Species list, Checklist of Superorder Polyneoptera for Northern South America (South America)

Ants	Arachnids
Bees	Beetles
Booklice	Bugs
Bumblebees	Butterflies
Cicadas	Crane flies
Dragonflies	Earwigs
Flies	Isopods
Locusts	Mantises
Mayflies	Mosquitoes
Myriapods	Net-winged
Plant-parasitic	Scorpion flies
Termites	Wasps

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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Northern South America (South America)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	840 24886 144846	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	837 24869 144808	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	776 24445 142884	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923	111 1891 8117	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Northern South America
111 Families width 8117 Species and 275 Subspecies

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Acanthopidae Burmeister, 1838		86	Species	Taxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819	Grasshoppers and locusts	1149	Species	Taxom
Aerophasmidae Martynov, 1928		1	Species	Taxom
Agathemeridae Bradler, 2003		1	Species	Taxom
Amorphoscelidae Stål, 1877		1	Species	Taxom
Andesembiidae Ross, 2003		7	Species	Taxom
Anisembiidae Davis, 1940		49	Species	Taxom
Anisolabididae Verhoeff, 1902		20	Species	Taxom
Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859	Wetas & King Crickets	23	Species	Taxom
Anthracoblattinidae Durden, 1969		1	Species	Taxom
Araripeblattidae Martins-Neto..., 2010		8	Species	Taxom
Archembiidae Ross, 2001		17	Species	Taxom
Archimylacridae Handlirsch, 1906		5	Species	Taxom
Aschiphasmatidae Brunner von ..., 1893		1	Species	Taxom
Baissogryllidae Gorochov, 1985		19	Species	Taxom
Blaberidae Saussure, 1864	Blaberids	342	Species	Taxom
Blattellidae (Karny, 1908)	German Cockroach	284	Species	Taxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829	American cockroaches	49	Species	Taxom
Blattulidae Vishnyokova, 1982		4	Species	Taxom
Bouretidae Martins-Neto, 2001		1	Species	Taxom
Capniidae Klapálek, 1905	Capniid winter stoneflies	25	Species	Taxom
Carcinophoridae Hincks, 1954		21	Species	Taxom
Chaeteessidae Handlirsch, 1920		6	Species	Taxom
Chloroperlidae Okamoto, 1912	Green stoneflies	23	Species	Taxom
Chorotypidae Stål, 1873		0	Species	Taxom
Chresmodidae Haase, 1890		1	Species	Taxom
Clothodidae Tillyard, 1937		15	Species	Taxom
Corydiidae de Saussure, 1864	Sand cockroaches	17	Species	Taxom
Cratomastotermitidae Engel, Grima..., 2009		1	Species	Taxom
Dericorythidae Jacobson & B..., 1902		0	Species	Taxom
Diapheromeridae Rehn & Hebard, 1909	Diapheromerid Stick Insects	206	Species	Taxom
Diplatyidae (Verhoeff, 1902)		1	Species	Taxom
Ectobiidae (Brunner von ..., 1865)	Wood cockroaches	46	Species	Taxom
Elcanidae Handlirsch, 1906		3	Species	Taxom
Embiidae Burmeister, 1839		23	Species	Taxom
Eneopteridae (Saussure, 1893)	Bush cricket	38	Species	Taxom
Episactidae Burr, 1899		1	Species	Taxom
Eremiaphilidae Wood-Mason, 1889		1	Species	Taxom
Eumastacidae Burr, 1898	Matchstick grasshoppers	172	Species	Taxom
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829	Common Earwig	44	Species	Taxom
Gripopterygidae Enderlein, 1909		61	Species	Taxom
Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845	Camel Crickets	40	Species	Taxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878	Crickets	89	Species	Taxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870	Mole cricket	56	Species	Taxom
Heteronemiidae Rehn, J. A. G., 1904		57	Species	Taxom
Heteropterygidae Kirby, 1896		2	Species	Taxom
Hodotermitidae Desneux, 1904	Harvester termites	2	Species	Taxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919	Flower mimic mantises	24	Species	Taxom
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897	Dampwood termites	61	Species	Taxom
Labiduridae Verhoeff, 1902	Long-horned earwig	6	Species	Taxom
Labiidae (Burr, 1909)	Little earwig	58	Species	Taxom
Leuctridae Klapálek, 1905	Needle Or Willow Stoneflies	10	Species	Taxom
Liturgusidae Giglio-Tos, 1919		32	Species	Taxom
Locustopsidae Handlirsch, 1906		22	Species	Taxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838	Mantids	171	Species	Taxom
Mantoididae Giglio-Tos, 1927		8	Species	Taxom
Mastotermitidae Desneux, 1904		1	Species	Taxom
Mesoblattinidae Handlirsch, 1906		2	Species	Taxom
Mogoplistidae Saussure, 1877	Scaly cricket	12	Species	Taxom
Myrmecophilidae Saussure, 1874	Ant cricket	2	Species	Taxom
Nemouridae Newman, 1853	Brown stoneflies	19	Species	Taxom
Nocticolidae Bolivar, 1892	Australian cockroaches	23	Species	Taxom
Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845)	Tree cricket	19	Species	Taxom
Oligotomidae Enderlein, 1909		2	Species	Taxom
Ommexechidae Bolivar, 1884		23	Species	Taxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840	Toad grasshopper	0	Species	Taxom
Paragryllidae (Desutter-Gra..., 1987)		42	Species	Taxom
Peltoperlidae Claassen, 1931	Roach stoneflies	1	Species	Taxom
Perlidae (Latreille, 1802)	Common stoneflies	387	Species	Taxom
Perlodidae Klapálek, 1912	Perlodid stoneflies	28	Species	Taxom
Phalangopsidae (Chopard, 1949)	Spider cricket	191	Species	Taxom
Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944	Walking sticks	56	Species	Taxom
Phasmomimidae Sharov, 1968		1	Species	Taxom
Podoscirtidae Saussure, 1878		150	Species	Taxom
Prezottophlebiidae Martins-Neto, 2007		1	Species	Taxom
Prisopodidae Brunner von ..., 1893		68	Species	Taxom
Proedischiidae Pinto & Orne..., 1978		3	Species	Taxom
Prophalangopsidae Saussure, 1878	Grigs	4	Species	Taxom
Proscopiidae Serville, 1838	Jumping sticks	139	Species	Taxom
Protophasmatidae Brongniart, 1885		2	Species	Taxom
Pseudophasmatidae Kirby, 1896	Striped Walkingsticks	330	Species	Taxom
Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 1929		367	Species	Taxom
Pteronarcyidae Enderlein, 1909	Giant stoneflies	4	Species	Taxom
Pygidicranidae (Verhoeff, 1902)		19	Species	Taxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874	Bushlocusts	8	Species	Taxom
Raphoglidae Béthoux & al., 2002		1	Species	Taxom
Rhaphidophoridae Walker, 1869	And Cave Weta	5	Species	Taxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897	Subterranean termites	23	Species	Taxom
Ripipterygidae Ander, 1939	Mud crickets	52	Species	Taxom
Romaleidae Brunner von ..., 1893	Lubber grasshopper	415	Species	Taxom
Santanmantidae Grimaldi, 2003		1	Species	Taxom
Scelembiidae Ross, 2001		13	Species	Taxom
Serritermitidae Emerson & Kr..., 1975		3	Species	Taxom
Spanioderidae Handlirsch, 1906		2	Species	Taxom
Spiralizoridae Kocarek, Ho..., 2020		5	Species	Taxom
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902	Little Earwigs	48	Species	Taxom
Stenopelmatidae Burmeister, 1838	Bulldog Raspy Crickets	3	Species	Taxom
Taeniopterygidae Klapálek, 1905	Taeniopterygid winter stoneflies	8	Species	Taxom
Taiophlebiidae Martins-Neto, 2007		1	Species	Taxom
Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 1930		1	Species	Taxom
Teratembiidae Krauss, 1911		11	Species	Taxom
Termitidae Latreille, 1802	Higher termites	436	Species	Taxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838	Groundhoppers	136	Species	Taxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902	Bush crickets	1357	Species	Taxom
Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 1919		110	Species	Taxom
Triassoblattidae Durden, 1969		1	Species	Taxom
Tridactylidae Saussure, 1874	Pygmy mole cricket	28	Species	Taxom
Trigonidiidae (Saussure, 1870)	And Ground Crickets	102	Species	Taxom
Tristiridae Rehn, 1906		9	Species	Taxom
Tryonicidae McKittrick &..., 1965		1	Species	Taxom
Zorotypidae Silvestri, 1913	Angel insects	10	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Northern South America

Order	Blattodea Latreille, 1810 Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites	21 306 1677	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Cnemidolestodea ♰ Handlirsch, 1937	2 5 4	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Dermaptera De Geer, 1773 Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs	8 68 217	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Embioptera Lameere, 1900 Foot spinners, Web spinners, Web-spinners, Webspinners	8 38 137	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Mantodea Burmeister, 1838 Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids, Praying mantis, Praying Mantises, The mantes, The mantises	11 100 442	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas	37 1147 4313	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Phasmida Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902 Leaf and Stick Insects, leaf insects, Phasmids, stick insect, Stick Insects, walking sticks, Walkingsticks	10 137 723	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Plecoptera Burmeister, 1839 Stoneflies, Stoneflies Plecoptera, Stonefly	10 83 585	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Protorthoptera ♰ Handlirsch, 1906	2 3 4	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Zoraptera Silvestri, 1913 Angel insects, Zorapterans	2 4 15	Families Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Polyneoptera at itis.gov