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Checklist for Subclass Pterygota Lang, 1888 (Winged insects)
and region Freeport (Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		4
7
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		4
7
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Freeport (Trinidad)
4 Families width 8 Species
Acanthopidae Burmeister, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Freeport (Trinidad)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Acanthops Serville, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1884Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1767Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Freeport (Trinidad)
8 Species
Acanthops parafalcata Lombardo & I..., 2004South American Dead Leaf Mantis
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole subarmata Radoszkowsky, 1884
Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767Tropical Checkered Skipper
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant

Subnodes of Pterygota with occurrences in Freeport (Trinidad)
InfraclassNeoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		4
7
8		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pterygota at itis.gov
Pterygota at marinespecies.org