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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Rwanda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
2114
4616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
23
87
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rwanda
23 Families width 128 Species and 9 Subspecies
#ATMPBGDECKHL
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts19SpeciesTaxom
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites13SpeciesTaxom
Mogoplistidae Saussure, 1877Scaly cricket2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Blattellidae Karny, 1908German Cockroach6SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae (Bolivar, 1878)Crickets6SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts3SpeciesTaxom
Diapheromeridae Rehn & Hebard, 1909Diapheromerid Stick Insects3SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets9SpeciesTaxom
Blaberidae (Saussure, 1864)Blaberids15SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids15SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829American cockroaches8SpeciesTaxom
Ectobiidae Brunner von ..., 1865Wood cockroaches5SpeciesTaxom
Corydiidae de Saussure, 1864Sand cockroaches1SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Dampwood termites1SpeciesTaxom
Empusidae Burmeister, 1838Violin mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Episactidae Burr, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises4SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidiidae Saussure, 1870And Ground Crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Liturgusidae Giglio-Tos, 19191SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rwanda
86 Genera with 128 Species
#ABCDEGHIKLMOPRSTZ
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Acanthotermes Sjöstedt, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Amitermes Silvestri, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Arachnocephalus Costa, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Astalotermes Sands, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Auloserpusia Rehn, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Balta Tepper, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Blattella Caudell, 19854SpeciesTaxom
Callogryllus Sjöstedt, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Cataloipus Bolívar, I., 18902SpeciesTaxom
Chrotogonus Serville, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Clonaria Stål, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1841Coneheads1SpeciesTaxom
Corydidarum Brunner von ..., 19371SpeciesTaxom
Crenetermes Silvestri, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Cubitermes Wasmann, 19235SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtotria Stål, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Danuria Stal, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Danuriodes Giglio-Tos, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Dasyleurotettix Rehn, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Derocalymma Burmeister, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Deropeltis Burmeister, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Desaulcya Bolivar, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Dictyophorus Thunberg, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Dipteretrum Rehn, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ectobius Stephens, 1910Croton Bug4SpeciesTaxom
Enyaliopsis Karsch, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Ergaula Walker, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Eucoptacra Bolivar, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Euloboptera Princis, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotermes Froggatt, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Gonypetella Giglio-Tos, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Gyna Brunner von ..., 19122SpeciesTaxom
Hadrolecocatantops Jago, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Hebardina Bey-Bienko, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Hemiempusa Saussure & Z..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Heteropternis Stål, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Hoplocorypha Stal, 1916African stick mantises2SpeciesTaxom
Horatosphaga Schaum, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Humbe Bolivar, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Isoniscus Borg, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Karniella Rehn, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Leucophaea Brunner von ..., 19502SpeciesTaxom
Ligentella Kaltenbach, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Macrotermes Holmgren, 1842Fungus-culturing termites1SpeciesTaxom
Malagassa Saussure, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Matabelina Princis, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1954African praying mantis8SpeciesTaxom
Modicogryllus Chopard, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Odontotermes Holmgren, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Onychogalepsus Beier, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Ophiotermes Sjöstedt, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Ornithacris Uvarov, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Oxyhaloa Brunner von ..., 17842SpeciesTaxom
Oxypilus Serville, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Panchlora Burmeister, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Paralobopoma Rehn, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1979Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Pardalota Brunner von ..., 18961SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocalolampra Roth & Princis, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoderopeltis Krauss, 04SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoharpax Saussure, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Pteronemobius Jakobson, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Pteroperina Ramme, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomantis Gerstaecker, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparobia Krauss, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Ritchiella Mungai, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Ruwenzoracris Rehn, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1901African mantis2SpeciesTaxom
Svercus Gorochov, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodes Burmeister, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Teleogryllus Chopard, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Tettiellona Günther, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Theganopteryx Brunner von ..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Theopompella Giglio-Tos, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Trichoblatta Saussure & Z..., 19371SpeciesTaxom
Trichocatantops Uvarov, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidium Audinet-Serv..., 19551SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidomorpha Chopard, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Trinervitermes Holmgren, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Zonocerus Stål, 18152SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rwanda
128 Species and 9 Subspecies
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acanthotermes acanthothorax Sjöstedt, 1898
Aiolopus longicornis Sjöstedt, 1910
Amitermes unidentatus Wasmann, 1897
Arachnocephalus mediocris Chopard, 1955
Arachnocephalus minutus Chopard, 1955
Astalotermes quietus Silvestri, 1914
Auloserpusia lacustris Rehn, 1914
Balta hebardi Princis, 1969
Balta insignis (Hebard, 1943)⇒ Balta hebardi Princis, 1969
Blattella germanica Linnaeus, 1767Croton bug
Blattella lobiventris Saussure, 1895
Blattella portalensis Giglio-Tos, 1907
Blattella rossi Roth, L. M., 1985Reticulate taildropper
Callogryllus guilielmi Chopard, 1926
Cataloipus oberthuri Bolivar, 1890
Cataloipus oberthuri oberthuri Bolivar, 1890
Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) hemipterus Schaum, 1853
Clonaria bugoiensis Rehn, 1914
Clonaria guilielmi Sjöstedt, 1924
Clonaria pedunculata Rehn, 1914
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) maculatus Le Guillou, 1841Spotted Meadow Katydid
Corydidarum tolypeutes Rehn, 1937
Crenetermes albotarsalis Sjöstedt, 1897
Cubitermes bugeserae Bouillon & V..., 1971
Cubitermes inclitus Silvestri, 1912
Cubitermes orthognathus Emerson, 1928
Cubitermes testaceus Williams, 1966
Cubitermes ugandensis Fuller, 1923
Cyrtotria capucina Gerstaecker, 1869
Danuria (Danuriodes) affinis (Giglio-Tos, 1914)⇒ Danuriodes affinis Giglio-Tos, 1914
Danuriodes affinis Giglio-Tos, 1914
Dasyleurotettix infaustus Walker, 1871
Derocalymma costata Rehn, J. A. G., 1933
Deropeltis basilewskyi Princis, 1955
Deropeltis elgonensis Princis, 1955
Deropeltis hanitschi Princis, 1955
Deropeltis kivuensis Princis, 1955
Desaulcya congica Beier, 1957
Dictyophorus (Tapesiella) griseus Reiche & Fai..., 1849
Dictyophorus griseus griseus Fairmaire & ..., 1847
Dipteretrum bimaculatum Shelford, 1910
Ectobius (Ectobius) africanus Saussure, 1899
Ectobius (Ectobius) neavei Shelford, 1911
Ectobius (Ectobius) sardous Baccetti, 1991
Ectobius (Ectobius) sjoestedti (Shelford, 1910)⇒ Ectobius sardous Baccetti, 1991
Enyaliopsis carolinus Sjöstedt, 1913
Enyaliopsis guilielmi Sjöstedt, 1926
Ergaula capensis Saussure, 1893
Eucoptacra gowdeyi Uvarov, 1923
Euloboptera nitida Shelford, 1910
Euloboptera shelfordi Princis, 1955
Gastrimargus verticalis Saussure, 1884
Gastrimargus verticalis verticalis Saussure, 1884
Glyptotermes parki Krishna & Em..., 1962
Gonypetella flavicornis Sjöstedt, 1909
Gymnobothrus lineaalba Bolivar, 1889
Gymnobothrus temporalis Stål, 1876
Gymnobothrus temporalis temporalis Stål, 1876
Gyna hyalina Shelford, 1909
Gyna simplicissima (Shelford, 1912)⇒ Gyna hyalina Shelford, 1909
Hadrolecocatantops kissenjianus Rehn, 1914
Hebardina ugandana Giglio-Tos, 1907
Hemiempusa capensis Burmeister, 1838
Heteropternis couloniana Saussure, 1884
Heteropternis pugnax Bolivar, 1912
Hoplocorypha carli Giglio-Tos, 1916
Hoplocorypha lacualis Giglio-Tos, 1916
Horatosphaga karschi Rehn, 1914
Horatosphaga stuhlmanni Karsch, 1896
Humbe tenuicornis Schaum, 1853
Isoniscus scaber Shelford, 1909
Karniella bullata Rehn, 1914
Karniella crassicerca Hemp, 2010
Leucophaea grandis (Saussure, 1873)⇒ Rhyparobia grandis Saussure, 1873
Leucophaea pustulata (Hanitsch, 1950)⇒ Rhyparobia pustulata Hanitsch, 1950
Ligentella lacualis Kaltenbach, 1996
Macrotermes subhyalinus Rambur, 1842
Malagassa leptotes Brancsik, 1893
Matabelina ectobioides Shelford, 1910
Miomantis abyssinica Giglio-Tos, 1911Egyptian mantis
Miomantis binotata Giglio-Tos, 1911African Pinstripe Mantis
Miomantis fenestrata Fabricius, 1781
Miomantis lacualis Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis mombasica Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis montana Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis pygmaea Giglio-Tos, 1917
Miomantis wittei Beier, 1954
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) laticeps Chopard, 1939
Modicogryllus burdigalensis (Latreille, 1804)⇒ Modicogryllus bordigalensis Latreille, 1804
Odontotermes patruus Sjöstedt, 1913
Onychogalepsus (Onychogalepsus) fallax La Greca, 1955
Ophiotermes ugandaensis Sjöstedt, 1925
Ornithacris cyanea Stoll, 1813
Ornithacris cyanea cyanea Stoll, 1813
Oxyhaloa buprestoides Saussure, 1862Buprestid cockroach
Oxyhaloa deusta Thunberg, 1784
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) montanus Roy, 1999
Panchlora stolata Borg, 1902
Paralobopoma bugoiensis Rehn, 1914
Paratettix lippensi Günther, 1979
Pardalota asymmetrica Karsch, 1896
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan Marbled Mantis
Pseudocalolampra pardalina Walker, F., 1868
Pseudoderopeltis caffra Stal, 1856
Pseudoderopeltis caffra vicina Princis, 1955
Pseudoderopeltis ruandensis Princis, 1955
Pseudoderopeltis vicina
Pseudoharpax centralis
Pseudoharpax crenaticollis La Greca, 1954
Pseudoharpax virescens centralis La Greca, 1954
Pteronemobius (Pteronemobius) quadrilineatus Chopard, 1955
Pteroperina steini Rehn, 1914
Pyrgomantis nana Sjostedt, 1924
Rhyparobia grandis Saussure, 1873
Rhyparobia pustulata Hanitsch, 1950
Ritchiella rugegeana Rehn, 1914
Ritchiella sanguinea Sjöstedt, 1912
Ruwenzoracris latisignata Rehn, 1914
Sphodromantis centralis Rehn, 1914African Mantis
Sphodromantis rudolfae rudolfae Rehn, 1901
Svercus palmetorum Krauss, 1902Cicada Cricket
Tarachodes (Tarachodes) sanctus Saussure, 1871
Teleogryllus wittei Chopard, 1939
Tettiellona basilewskyi Günther, 1979
Theganopteryx rhodesiae Shelford, 1913Broad-shouldered bugs
Theopompella fusca Giglio-Tos, 1917
Trichoblatta tolypeutes (Rehn, J. A. G., 1937)⇒ Corydidarum tolypeutes Rehn, 1937
Trichocatantops villosus Karsch, 1893
Trigonidium (Trigonidomorpha) basilewskyi Chopard, 1955
Trigonidomorpha basilewskyi (Chopard, 1955)⇒ Trigonidium basilewskyi Chopard, 1955
Trinervitermes gratiosus Sjöstedt, 1924
Zonocerus elegans Thunberg, 1815Elegant Grasshopper
Zonocerus elegans elegans Thunberg, 1815Elegant Grasshopper

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Rwanda
OrderBlattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites
8
32
53
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderMantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids, Praying mantis, Praying Mantises, The mantes, The mantises
6
16
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderOrthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
8
37
45
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderPhasmida
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, leaf insects, Phasmids, stick insect, Stick Insects, walking sticks, Walkingsticks
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderPlecoptera
Burmeister, 1839
Stoneflies, Stoneflies Plecoptera, Stonefly
0
1
1
Families
Genus
Species

Taxom



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