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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Sahara (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
78
419
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
78
419
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
74
412
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
8
27
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sahara
8 Families width 34 Species and 16 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts16SpeciesTaxom
Hodotermitidae Desneux, 1904Harvester termites1SpeciesTaxom
Dericorythidae Jacobson & B..., 19024SpeciesTaxom
Eremiaphilidae Wood-Mason, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper2SpeciesTaxom
Corydiidae de Saussure, 1864Sand cockroaches4SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts3SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sahara
27 Genera with 34 Species
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Acrotylus Fieber, 1845burrowing grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Anacanthotermes Jacobson, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Anamesacris Uvarov, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Dericorys Serville, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Dociostaurus Fieber, 1815cross-backed grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Eremiaphila Lefèbvre, 18865SpeciesTaxom
Eremogryllus Krauss, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Glauvarovia Morales-Agacino, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Hemelytroblatta Chopard, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Heterogamisca Bey-Bienko, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Heterogamodes Chopard, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Hyalorrhipis Saussure, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Ochrilidia Stål, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagulus Uvarov, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Poekilocerus Serville, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorpha Serville, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Scintharista Saussure, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1775African mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Tenuitarsus Bolivar, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Tuarega Uvarov, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Vosseleriana Uvarov, 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sahara
34 Species and 16 Subspecies
Acrotylus longipes (Charpentier, 1845)⇒ Acrotylus meruensis Sjöstedt, 1932
Acrotylus longipes longipes Charpentier, 1845
Anacanthotermes ochraceus Burmeister, 1839
Anacridium melanorhodon Walker, 1870Sahelian tree locust
Anacridium melanorhodon melanorhodon Walker, 1870
Anamesacris zolotarevskyi Uvarov, 1938
Anamesacris zolotarevskyi zolotarevskyi Uvarov, 1938
Dericorys lobata Brullé, 1840Canarian Crested Grasshopper
Dericorys lobata bolivari Krauss, 1892
Dociostaurus (Dociostaurus) maroccanus Thunberg, 1815Moroccan Cross-backed Grasshopper
Eremiaphila maculata
Eremiaphila moreli Bolivar, 1886
Eremiaphila moreli maculata Morales, 1947
Eremiaphila moreli moreli
Eremiaphila moretii moretii Bolivar, 1886
Eremogryllus hammadae Krauss, 1902
Glauvarovia mendizabali Morales-Agacino, 1945
Hemelytroblatta cerverae Bolivar, 1886
Heteracris annulosa Walker, 1870
Heteracris harterti Bolivar, 1913
Heterogamisca kruegeri Salfi, 1927
Heterogamodes angulata
Heterogamodes ursina Burmeister, 1838
Heterogamodes ursina angulata Chopard, 1929
Heterogamodes ursina ursina Burmeister, 1838
Hyalorrhipis calcarata Vosseler, 1902
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Locusta migratoria migratorioides Reiche, L.J...., 1849African Migratory Locust
Ochrilidia geniculata I. Bolivar, 1913
Ochrilidia gracilis Krauss, 1902
Ochrilidia gracilis gracilis Krauss, 1902
Pamphagulus uvarovi Ramme, 1931
Pamphagulus uvarovi zugiata Morales-Agacino, 1949
Pamphagulus vicinus Ramme, 1931
Poekilocerus bufonius Klug, 1832Usher hopper
Poekilocerus bufonius hieroglyphicus Klug, J.C.F., 1829
Pyrgomorpha (Pyrgomorpha) cognata Krauss, 1877
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust
Scintharista notabilis Walker, 1870
Scintharista notabilis notabilis Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) octofasciatus Serville, 1838
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) rubescens Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus rubescens rubescens Walker, 1870
Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775African Giant Praying Mantis
Tenuitarsus angustus Blanchard, 1836
Truxalis procera Klug, 1830
Tuarega insignis Lucas, 1851
Vosseleriana fonti Bolivar, 1902

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Sahara
OrderBlattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderMantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids, Praying mantis, Praying Mantises, The mantes, The mantises
2
2
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderOrthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
4
21
25
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyneoptera at itis.gov