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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Prairie (Fremont County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
53
100
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
53
100
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
52
99
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
3
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Prairie (Iowa)
3 Families width 10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrididae (MacLeay, 1819)Grasshoppers and locusts8SpeciesTaxom
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig1SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Prairie (Iowa)
9 Genera with 10 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Leptophyes Fieber, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1897Spur-throat grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopomala Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1899Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Prairie (Iowa)
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) brunneus Thunberg, 1815Common Field Grasshopper
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Leptophyes punctatissima Bosc, 1792Climbing locust
Melanoplus gladstoni Scudder, 1897Gladston Grasshopper
Mermiria bivittata Serville, 1838Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper
Pseudopomala brachyptera Scudder, 1862Bunch Grass Locust
Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841Green bird grasshopper
Schistocerca lineata (Scudder, 1899)⇒ Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Prairie (Iowa)
OrderDermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderOrthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
2
8
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyneoptera at itis.gov