Checklist of Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 (Insects) for Red Sea (Indian Ocean)
List of families for Red Sea 42 Families width 63 Species and 13 Subspecies
| Culicidae (Meigen, 1818) | Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 | And Resin Bees | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802) | Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philopteridae Burmeister, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900 | Rove beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854 | Lyonet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysopidae (Schneider, 1851) | And Green Lacewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Braconidae Latreille, 1829 | Braconid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phlaeothripidae Uzel, 1895 | Thrips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae (Newman, 1834) | Fruit flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespidae Leach, 1815 | And Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802 | Whirligig beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Personidae Gray, 1854 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carabidae Latreille, 1802 | Carabid beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911 | Latrine flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplopleuridae Ewing, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mogoplistidae (Saussure, 1877) | Scaly cricket | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 | Ambrosia beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ant | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Termitidae Latreille, 1802 | Higher termites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 | Keds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxycarenidae Stål, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912 | Spiny rat lice | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 | Grasshoppers and locusts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 | Darkling Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Red Sea 60 Genera with 63 Species
| Aedes Meigen, 1762 | Ochlerotatus | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afranthidium Michener, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alypia Hübner, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amegilla Friese, 1957 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ammobates Latreille, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anax Leach, 1839 | Emperors And Green Darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancylosis Zeller, 1959 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocopa Lepeletier, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthophora Latreille, 1798 | Common Digger Bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1862 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atylotus Osten Sacken, 1828 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brueelia Kéler, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bryothinusa Casey, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bucculatrix Zeller, 1960 | Ribbed cocoon makers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callithomia Bates, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calopieris Aurivillius, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 0 | Underwing moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysopiella Banks, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelinidea Viereck, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1829 | Arabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Compsothrips Reuter, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dacus Collart, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delta Saussure, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dineutus MacLeay, 1776 | whirligig beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Distorsio Röding, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dyschirius Bonelli, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fannia Robineau-Des..., 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemidromodes Prout, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplitis Klug, 1899 | Lesser Masons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplopleura Enderlein, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypotrichia LeConte, 1862 | Hypotrichs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucanimorpha Walker, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycorea Doubleday, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megalophanes Heylaerts, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milanion Godman & Salvin, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mogoplistes Serville, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monodonta Kenrick, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myllocerus Schönherr, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmicaria Saunders, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochrodia Meyrick, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontotermes Holmgren, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olfersia Leach, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxycarenus Fieber, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyptilia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyplax Enderlein, 1960 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protamaurops Muller, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoanthidium Friese, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schistocerca Stål, 1775 | Bird grasshoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1896 | Fire ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sternocera Eschscholtz, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stichopogon Loew, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Surattha Walker, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1895 | Slender ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tomoglossa Kraatz, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Red Sea 63 Species and 13 Subspecies | Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) | ⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762 | | Afranthidium alternans Klug, 1832 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Alypia octomaculata matuta H. Edwards, 1883 | | | Amegilla (Aframegilla) nubica Lepeletier, 1841 | | | Amegilla (Micramegilla) deceptrix Priesner, 1957 | | | Ammobates (Ammobates) dubius Benoist, 1961 | | | Anax parthenope parthenope Selys, 1839 | | | Ancylosis aegyptiacella Ragonot, 1901 | | | Ancylosis ruehli Gozmány, 1959 | | | Anthophora (Heliophila) bimaculata Panzer, 1798 | Green-eyed flower bee | | Aphantopus hyperantus arete Müller, 1764 | | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Atylotus agricola Wiedemann, 1828 | | | Brueelia apiastri Denny, 1842 | | | Bryothinusa cameroni Fauvel, 1904 | | | Bucculatrix noviciata Gozmány, 1960 | | | Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860 | | | Calopieris eulimene Klug, 1829 | | | Catocala actaea actaea | | | Chrysopiella argentina trapezia (Navas, 1918) | ⇒ Parachrysopiella argentina Banks, 1910 | | Coelinidea alima Riegel, 1982 | | | Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829 | Golden Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) pleione Klug, 1829 | Orange Patch Tip | | Compsothrips reuteri Bagnall, 1913 | | | Dacus (Leptoxyda) longistylus (Wiedemann, 1830) | ⇒ Dacus persicus Hendel, 1927 | | Delta emarginatum Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Digitonthophagus aksumensis Génier, 2017 | | | Dineutus (Protodineutus) grossus Modeer, 1776 | | | Distorsio anus ♰ Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Distorsio reticularis ♰ Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Dyschirius glypturus Bates, 1883 | | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Fannia polychaeta Stein, 1895 | | | Hemidromodes robusta Prout, 1913 | | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Hoplitis helouanensis Friese, 1899 | | | Hoplopleura captiosa Johnson, 1960 | | | Leucanimorpha disjuncta Walker, 1870 | Texas Powdered-Skipper | | Lycorea halia atergatis Doubleday, 1847 | Tiger Mimic-Queen | | Megalophanes nigrimanus Walker, 1870 | | | Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | | Mogoplistes talitrus (Costa, O.G., 1855) | ⇒ Pseudomogoplistes squamiger Fischer, 1853 | | Monodonta passalis Kenrick, 1907 | | | Myllocerus rabdetanus Hustache, 1934 | | | Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858 | Giant cleftclam | | Ochrodia infallax Gozmány, 1960 | | | Odontotermes erodens Sjöstedt, 1904 | | | Olfersia fumipennis Sahlberg, 1886 | | | Oxycarenus cruciatus Linnavuori, 1978 | | | Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | | Polyplax kaiseri Johnson, 1960 | | | Polyplax paradoxa Johnson, 1960 | | | Protamaurops macrophthalmus macrophthalmus Müller, 1944 | | | Pseudoanthidium wahrmanicum Mavromoustakis, 1953 | | | Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775 | Desert locust | | Solenopsis clytemnestra clytemnestra Emery, 1896 | | | Sternocera castanea Olivier, 1790 | | | Stichopogon chrysostoma Schiner, 1867 | | | Surattha soudanensis Hampson, 1919 | | | Tetraponera ambigua Emery, 1895 | Horseshoe crabs | | Tomoglossa laeta Eppelsheim, 1884 | |
Subnodes of Insecta with occurrences in Red Sea
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