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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region South Nigeria (Nigeria)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
91
467
775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
91
467
775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
87
438
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
5
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Nigeria
5 Families width 10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts4SpeciesTaxom
Blaberidae Saussure, 1864Blaberids1SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts2SpeciesTaxom
Eneopteridae Saussure, 1893Bush cricket1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Nigeria
11 Genera with 10 Species
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Eupropacris Walker, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Gyna Brunner von ..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Ornithacris Uvarov, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1838African mantis2SpeciesTaxom
Stenocrobylus Gerstaecker, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Taphronota Stål, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Xenogryllus Bolivar, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Zonocerus Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Nigeria
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa unicolor (Uvarov, 1924)⇒ Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa flavescens Walker, 1870
Eupropacris coerulea (Drury, 1773)⇒ Eupropacris coeruleus Drury, 1770
Gyna oblonga Borg, 1902
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African Lined Mantis
Stenocrobylus festivus Karsch, 1891
Taphronota (Taphronota) ferruginea (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Taphronota merceti Bolivar, 1904
Xenogryllus eneopteroides Bolivar, 1890
Zonocerus variegatus Linnaeus, 1758Elegant grasshopper

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in South Nigeria
OrderBlattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderMantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids, Praying mantis, Praying Mantises, The mantes, The mantises
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderOrthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
3
9
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyneoptera at itis.gov