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Checklist for Subclass Pterygota Lang, 1888 (Winged insects)
and region Pingelap Atoll (Pohnpei State, Micronesia)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		3
4
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		3
4
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pingelap Atoll
3 Families width 6 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae (Latreille, 1809)Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pingelap Atoll
4 Genera with 6 Species
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1863Rainbow ants1SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1901Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pingelap Atoll
6 Species
Dasyhelea flavicaudalis Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863Tropical tyrant ant
Limonia decussata Alexander, 1972
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901)⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901

Subnodes of Pterygota with occurrences in Pingelap Atoll
InfraclassNeoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		3
4
6		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



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