Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region South America (America)
List of families for South America
139 Families width 9785 Species and 331 Subspecies #ABCDEFGHKLMNOPRSTZ
| Acanthopidae Burmeister, 1838 | | 91 | Species | Taxom | | Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 | Grasshoppers and locusts | 1386 | Species | Taxom | | Aerophasmidae Martynov, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agathemeridae Bradler, 2003 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Amorphoscelidae Stål, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andesembiidae Ross, 2003 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Anisembiidae Davis, 1940 | | 49 | Species | Taxom | | Anisolabididae Verhoeff, 1902 | | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859 | Wetas & King Crickets | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Anthracoblattinidae Durden, 1969 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Araripeblattidae Martins-Neto..., 2010 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Archembiidae Ross, 2001 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Archimylacridae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Argentinoblattidae Martins-Neto..., 2005 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aschiphasmatidae Brunner von ..., 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Austroperlidae Tillyard, 1921 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Baissogryllidae Gorochov, 1985 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Blaberidae Saussure, 1864 | Blaberids | 395 | Species | Taxom | | Blattellidae (Karny, 1908) | German Cockroach | 333 | Species | Taxom | | Blattidae Stephens, 1829 | American cockroaches | 61 | Species | Taxom | | Blattulidae Vishnyokova, 1982 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Bouretidae Martins-Neto, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacurgidae Handlirsch, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Capniidae Klapálek, 1905 | Capniid winter stoneflies | 52 | Species | Taxom | | Carcinophoridae Hincks, 1954 | | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Chaeteessidae Handlirsch, 1920 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroperlidae Okamoto, 1912 | Green stoneflies | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Chorotypidae Stål, 1873 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chresmodidae Haase, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clothodidae Tillyard, 1937 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Corydiidae de Saussure, 1864 | Sand cockroaches | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Cratomastotermitidae Engel, Grima..., 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cylindrachetidae Giglio-Tos, 1914 | Sandgroper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delpuenteblattidae Martins-Neto..., 2007 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dericorythidae Jacobson & B..., 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diamphipnoidae Ricker, 1950 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Diapheromeridae Rehn & Hebard, 1909 | Diapheromerid Stick Insects | 224 | Species | Taxom | | Diplatyidae (Verhoeff, 1902) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectobiidae (Brunner von ..., 1865) | Wood cockroaches | 46 | Species | Taxom | | Elcanidae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Embiidae Burmeister, 1839 | | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Empusidae Burmeister, 1838 | Violin mantises | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eneopteridae (Saussure, 1893) | Bush cricket | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Episactidae Burr, 1899 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eremiaphilidae Wood-Mason, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumastacidae Burr, 1898 | Matchstick grasshoppers | 181 | Species | Taxom | | Eustheniidae Tillyard, 1921 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Forficulidae Stephens, 1829 | Common Earwig | 46 | Species | Taxom | | Gripopterygidae Enderlein, 1909 | | 128 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845 | Camel Crickets | 52 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878 | Crickets | 119 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870 | Mole cricket | 59 | Species | Taxom | | Haglidae Handlirsch, 1906 | Hump-winged cricket | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heteronemiidae Rehn, J. A. G., 1904 | | 70 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropterygidae Kirby, 1896 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hodotermitidae Desneux, 1904 | Harvester termites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | Flower mimic mantises | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 | Dampwood termites | 73 | Species | Taxom | | Krausichnidae Genise, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Labiduridae Verhoeff, 1902 | Long-horned earwig | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Labiidae (Burr, 1909) | Little earwig | 66 | Species | Taxom | | Leuctridae Klapálek, 1905 | Needle Or Willow Stoneflies | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Liturgusidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Locustopsidae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Mancusoblattidae Martins-Neto..., 2005 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 | Mantids | 193 | Species | Taxom | | Mantoididae Giglio-Tos, 1927 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Mastotermitidae Desneux, 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoblattinidae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Mogoplistidae Saussure, 1877 | Scaly cricket | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmecophilidae Saussure, 1874 | Ant cricket | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nemouridae Newman, 1853 | Brown stoneflies | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Nocticolidae Bolivar, 1892 | Australian cockroaches | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Nyctiboridae Brunner von ..., 1893 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845) | Tree cricket | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Oligotomidae Enderlein, 1909 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ommexechidae Bolivar, 1884 | | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Oulopterygidae Rehn, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840 | Toad grasshopper | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Paragryllidae (Desutter-Gra..., 1987) | | 47 | Species | Taxom | | Peltoperlidae Claassen, 1931 | Roach stoneflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perlapsocidae Iraja Pinto ..., 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perlidae (Latreille, 1802) | Common stoneflies | 431 | Species | Taxom | | Perlodidae Klapálek, 1912 | Perlodid stoneflies | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Phalangopsidae (Chopard, 1949) | Spider cricket | 244 | Species | Taxom | | Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944 | Walking sticks | 76 | Species | Taxom | | Phasmomimidae Sharov, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phylliidae Redtenbacher, 1906 | Leaf insects | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyloblattidae Schneider, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyperlidae Sinitshenkova, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podoscirtidae Saussure, 1878 | | 167 | Species | Taxom | | Poroblattinidae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prezottophlebiidae Martins-Neto, 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prisopodidae Brunner von ..., 1893 | | 69 | Species | Taxom | | Probnidae Sellards, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proedischiidae Pinto & Orne..., 1978 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pronemouridae Liu, Sinitsh..., 2011 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Prophalangopsidae Saussure, 1878 | Grigs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Proscopiidae Serville, 1838 | Jumping sticks | 233 | Species | Taxom | | Protembiidae Tillyard, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protophasmatidae Brongniart, 1885 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophasmatidae Kirby, 1896 | Striped Walkingsticks | 340 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 1929 | | 394 | Species | Taxom | | Pteronarcyidae Enderlein, 1909 | Giant stoneflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pygidicranidae (Verhoeff, 1902) | | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874 | Bushlocusts | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Raphoglidae Béthoux & al., 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhaphidophoridae Walker, 1869 | And Cave Weta | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 | Subterranean termites | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Rigattopteridae Pinto, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ripipterygidae Ander, 1939 | Mud crickets | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Romaleidae Brunner von ..., 1893 | Lubber grasshopper | 453 | Species | Taxom | | Santanmantidae Grimaldi, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scelembiidae Ross, 2001 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Schizoblattidae Durden, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serritermitidae Emerson & Kr..., 1975 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sinembiidae Huang & Nel, 2009 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spanioderidae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spiralizoridae Kocarek, Ho..., 2020 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902 | Little Earwigs | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopelmatidae Burmeister, 1838 | Bulldog Raspy Crickets | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Subioblattidae (Schneider, 1983) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taeniopterygidae Klapálek, 1905 | Taeniopterygid winter stoneflies | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Taiophlebiidae Martins-Neto, 2007 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teratembiidae Krauss, 1911 | | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Termitidae Latreille, 1802 | Higher termites | 448 | Species | Taxom | | Termopsidae Grassé, 1949 | Damp wood termite | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838 | Groundhoppers | 173 | Species | Taxom | | Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902 | Bush crickets | 1690 | Species | Taxom | | Thericleidae Burr, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | | 113 | Species | Taxom | | Timematidae Caudell, 1903 | Timemas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Triassoblattidae Durden, 1969 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tridactylidae Saussure, 1874 | Pygmy mole cricket | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonidiidae (Saussure, 1870) | And Ground Crickets | 147 | Species | Taxom | | Tristiridae Rehn, 1906 | | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Tryonicidae McKittrick &..., 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zorotypidae Silvestri, 1913 | Angel insects | 11 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in South America | Order | Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites | 31
359
1892 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Cnemidolestodea ♰
Handlirsch, 1937
| 2
8
9 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs | 8
71
242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Embioptera
Lameere, 1900
Foot spinners, Web spinners, Web-spinners, Webspinners | 9
42
159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Holopandictyoptera
Kluge, 2010
| 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids, Praying mantis, Praying Mantises, The mantes, The mantises | 12
111
477 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas | 40
1386
5378 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Phasmida
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, leaf insects, Phasmids, stick insect, Stick Insects, walking sticks, Walkingsticks | 12
162
797 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Plecoptera
Burmeister, 1839
Stoneflies, Stoneflies Plecoptera, Stonefly | 16
145
805 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Protorthoptera ♰
Handlirsch, 1906
| 6
8
9 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Zoraptera
Silvestri, 1913
Angel insects, Zorapterans | 2
4
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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