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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Papua Region (Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
162
941
2654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
161
939
2651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
154
914
2611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
11
41
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Papua Region
11 Families width 141 Species and 3 Subspecies
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites58SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts4SpeciesTaxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts5SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Subterranean termites28SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Dampwood termites40SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids1SpeciesTaxom
Mastotermitidae Desneux, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944Walking sticks1SpeciesTaxom
Termopsidae Grassé, 1949Damp wood termite1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Papua Region
41 Genera with 141 Species
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Amitermes Silvestri, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Atractomorpha Saussure, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Austracris Uvarov, 1870Striped Spur-throated Locust1SpeciesTaxom
Banza Walker, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Coptotermes Wasmann, 1929Subterranean Termite10SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotermes Banks, 1925drywood termite10SpeciesTaxom
Desmopterella Ramme, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Diwaitermes Roisin & Pas..., 19143SpeciesTaxom
Ephelotermes Miller, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Gavialidium Saussure, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Gesonula Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotermes Froggatt, 19268SpeciesTaxom
Grallatotermes Holmgren, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Heterotermes Froggatt, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Hierodula Burmeister, 1933Giant Asian mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Hospitalitermes Holmgren, 19473SpeciesTaxom
Incisitermes Krishna, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Lophotermes Miller, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Macrognathotermes Miller, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Mastotermes Froggatt, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Microcerotermes Silvestri, 192713SpeciesTaxom
Nasutitermes Dudley, 189821SpeciesTaxom
Neotermes Holmgren, 1916Damp-wood Termites14SpeciesTaxom
Niuginitermes Roisin & Pas..., 19962SpeciesTaxom
Odontotermes Holmgren, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Parrhinotermes Holmgren, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Pericapritermes Silvestri, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Phasmotaenia Navas, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Phricta Redtenbacher, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Procryptotermes Holmgren, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Prorhinotermes Silvestri, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Protocapritermes Holmgren, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Reticulitermes Holmgren, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Rugitermes Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Schedorhinotermes Silvestri, 19279SpeciesTaxom
Stenocatantops Dirsh, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxyphus Blanchard, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Termitogeton Desneux, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Tumulitermes Holmgren, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Valanga Uvarov, 1907Red-legged Valanga1SpeciesTaxom
Zootermopsis Emerson, 1858Dampwood termites1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua Region
141 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amitermes arboreus Roisin, 1990
Amitermes laurensis Mjöberg, 1920Mound Building Termite
Amitermes papuanus Roisin, 1990
Atractomorpha crenaticeps Blanchard, 1853
Atractomorpha psittacina Haan, 1842
Austracris guttulosa Walker, 1870Spur-throated locust
Banza nihoa Hebard, 1926Nihoa Banza Conehead Katydid
Coptotermes amboinensis Kemner, 1931
Coptotermes dobonicus Oshima, 1914
Coptotermes elisae Desneux, 1905Papuan plantation termite
Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, 1909Formosan subterranean termite
Coptotermes gambrinus Bourguignon ..., 2011
Coptotermes gestroi Wasmann, 1896Asian subterranean termite
Coptotermes grandiceps Snyder, 1949
Coptotermes pamuae Snyder, 1925
Coptotermes remotus (Hill, 1927)⇒ Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, 1909
Coptotermes vastator Light, 1929Asian subterranean termite
Cryptotermes albipes Holmgren & H..., 1915
Cryptotermes brevis Walker, 1853Drywood Termite
Cryptotermes canalensis Holmgren & H..., 1915
Cryptotermes cynocephalus Light, 1921Termite
Cryptotermes dolei Light, 1932
Cryptotermes domesticus Haviland, 1898
Cryptotermes dudleyi Banks, 1918
Cryptotermes kororensis Bacchus, 1987
Cryptotermes penaoru Roisin, 2011
Cryptotermes secundus Hill, 1925Basal drywood termite
Desmopterella marginata Bolivar, 1898
Diwaitermes castanopsis Roisin & Pas..., 1996
Diwaitermes foi Roisin & Pas..., 1996
Diwaitermes kanehirai Oshima, 1914
Ephelotermes cheeli Mjöberg, 1920
Ephelotermes paleatus Miller, 1991
Gavialidium novaeguineae Bolivar, 1898
Gesonula mundata Walker, 1870Common Gesonula
Glyptotermes guamensis Krishna & Em..., 1962
Glyptotermes lighti Krishna & Em..., 1962
Glyptotermes luteus Kemner, 1931
Glyptotermes nissanensis Krishna & Em..., 1962
Glyptotermes palauensis Krishna & Em..., 1962
Glyptotermes schmidti Krishna & Em..., 1962
Glyptotermes taveuniensis Hill, 1926
Glyptotermes xantholabrum Hill, 1926
Grallatotermes grallator Desneux, 1905
Grallatotermes weyeri Kemner, 1931
Heterotermes paradoxus Froggatt, 1898
Heterotermes vagus Hill, 1927
Hierodula pygmaea Werner, 1933
Hospitalitermes irianensis Roonwal & Maiti, 1966
Hospitalitermes moluccanus Ahmad, 1947
Hospitalitermes papuanus Ahmad, 1947
Incisitermes immigrans Snyder, 1922Lowland tree termite
Incisitermes marianus Holmgren, 1912
Incisitermes repandus Hill, 1926
Incisitermes semilunaris Holmgren & H..., 1915
Lophotermes aduncus Miller, 1991
Lophotermes brevicephalus Miller, 1991
Macrognathotermes errator Miller, 1991
Mastotermes darwiniensis Froggatt, 1897Darwin termite
Microcerotermes amboinensis Kemner, 1931
Microcerotermes biroi Desneux, 1905
Microcerotermes bouilloni Roisin & Pas..., 2000
Microcerotermes brevior Desneux, 1905
Microcerotermes cupreiceps Roisin & Pas..., 2000
Microcerotermes flyensis Roisin & Pas..., 2000
Microcerotermes luluai Roisin & Pas..., 2000
Microcerotermes novaecaledoniae Holmgren & H..., 1915
Microcerotermes papuanus Holmgren, 1911
Microcerotermes peraffinis Silvestri, 1909
Microcerotermes piliceps Snyder, 1925
Microcerotermes repugnans Hill, 1927
Microcerotermes taylori Hill, 1927
Nasutitermes amboinensis Kemner, 1931
Nasutitermes aruensis John, 1925
Nasutitermes bikpelanus Roisin & Pas..., 1996
Nasutitermes brevirostris Oshima, 1917
Nasutitermes dobonensis Oshima, 1914
Nasutitermes gracilirostris Desneux, 1905
Nasutitermes graveolus Hill, 1925Niggerhead termite
Nasutitermes koiari Roisin & Pas..., 1996
Nasutitermes leponcei Roisin & Pas..., 1996
Nasutitermes motu Roisin & Pas..., 1996
Nasutitermes muli Roisin & Pas..., 1996
Nasutitermes nomadensis Roisin & Pas..., 1996
Nasutitermes novarumhebridarum Holmgren & H..., 1915
Nasutitermes olidus Hill, 1926
Nasutitermes palaoensis Oshima, 1942
Nasutitermes princeps Desneux, 1905
Nasutitermes retus Kemner, 1931
Nasutitermes seghersi malangganus Roisin & Pas..., 1996
Nasutitermes seghersi seghersi Roisin & Pas..., 1996
Nasutitermes torresi Hill, 1942
Nasutitermes triodiae Froggatt, 1898Spinifex Termite
Neotermes connexus Snyder, 1922Forest tree termite
Neotermes ferrugineus Holmgren, 1911
Neotermes gnathoferrum Ware, Lal & ..., 2010
Neotermes kanehirai Oshima, 1917
Neotermes ovatus Kemner, 1931
Neotermes papua Desneux, 1905
Neotermes rainbowi Hill, 1926Coconut termite
Neotermes rouxi Holmgren & H..., 1915
Neotermes samoanus Holmgren, 1912
Neotermes sanctaecrucis Snyder, 1925
Neotermes sarasini Holmgren & H..., 1915
Neotermes schultzei Holmgren, 1911
Neotermes sjostedti Desneux, 1908
Neotermes tectonae Dammerman, 1916
Niuginitermes liklik Roisin & Pas..., 1996
Niuginitermes variatae Roisin & Pas..., 1996
Odontotermes dives Hagen, 1858
Parrhinotermes barbatus Bourguignon ..., 2011
Parrhinotermes browni Harris, 1958
Pericapritermes papuanus Bourguignon ..., 2008
Pericapritermes parvus Bourguignon ..., 2008
Pericapritermes pilosus Bourguignon ..., 2008
Pericapritermes schultzei Holmgren, 1911
Phasmotaenia laeviceps Hennemann & ..., 2006
Procryptotermes krishnai Emerson, 1961
Procryptotermes rapae Light & Zimm..., 1936
Procryptotermes speiseri Holmgren & H..., 1915
Prorhinotermes inopinatus Silvestri, 1909
Prorhinotermes ponapensis Oshima, 1917
Prorhinotermes rugifer Kemner, 1931
Protocapritermes odontomachus Desneux, 1905
Reticulitermes speratus speratus Kolbe, 1885
Rugitermes athertoni Light, 1932
Schedorhinotermes brachyceps Kemner, 1931
Schedorhinotermes longirostris Brauer, 1866
Schedorhinotermes malaccensis Holmgren, 1913
Schedorhinotermes robustior Silvestri, 1909
Schedorhinotermes sanctaecrucis Snyder, 1925
Schedorhinotermes seclusus Hill, 1933
Schedorhinotermes solomonensis Snyder, 1925
Schedorhinotermes translucens Haviland, 1898
Schedorhinotermes umbraticus Hill, 1927
Stenocatantops angustifrons Walker, 1870Common tropical sharptail
Stenocatantops vitripennis Sjöstedt, 1920Light-brown Sharptail
Stenoxyphus aurantiacus Karsch, 1896
Termitogeton planus Haviland, 1898
Tumulitermes marcidus Hill, 1942
Valanga papuasica Finot, 1907
Zootermopsis angusticollis Hagen, 1858Common damp-wood termite

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Papua Region
OrderBlattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites
5
29
128
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
10
11
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



Links, sources and further information
Polyneoptera at itis.gov