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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Melville Island (Tiwi Islands, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
80
219
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
80
219
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
72
191
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
8
23
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melville Island
8 Families width 28 Species
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites13SpeciesTaxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts5SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829American cockroaches1SpeciesTaxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Subterranean termites4SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Dampwood termites1SpeciesTaxom
Mastotermitidae Desneux, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Morabidae Rehn, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Iridopterygidae Giglio-Tos, 19191SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Melville Island
22 Genera with 28 Species
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Ahamitermes Mjöberg, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Amitermes Silvestri, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Austroicetes White, M.J.D..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Celatoblatta Johns, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Coptotermes Wasmann, 1898Subterranean Termite1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotermes Banks, 1925drywood termite1SpeciesTaxom
Drepanotermes Silvestri, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Ephelotermes Miller, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Heterotermes Froggatt, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Macrognathotermes Miller, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Mastotermes Froggatt, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Moraba Walker, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Nasutitermes Dudley, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Neomantis Giglio-Tos, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pycnostictus de Saussure, 1884Confusing Bandwings1SpeciesTaxom
Rectitropis Sjöstedt, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Schedorhinotermes Silvestri, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Stenocatantops Dirsh, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Tumulitermes Holmgren, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Xanterriaria Sjöstedt, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Xylochomitermes Miller, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melville Island
28 Species
Ahamitermes nidicola Mjöberg, 1920
Amitermes perelegans Hill, 1935
Austroicetes pusilla Walker, 1870Confusing Austroicetes
Celatoblatta baldwinspenceri Mackerras, 1968
Coptotermes acinaciformis Froggatt, 1898Subterranean Termite
Cryptotermes secundus Hill, 1925Basal drywood termite
Drepanotermes septentrionalis Hill, 1922
Ephelotermes melachoma Miller, 1991
Ephelotermes taylori Hill, 1915
Heterotermes vagus Hill, 1927
Heterotermes validus Hill, 1915
Macrognathotermes errator Miller, 1991
Mastotermes darwiniensis Froggatt, 1897Darwin termite
Microcerotermes boreus Hill, 1927
Microcerotermes nervosus Hill, 1927
Moraba serricornis Walker, 1870
Nasutitermes graveolus Hill, 1925Niggerhead termite
Nasutitermes longipennis Hill, 1915
Neomantis hyalina Tindale, 1924
Pycnostictus seriatus Saussure, 1884Common bandwing
Rectitropis exclusa Walker, 1870Territory White-tips
Schedorhinotermes actuosus Hill, 1933
Stenocatantops vitripennis Sjöstedt, 1920Light-brown Sharptail
Tumulitermes hastilis Froggatt, 1898
Tumulitermes pastinator Hill, 1915
Xanterriaria mediocris Sjöstedt, 1921Mediocre grasshopper
Xylochomitermes melvillensis Hill, 1915

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Melville Island
OrderBlattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites
5
15
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderMantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids, Praying mantis, Praying Mantises, The mantes, The mantises
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderOrthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
2
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderPlecoptera
Burmeister, 1839
Stoneflies, Stoneflies Plecoptera, Stonefly
0
1
1
Families
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyneoptera at itis.gov