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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region North Rhine-Westphalia (West Germany, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
450
4332
12469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
449
4330
12467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
420
4225
12202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
31
92
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Rhine-Westphalia
31 Families width 176 Species and 1 Subspecies
#AGNFTBCPEKLMOHR
Acrididae (MacLeay, 1819)Grasshoppers and locusts35SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Nemouridae Newman, 1853Brown stoneflies20SpeciesTaxom
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig7SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae (Krauss, 1902)Bush crickets20SpeciesTaxom
Blaberidae Saussure, 1864Blaberids4SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829American cockroaches6SpeciesTaxom
Blattellidae Karny, 1908German Cockroach2SpeciesTaxom
Taeniopterygidae Klapálek, 1905Taeniopterygid winter stoneflies4SpeciesTaxom
Capniidae Klapálek, 1905Capniid winter stoneflies4SpeciesTaxom
Chloroperlidae Okamoto, 1912Green stoneflies4SpeciesTaxom
Perlidae Latreille, 1802Common stoneflies3SpeciesTaxom
Perlodidae Klapálek, 1912Perlodid stoneflies7SpeciesTaxom
Ectobiidae Brunner von ..., 1865Wood cockroaches6SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870Mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Dampwood termites1SpeciesTaxom
Labiidae (Burr, 1909)Little earwig1SpeciesTaxom
Leuctridae Klapálek, 1905Needle Or Willow Stoneflies16SpeciesTaxom
Necymylacridae Durden, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecophilidae (Saussure, 1874)Ant cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidiidae Saussure, 1870And Ground Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae Blanchard, 1845Tree cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Proscopiidae Serville, 1838Jumping sticks1SpeciesTaxom
Corydiidae (de Saussure, 1864)Sand cockroaches1SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Pteronarcyidae Enderlein, 1909Giant stoneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Subterranean termites1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphidophoridae (Walker, 1869)And Cave Weta1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Timematidae Caudell, 1903Timemas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Rhine-Westphalia
87 Genera with 176 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acheta Linnaeus, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Amphinemura Ris, 1902Forestfly4SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Anechura Scudder, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Apterygida Westwood, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Barbitistes Charpentier, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Bicolorana Zeuner, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Blaberites Statz, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Blatta Linnaeus, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Blattella Caudell, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Brachyptera Newport, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Capnia Pictet, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Capnopsis Morton, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Chelidura Latreille, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Chelidurella Verhoeff, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Chloroperla Newman, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 184810SpeciesTaxom
Chrysochraon Fischer-Wald..., 18311SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1815Coneheads2SpeciesTaxom
Decticus Serville, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Derocalymma Burmeister, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Dinocras Klapálek, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Diura Billberg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ectobius Stephens, 1939Croton Bug5SpeciesTaxom
Ephippiger Berthold, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Euthystira Fieber, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Forficulites Statz, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Glyptobothrus Chopard, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Gomphocerippus Roberts, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpa Latreille, 1758Seven-spurred mole crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1773Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Isoperla Banks, 1841Stripetail5SpeciesTaxom
Isoptena Enderlein, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermes Hagen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Labia Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Leptophyes Fieber, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Leuctra Stephens, 1971Needlefly16SpeciesTaxom
Liogryllus Saussure, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Manoblatta Pruvost, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Meconema Serville, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Mecostethus Fieber, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Metrioptera Wesmael, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecophilus Berthold, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleotettix Bolivar, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Nemobius Serville, 1792ground cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Nemoura Latreille, 19349SpeciesTaxom
Nemurella Kempny, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Neostylopyga Shelford, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Nyctibora Burmeister, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1763Common tree crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Omocestus Bolivar, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Panchlora Burmeister, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1839Cockroaches3SpeciesTaxom
Perla Geoffroy, 17992SpeciesTaxom
Perlodes Banks, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Phaneroptera Serville, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Pholidoptera Wesmael, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Planuncus Bohn, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Platycleis Fieber, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Proscopia Klug, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Protonemura Kempny, 19056SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogynopeltis Karny, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxypilus Giglio-Tos, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Psophus Fieber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pteronarcys Newman, 1873Giant Stoneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoscelus Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Reticulitermes Holmgren, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Roeseliana Zeuner, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Siphonoperla Zwick, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Stauroderus Bolivar, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Stenobothrus Fischer, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Stethophyma Fischer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Supella Shelford, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Tachycines Adelung, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Taeniopteryx Pictet, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1806Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Tettigonia Linnaeus, 1758katydid2SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Timema Scudder, 1936Timemas1SpeciesTaxom
Yersinella Ramme, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Zwicknia Murányi, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Rhine-Westphalia
176 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acheta domesticus Fabricius, 1787European hearth cricket
Amphinemura borealis Morton, 1894
Amphinemura standfussi Ris, 1902Small Brown
Amphinemura sulcicollis Stephens, 1836Small Brown
Amphinemura triangularis Ris, 1902
Anacridium aegyptium Linnaeus, 1764Egyptian Grasshopper
Anechura bipunctata Fabricius, 1781Two-punctated earwig
Apterygida media Hagenbach, 1822Hop-garden earwig
Barbitistes serricauda Fabricius, 1798Common Saw Bush-cricket
Bicolorana bicolor Philippi, 1830Bicolor Meadow Bush-cricket
Blaberites rhenana G. Statz, 1939
Blatta (Blatta) orientalis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758
Blatta pauperata C. von Heyden, 1862
Blattella germanica Linnaeus, 1767Croton bug
Brachyptera risi Morton, 1896February Red
Brachyptera seticornis Klapálek, 1902
Capnia bifrons (Newman, 1838)⇒ Zwicknia bifrons Newman, 1838
Capnia vidua Klapálek, 1904
Capnopsis schilleri Rostock, 1892
Chelidura acanthopygia Géné, 1832
Chelidura guentheri Galvagni, 1994
Chelidurella guentheri Galvagni, 1993
Chloroperla tripunctata Scopoli, 1763Small Yellow Sally
Chorthippus (Chorthippus) albomarginatus De Geer, 1773Lesser marsh grasshopper
Chorthippus (Chorthippus) dorsatus (Zetterstedt, 1821)⇒ Chorthippus parallelus parallelus Zetterstedt, 1821
Chorthippus (Chorthippus) indus Uvarov, 1942
Chorthippus (Chorthippus) montanus (Charpentier, 1825)⇒ Pseudochorthippus montanus montanus Charpentier, 1825
Chorthippus (Chorthippus) parallelus (Zetterstedt, 1821)⇒ Pseudochorthippus parallelus parallelus tenuis Brullé, 1832
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) apricarius Linnaeus, 1758Feld-Grashüpfer
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) biguttulus Linnaeus, 1758Bow-winged Grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) brunneus Thunberg, 1815Common Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) mollis Charpentier, 1825Lesser field grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) vagans (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Chorthippus mollis lesinensis Krauss, 1888
Chrysochraon dispar Germar, 1831Gold Grasshopper
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) dorsalis (Latreille, 1804)⇒ Conocephalus burri Ebner, 1910
Conocephalus (Xiphidion) fuscus Thunberg, 1815Long-winged Cone-head
Decticus verrucivorus Linnaeus, 1758Common Wart-biter
Derocalymma porcellio Gerstaecker, 1869
Dinocras cephalotes Curtis, 1827Large Stonefly
Diura bicaudata Linnaeus, 1758Lapland Springfly
Ectobius (Ectobius) lapponicus Linnaeus, 1758Dusky Cockroach
Ectobius (Ectobius) pallidus Olivier, 1789Spotted Mediterranean cockroach
Ectobius (Ectobius) sylvestris Poda, 1761Forest Cockroach
Ectobius (Ectobius) vittiventris Costa, 1847Garden Cockroach
Ectobius glabellus G. Statz, 1939
Ephippiger ephippiger (Fiebig, 1784)⇒ Ephippiger diurnus Dufour, 1841
Euthystira brachyptera Oeskay, 1826Small Gold Grasshopper
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Forficulites rottensis G. Statz, 1939
Gomphocerippus rufus Linnaeus, 1758Rufous grasshopper
Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa Linnaeus, 1758European mole cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) campestris (Geer, 1773)⇒ Brachytrupes membranaceus membranaceus Drury, 1773
Isoperla difformis Klapálek, 1909
Isoperla goertzi Illies, 1952
Isoperla grammatica (Poda, 1761)⇒ Isoperla luzoni Tierno de Fi..., 2005
Isoperla oxylepis Despax, 1936
Isoperla rivulorum Pictet, 1841
Isoptena serricornis F.J. Pictet, 1841
Kalotermes rhenanus H. A. Hagen, 1863
Labia minor (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Paralabella rehni Hebard, 1917
Leptophyes albovittata Kollar, 1833Lesser Speckled Bush-cricket
Leptophyes punctatissima Bosc, 1792Climbing locust
Leuctra albida Kempny, 1899
Leuctra antiqua H. A. Hagen, 1863
Leuctra aurita Navas, 1919
Leuctra autumnalis Aubert, 1948
Leuctra braueri Kempny, 1898
Leuctra digitata Kempny, 1899
Leuctra fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Leuctra picteti F. J. Pictet, 1856
Leuctra geniculata (Stephens, 1836)⇒ Euleuctra geniculata Stephens, 1836
Leuctra hippopus Kempny, 1899Needle Fly
Leuctra inermis Kempny, 1899Needle
Leuctra major Brinck, 1949
Leuctra nigra Olivier, 1811Needle Fly
Leuctra prima Kempny, 1899
Leuctra pseudocingulata Mendl, 1968
Leuctra pseudosignifera Aubert, 1954
Leuctra schistocerca Zwick, 1971
Liogryllus rottensis G. Statz, 1939
Locusta exstincta Germar, 1837
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Manoblatta schmidtii M. Boersma, 1969
Meconema meridionale Costa, 1860Southern oak bush cricket
Meconema thalassinum De Geer, 1773Drumming katydid
Mecostethus parapleurus Hagenbach, 1822Lauchschrecke
Metrioptera (Bicolorana) bicolor (Philippi, 1830)⇒ Bicolorana bicolor Philippi, 1830
Metrioptera (Metrioptera) brachyptera Linnaeus, 1761Bog bush cricket
Metrioptera (Roeseliana) roeselii (Hagenbach, 1822)⇒ Bicolorana roeselii roeselii Hagenbach, 1822
Myrmecophilus (Myrmecophilus) acervorum (Panzer, 1799)⇒ Myrmecophilus myrmecophilus Savi, 1819
Myrmeleotettix maculatus Thunberg, 1815Common Club Grasshopper
Nemobius sylvestris Bosc, 1792Wood cricket
Nemoura avicularis Morton, 1894
Nemoura cambrica Stephens, 1836Small Brown
Nemoura cinerea (Retzius, 1783)⇒ Amphinemura sulcicollis Stephens, 1836
Nemoura dubitans Morton, 1894
Nemoura flexuosa Aubert, 1949
Nemoura marginata F.J. Pictet, 1836
Nemoura mortoni Ris, 1902
Nemoura sciurus Aubert, 1949
Nemoura uncinata Despax, 1934
Nemurella pictetii Klapálek, 1900Small Brown
Neostylopyga rhombifolia Stoll, 1813Harlequin cockroach
Nyctibora elongata G. Statz, 1939
Oecanthus pellucens Scopoli, 1763European tree cricket
Oedipoda caerulescens Linnaeus, 1758Blue Band-winged Grasshopper
Oedipoda germanica Latreille, 1804Red Band-winged Grasshopper
Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826
Omocestus (Dirshius) haemorrhoidalis Charpentier, 1825
Omocestus (Omocestus) rufipes (Zetterstedt, 1821)⇒ Pezotettix giornae Rossi, 1794
Omocestus (Omocestus) viridulus Sahlberg, 1893Common green grasshopper
Panchlora nivea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Panchlora hebardi Princis, 1951
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775Australian Cockroach
Periplaneta fuliginosa Serville, 1839Smokeybrown cockroad
Perla abdominalis (Guérin-Ménev..., 1838)⇒ Perla marginata Panzer, 1799
Perla marginata Panzer, 1799Stonefly
Perlodes microcephalus F.J. Pictet, 1833Large Stonefly
Phaneroptera (Phaneroptera) falcata Poda, 1761Common Sickle Bush-cricket
Pholidoptera griseoaptera De Geer, 1773Common Dark Bush-cricket
Planuncus (Planuncus) tingitanus Bolivar, 1914Variable Cockroach
Platycleis (Platycleis) albopunctata Goeze, 1778Common Grey Bush-cricket
Proscopia brevicornis Klug, 1820
Protonemura auberti Illies, 1954
Protonemura intricata Ris, 1902
Protonemura meyeri F.J. Pictet, 1841Early Brown
Protonemura nitida Pictet, 1836
Protonemura praecox Morton, 1894Early Brown
Protonemura risi Jacobson & B..., 1905
Pseudochorthippus montanus Charpentier, 1825Water-meadow grasshhopper
Pseudochorthippus parallelus Zetterstedt, 1821Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudogynopeltis blattella (Karny, 1908)⇒ Tivia simulatrix Walker, F., 1869
Pseudoxypilus hemerobius Stoll, 1788
Psophus stridulus Linnaeus, 1758Rattle grasshopper
Pteronarcys pictetii Hagen, 1873Cycads
Pycnoscelus surinamensis Linnaeus, 1758Greenhouse cockroach
Reticulitermes holmgreni Statz, 1939
Roeseliana roeselii Hagenbach, 1822Roesel'S Bush Cricket
Siphonoperla neglecta Rostock, 1881
Siphonoperla torrentium F.J. Pictet, 1841Small Yellow Sally
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) caerulans Linnaeus, 1767Blue-winged locust
Stauroderus scalaris Fischer von ..., 1846Ladder Grasshopper
Stenobothrus lineatus Panzer, 1796Lined grasshopper
Stenobothrus nigromaculatus Herrich-Schä..., 1840Black-spotted grasshopper
Stenobothrus stigmaticus Rambur, 1838Lesser Mottled Grasshopper
Stethophyma grossum Linnaeus, 1758Large marsh grasshopper
Supella (Supella) longipalpa Fabricius, 1798Brown-banded cockroach
Tachycines asynamorus (Adelung, 1902)⇒ Diestrammena asynamora Adelung, 1902
Taeniopteryx auberti Kis & Sowa, 1964
Taeniopteryx nebulosa Linnaeus, 1758Early Black
Tetrix bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758Two-spotted ground-hopper
Tetrix ceperoi Bolivar, 1887Cepero's Ground-Hopper
Tetrix subulata Linnaeus, 1758Robust Groundhopper
Tetrix tenuicornis Sahlberg, 1893Long-horned ground-hopper
Tetrix undulata Sowerby, 1806Common Ground Hopper
Tettigonia cantans (Füssli, 1775)⇒ Euryphara cantans Fabricius, 1794
Tettigonia viridissima Linnaeus, 1758Great Green Bush Cricket
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833
Timema podura Strohecker, 1936Sierra Nevada Mts. Timema
Yersinella raymondii (Yersin, 1860)⇒ Yersinella raymondi Yersin, 1860
Zwicknia bifrons Newman, 1838

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in North Rhine-Westphalia
OrderBlattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites
9
16
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderDermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
2
7
8
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
10
43
69
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderPhasmida
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, leaf insects, Phasmids, stick insect, Stick Insects, walking sticks, Walkingsticks
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderPlecoptera
Burmeister, 1839
Stoneflies, Stoneflies Plecoptera, Stonefly
8
24
74
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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