Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region West Africa (Africa)
List of families for West Africa
78 Families width 1758 Species and 155 Subspecies #ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPRSTZ
| Acanthopidae Burmeister, 1838 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 | Grasshoppers and locusts | 436 | Species | Taxom | | Amorphoscelidae Stål, 1877 | | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Apachyidae Verhoeff, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Archembiidae Ross, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aschiphasmatidae Brunner von ..., 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bacillidae Brunner von ..., 1893 | Bacillid Stick Insects | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blaberidae Saussure, 1864 | Blaberids | 66 | Species | Taxom | | Blattellidae (Karny, 1908) | German Cockroach | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Blattidae Stephens, 1829 | American cockroaches | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Capniidae Klapálek, 1905 | Capniid winter stoneflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carcinophoridae Hincks, 1954 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chelisochidae Burr, 1907 | Black earwig | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chorotypidae Stål, 1873 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Corydiidae de Saussure, 1864 | Sand cockroaches | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dericorythidae Jacobson & B..., 1902 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Diapheromeridae Rehn & Hebard, 1909 | Diapheromerid Stick Insects | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Diplatyidae (Verhoeff, 1902) | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ectobiidae (Brunner von ..., 1865) | Wood cockroaches | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Elcanidae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Embiidae Burmeister, 1839 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Empusidae Burmeister, 1838 | Violin mantises | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Eneopteridae (Saussure, 1893) | Bush cricket | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Episactidae Burr, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eremiaphilidae Wood-Mason, 1889 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Eumastacidae Burr, 1898 | Matchstick grasshoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euschmidtiidae Rehn, 1948 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Forficulidae Stephens, 1829 | Common Earwig | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845 | Camel Crickets | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878 | Crickets | 101 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870 | Mole cricket | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hemimeridae Sharp, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropterygidae Kirby, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | Flower mimic mantises | 52 | Species | Taxom | | Iridopterygidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 | Dampwood termites | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Labiduridae Verhoeff, 1902 | Long-horned earwig | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Labiidae (Burr, 1909) | Little earwig | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Leuctridae Klapálek, 1905 | Needle Or Willow Stoneflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liturgusidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 | Mantids | 98 | Species | Taxom | | Mantoididae Giglio-Tos, 1927 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mogoplistidae Saussure, 1877 | Scaly cricket | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Nemouridae Newman, 1853 | Brown stoneflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nocticolidae Bolivar, 1892 | Australian cockroaches | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nocticolinae | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845) | Tree cricket | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oligotomidae Enderlein, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840 | Toad grasshopper | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pamphagodidae Bolivar, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paragryllidae (Desutter-Gra..., 1987) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perlidae (Latreille, 1802) | Common stoneflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Perlodidae Klapálek, 1912 | Perlodid stoneflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Phalangopsidae (Chopard, 1949) | Spider cricket | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944 | Walking sticks | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Podoscirtidae Saussure, 1878 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Prisopodidae Brunner von ..., 1893 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophasmatidae Kirby, 1896 | Striped Walkingsticks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 1929 | | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Pygidicranidae (Verhoeff, 1902) | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874 | Bushlocusts | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 | Subterranean termites | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Ripipterygidae Ander, 1939 | Mud crickets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Romaleidae Brunner von ..., 1893 | Lubber grasshopper | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Serritermitidae Emerson & Kr..., 1975 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sibyllidae Stål, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902 | Little Earwigs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taeniopterygidae Klapálek, 1905 | Taeniopterygid winter stoneflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 1930 | | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Termitidae Latreille, 1802 | Higher termites | 210 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838 | Groundhoppers | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902 | Bush crickets | 266 | Species | Taxom | | Thericleidae Burr, 1899 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Toxoderidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tridactylidae Saussure, 1874 | Pygmy mole cricket | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonidiidae (Saussure, 1870) | And Ground Crickets | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Zorotypidae Silvestri, 1913 | Angel insects | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in West Africa | Order | Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites | 12
151
427 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs | 10
22
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Embioptera
Lameere, 1900
Foot spinners, Web spinners, Web-spinners, Webspinners | 3
4
4 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids, Praying mantis, Praying Mantises, The mantes, The mantises | 13
96
243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas | 26
462
996 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Phasmida
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, leaf insects, Phasmids, stick insect, Stick Insects, walking sticks, Walkingsticks | 7
21
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Plecoptera
Burmeister, 1839
Stoneflies, Stoneflies Plecoptera, Stonefly | 6
14
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Zoraptera
Silvestri, 1913
Angel insects, Zorapterans | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
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