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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Tuvalu (Polynesia)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		37
85
114		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		37
85
114		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		34
82
111		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Tuvalu
3 Families width 3 Species
Blattidae Stephens, 1829American cockroaches1SpeciesTaxom
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Dampwood termites1SpeciesTaxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897Subterranean termites1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tuvalu
3 Genera with 3 Species
Melanozosteria Stål, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Neotermes Holmgren, 1926Damp-wood Termites1SpeciesTaxom
Prorhinotermes Silvestri, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tuvalu
3 Species
Melanozosteria nitida Brunner von ..., 1865Black cockroach
Neotermes rainbowi Hill, 1926Coconut termite
Prorhinotermes inopinatus Silvestri, 1909

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Tuvalu
OrderBlattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites		3
3
3		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyneoptera at itis.gov