | Green stoneflies | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Chorotypidae Stål, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diapheromeridae Rehn & Hebard, 1909 | Diapheromerid Stick Insects | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Ectobiidae (Brunner von ..., 1865) | Wood cockroaches | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Eneopteridae (Saussure, 1893) | Bush cricket | 63 | Species | Taxom | | Forficulidae Stephens, 1829 | Common Earwig | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gripopterygidae Enderlein, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845 | Camel Crickets | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878 | Crickets | 88 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870 | Mole cricket | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropterygidae Kirby, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroptilidae Carpenter, 1977 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | Flower mimic mantises | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iridopterygidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 | Dampwood termites | 46 | Species | Taxom | | Labiidae (Burr, 1909) | Little earwig | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Leuctridae Klapálek, 1905 | Needle Or Willow Stoneflies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Liturgusidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 | Mantids | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Mantoididae Giglio-Tos, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mastotermitidae Desneux, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mogoplistidae Saussure, 1877 | Scaly cricket | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Morabidae Rehn, 1948 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmecophilidae Saussure, 1874 | Ant cricket | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nemouridae Newman, 1853 | Brown stoneflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845) | Tree cricket | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oligotomidae Enderlein, 1909 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Ommexechidae Bolivar, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paragryllidae (Desutter-Gra..., 1987) | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Peltoperlidae Claassen, 1931 | Roach stoneflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Perlidae (Latreille, 1802) | Common stoneflies | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Perlodidae Klapálek, 1912 | Perlodid stoneflies | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Phalangopsidae (Chopard, 1949) | Spider cricket | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944 | Walking sticks | 153 | Species | Taxom | | Phylliidae Redtenbacher, 1906 | Leaf insects | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Podoscirtidae Saussure, 1878 | | 112 | Species | Taxom | | Prisopodidae Brunner von ..., 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proscopiidae Serville, 1838 | Jumping sticks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophasmatidae Kirby, 1896 | Striped Walkingsticks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 1929 | | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Pteronarcyidae Enderlein, 1909 | Giant stoneflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pygidicranidae (Verhoeff, 1902) | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874 | Bushlocusts | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Rhaphidophoridae Walker, 1869 | And Cave Weta | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 | Subterranean termites | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Romaleidae Brunner von ..., 1893 | Lubber grasshopper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spiralizoridae Kocarek, Ho..., 2020 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902 | Little Earwigs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopelmatidae Burmeister, 1838 | Bulldog Raspy Crickets | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Taeniopterygidae Klapálek, 1905 | Taeniopterygid winter stoneflies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Termitidae Latreille, 1802 | Higher termites | 67 | Species | Taxom | | Termopsidae Grassé, 1949 | Damp wood termite | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838 | Groundhoppers | 60 | Species | Taxom | | Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902 | Bush crickets | 171 | Species | Taxom | | Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Timematidae Caudell, 1903 | Timemas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tridactylidae Saussure, 1874 | Pygmy mole cricket | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonidiidae (Saussure, 1870) | And Ground Crickets | 89 | Species | Taxom | | Tristiridae Rehn, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tryonicidae McKittrick &..., 1965 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Zorotypidae Silvestri, 1913 | Angel insects | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Melanesia | Order | Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites | 11
84
349 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs | 7
17
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Embioptera
Lameere, 1900
Foot spinners, Web spinners, Web-spinners, Webspinners | 1
1
7 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids, Praying mantis, Praying Mantises, The mantes, The mantises | 8
27
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas | 25
311
814 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Phasmida
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, leaf insects, Phasmids, stick insect, Stick Insects, walking sticks, Walkingsticks | 8
76
208 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Plecoptera
Burmeister, 1839
Stoneflies, Stoneflies Plecoptera, Stonefly | 10
44
103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Protorthoptera ♰
Handlirsch, 1906
| 1
1
0 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Zoraptera
Silvestri, 1913
Angel insects, Zorapterans | 2
3
5 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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