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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Western Province (Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
116
366
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
116
366
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
106
334
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
14
22
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Province (Sri Lanka)
14 Families width 24 Species
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts4SpeciesTaxom
Phalangopsidae Chopard, 1949Spider cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae (Bolivar, 1878)Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Iridopterygidae Giglio-Tos, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944Walking sticks1SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets4SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidiidae Saussure, 1870And Ground Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829American cockroaches3SpeciesTaxom
Perlidae Latreille, 1802Common stoneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Phylliidae Redtenbacher, 1906Leaf insects1SpeciesTaxom
Blaberidae Saussure, 1864Blaberids1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts1SpeciesTaxom
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Province (Sri Lanka)
22 Genera with 24 Species
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Cingalia Ramme, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Endecous Saussure, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Eucriotettix Hebard, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Gavialidium Saussure, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Gryllodes de Saussure, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Hapalopezella Giglio-Tos, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Haplopus Burmeister, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Hexacentrus Serville, 1831balloon-winged katydids1SpeciesTaxom
Mecopoda Serville, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paranemobius Saussure, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Periplaneta Burmeister, 1868Cockroaches3SpeciesTaxom
Phanoperla Banks, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Phyllium Illiger, 1832Leaf insects1SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoscelus Scudder, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Rakwana Henry, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Scytoceroides Henry, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Spathosternum Krauss, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Stenocatantops Dirsh, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Systolederus Bolivar, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Temnophylloides Henry, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Trinervitermes Holmgren, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Province (Sri Lanka)
24 Species
Cingalia dubia Walker, 1870
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Endecous (Notendecous) onthophagus Berg, 1891
Eucriotettix tricarinatus Bolivar, 1887
Gavialidium crocodilum Saussure, 1862
Gryllodes sigillatus (Walker, 1869)⇒ Gryllodes supplicans Walker, 1859
Hapalopezella maculata Kirby, 1904
Haplopus ligia Westwood, 1859
Hexacentrus unicolor Serville, 1831
Mecopoda elongata Linnaeus, 1758
Paranemobius pictus Saussure, 1877
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758American
Periplaneta australasiae Fabricius, 1775Australian Cockroach
Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister, 1868Brown Cockroach
Phanoperla nana Zwick, 1982
Phyllium (Pulchriphyllium) bioculatum Gray, 1832Gray's Leaf Insect
Pycnoscelus indicus Fabricius, 1775Burrowing cockroach
Rakwana ornata Henry, 1933
Scytoceroides ceylonensis Henry, 1932
Spathosternum prasiniferum Walker, 1871
Stenocatantops splendens Thunberg, 1815
Systolederus greeni Bolivar, 1892
Temnophylloides astridula Henry, 1939
Trinervitermes rabidus Hagen, 1859

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Western Province (Sri Lanka)
OrderBlattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites
3
3
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

OrderOrthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
7
15
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderPhasmida
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, leaf insects, Phasmids, stick insect, Stick Insects, walking sticks, Walkingsticks
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderPlecoptera
Burmeister, 1839
Stoneflies, Stoneflies Plecoptera, Stonefly
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyneoptera at itis.gov