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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Whixall (Shropshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		50
136
161		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		50
136
161		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		44
123
144		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
4
7
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Whixall
4 Families width 7 Species
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts4SpeciesTaxom
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig1SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Whixall
7 Genera with 7 Species
Chorthippus Fieber, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Metrioptera Wesmael, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleotettix Bolivar, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Omocestus Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1806Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Whixall
7 Species
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) brunneus Thunberg, 1815Common Field Grasshopper
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Metrioptera (Metrioptera) brachyptera Linnaeus, 1761Bog bush cricket
Myrmeleotettix maculatus Thunberg, 1815Common Club Grasshopper
Omocestus (Omocestus) viridulus Sahlberg, 1893Common green grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus parallelus Zetterstedt, 1821Meadow Grasshopper
Tetrix undulata Sowerby, 1806Common Ground Hopper

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Whixall
OrderDermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs		1
1
1		Family
Genus
Species
Taxom

OrderOrthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas		3
6
6		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyneoptera at itis.gov