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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Otago (South Island, New Zealand)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
191
603
883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
190
602
882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
181
591
871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
14
30
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Otago
14 Families width 52 Species
Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944Walking sticks4SpeciesTaxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts8SpeciesTaxom
Carcinophoridae Hincks, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Austroperlidae Tillyard, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829American cockroaches2SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae (Krauss, 1902)Bush crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859Wetas & King Crickets5SpeciesTaxom
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig1SpeciesTaxom
Gripopterygidae Enderlein, 190917SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphidophoridae Walker, 1869And Cave Weta7SpeciesTaxom
Diapheromeridae Rehn & Hebard, 1909Diapheromerid Stick Insects1SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids1SpeciesTaxom
Blattellidae Karny, 1908German Cockroach1SpeciesTaxom
Eustheniidae Tillyard, 19212SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Otago
30 Genera with 52 Species
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Acanthoxyla Uvarov, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Alpinacris Bigelow, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Anisolabis Fieber, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Argosarchus Hutton, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Austroperla Needham, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Brachaspis Hutton, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Celatoblatta Johns, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Clitarchus Stål, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1842Coneheads1SpeciesTaxom
Coscineuta Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Deinacrida White, 1939Giant weta1SpeciesTaxom
Drymaplaneta Tepper, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemiandrus Ander, 2013Ground weta3SpeciesTaxom
Hemideina Walker, 1891Auckland tree weta1SpeciesTaxom
Holcoperla McLellan, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Isoplectron Hutton, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Miotopus Hutton, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Niveaphasma Jewell & Brock, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Orthodera Burmeister, 1882New Zealand praying mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Parellipsidion Johns, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Pharmacus Pictet & Sau..., 19721SpeciesTaxom
Phaulacridium Brunner von ..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Pleioplectron Hutton, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Sigaus Hutton, 19674SpeciesTaxom
Stenoperla McLachlan, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Talitropsis Bolivar, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Taraperla McLellan, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Zelandobius Tillyard, 19939SpeciesTaxom
Zelandoperla Tillyard, 19996SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Otago
52 Species
Acanthoxyla geisovii Kaup, 1866Prickly Stick Insect
Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859)⇒ Acanthoxyla suteri Hutton, 1899
Alpinacris tumidicauda Bigelow, 1967
Anisolabis littorea White, 1846Seashore earwig
Argosarchus horridus White, 1846Bristly Stick Insect
Austroperla cyrene Newman, 1845
Brachaspis nivalis Hutton, 1898
Celatoblatta quinquemaculata Johns, 1966
Clitarchus hookeri White, 1846Smooth Stick Insect
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) bilineatus (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Neoconocephalus triops Linnaeus, 1758
Coscineuta marginalis Walker, 1870
Deinacrida connectens Ander, 1939Scree weta
Drymaplaneta semivitta Walker, 1868Gisborne cockroach
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Hemiandrus focalis Hutton, 1896
Hemiandrus maculifrons Walker, 1869
Hemiandrus maia Taylor-Smith, 2013Otago Ground Weta
Hemideina maori Pictet & Sau..., 1891Mountain stone weta
Holcoperla magna McLellan, 1983
Isoplectron armatum Hutton, 1897
Isoplectron calcaratum Hutton, 1897
Miotopus richardsi Fitness, Mor..., 2018
Niveaphasma annulatum Hutton, 1898Hutton's Stick Insect
Orthodera novaezealandiae Colenso, 1882New Zealand mantis
Parellipsidion pachycercum Johns, 1966
Pharmacus chapmanae Richards, 1972
Phaulacridium otagoense Westerman, 1983
Pleioplectron simplex Hutton, 1897
Sigaus australis Hutton, 1898
Sigaus campestris Hutton, 1898
Sigaus childi Jamieson, 1999
Sigaus obelisci Bigelow, 1967
Stenoperla maclellani Zwick, 1979
Stenoperla prasina Newman, 1845
Talitropsis chopardi Karny, 1937
Talitropsis sedilloti Bolivar, 1882
Taraperla ancilis Harding & Ch..., 1995
Zelandobius childi McLellan, 1993
Zelandobius confusus Hare, 1910
Zelandobius foxi McLellan, 1993
Zelandobius furcillatus Tillyard, 1923
Zelandobius kuscheli McLellan, 1993
Zelandobius macburneyi McLellan, 1993
Zelandobius pilosus Death, 1990
Zelandobius unicolor Tillyard, 1923
Zelandobius uniramus McLellan, 1993
Zelandoperla agnetis McLellan, 1967
Zelandoperla decorata Tillyard, 1923
Zelandoperla fenestrata Tillyard, 1923
Zelandoperla maungatuaensis Foster, McCu..., 2020
Zelandoperla pennulata McLellan, 1967
Zelandoperla tillyardi McLellan, 1999

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Otago
OrderBlattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderDermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
2
2
2
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
4
14
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderPhasmida
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, leaf insects, Phasmids, stick insect, Stick Insects, walking sticks, Walkingsticks
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderPlecoptera
Burmeister, 1839
Stoneflies, Stoneflies Plecoptera, Stonefly
3
6
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyneoptera at itis.gov