Checklist of Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 (Insects)
for Tuvalu (Polynesia)
List of families for Tuvalu
36 Families width 112 Species and 14 Subspecies
| Diaspididae Maskell, 1878 | Armored scale insects | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Culicidae Meigen, 1818 | Mosquito | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ant | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915 | Mealy Bugs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aleyrodidae Westwood, 1840 | Whiteflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 | Ambrosia beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysopidae (Schneider, 1851) | And Green Lacewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coccidae Stephens, 1829 | Soft scale | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 | Chironomids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Conchaspididae Green, 1896 | False armored scales | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elateridae Leach, 1815 | Click Beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae (Macquart, 1835) | Dung flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Halictidae Thomson, 1869 | Flower bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Personidae Gray, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carabidae Latreille, 1802 | Carabid beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802) | Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911 | Latrine flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 | Stag Beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820 | Pteromalid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monophlebidae (Signoret, 1875) | Giant scale | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blattidae Stephens, 1829 | American cockroaches | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 | Dampwood termites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 | Subterranean termites | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Tuvalu
83 Genera with 112 Species
| Abgrallaspis Balachowsky, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aedes Meigen, 1836 | Ochlerotatus | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anax Leach, 1839 | Emperors And Green Darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplolepis Santschi, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antonina Signoret, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antoninoides Ferris, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aspidiotus Bouche, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atherigona Rondani, 1897 | Shoot Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aulacaspis Cockerell, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bactrocera Macquart, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bemisia Quaintance &..., 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 0 | Underwing moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaerocephalus Chevrolat, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysomphalus Ashmead, 1906 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysopiella Banks, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 1934 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coccus Linnaeus, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Compterosmittia Sæther, 2015 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conchaspis Cockerell, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coproica Rondani, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culex Linnaeus, 1828 | Typical Mosquito | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmoloma Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dieunomia Cockerell, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Distorsio Röding, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysmicoccus Ferris, 1988 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Elytrogonus Guérin-Ménev..., 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elytrurus Boisduval, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Endynomena Chaudoir, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erechthias Meyrick, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ethmia Hübner, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucalymnatus Cockerell, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1874 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fannia Robineau-Des..., 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ferrisia Fullaway, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Figulus MacLeay, 1986 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Halticoptera Spinola, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiberlesia Leonardi, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1821 | Diadems | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Icerya Signoret, 1909 | cottony cushion scales | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnura Charpentier, 1865 | Forktail | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1787 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Laminicoccus Williams, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidosaphes Shimer, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maconellicoccus Ezzat, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanozosteria Stål, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milanion Godman & Salvin, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mucidus Theobald, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Musca Linnaeus, 1849 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Neotermes Holmgren, 1926 | Damp-wood Termites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nipaecoccus Sulc, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nylanderia Emery, 1901 | Crazy ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Odonaspis Leonardi, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontomachus Latreille, 1858 | Trap-jaw ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oryctes Hellwig, 1758 | Coconut rhinoceros beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaeolecanium Sulc, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasaissetia Takahashi, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paronymus Aurivillius, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phasmaphleps Bickel, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1902 | Big-headed Ants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnaspis Cockerell, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Planococcus Ferris, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prorhinotermes Silvestri, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudococcus Westwood, 1939 | Spike Primrose | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonapomyza Hendel, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 2015 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1893 | Cottony Scales | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1804 | Fire ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stegomyia Meigen, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1851 | Fierce Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1865 | Carnivorous Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonops Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wasmannia Forel, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1884 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tuvalu
112 Species and 14 Subspecies | Abgrallaspis cyanophylli Signoret, 1869 | Armored scale | | Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) | ⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762 | | Aedes (Stegomyia) polynesiensis Marks, 1951 | Polynesian tiger mosquito | | Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris (Walker, 1859) | ⇒ Stegomyia scutellaris Walker, 1858 | | Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836) | ⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835 | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Anax parthenope parthenope Selys, 1839 | | | Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857 | Ant | | Antonina graminis (Maskell, 1897) | ⇒ Antoninoides parrotti Cockerell in..., 1903 | | Antoninoides parrotti Cockerell in..., 1903 | Felted grass coccid | | Aspidiotus destructor Cockerell, 1903 | Bourbon scale | | Atherigona vittata Rainbow, 1897 | | | Aulacaspis madiunensis Zehntner, 1898 | Sugarcane scale | | Bactrocera (Bactrocera) passiflorae Froggatt, 1911 | Fijian fruit fly | | Bemisia tabaci Gennadius, 1889 | Bemisia Argentifolii | | Catocala actaea actaea | | | Chaerocephalus araneus Flach, 1907 | | | Chrysomphalus aonidum Linnaeus, 1758 | Circular black scale | | Chrysomphalus dictyospermi Morgan, 1889 | Armored scale | | Chrysomphalus propsimus Banks, 1906 | Armoured scale | | Chrysopiella argentina trapezia (Navas, 1918) | ⇒ Parachrysopiella argentina Banks, 1910 | | Chrysosoma complicatum Becker, 1922 | | | Chrysosoma molestum Parent, 1934 | | | Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown soft scale | | Coccus viridis Green, 1889 | Coffee green scale | | Compterosmittia longipalpis Ueno, Satake..., 2015 | | | Conchaspis angraeci Cockerell, 1893 | Angraecum scale | | Conoderus umbraculatus Candeze, 1865 | | | Conoderus variabilis Montrouzier, 1855 | | | Cricotopus (Isocladius) tricinctus Meigen, 1818 | | | Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889 | Common Banded Mosquito | | Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823 | Brown house mosquito | | Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828 | Salt-water culex | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910 | | | Dieunomia heteropoda heteropoda Say, 1824 | | | Distorsio anus ♰ Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Dysmicoccus boninsis Kuwana, 1909 | Citrophilus mealybug | | Dysmicoccus brevipes Cockerell, 1893 | Chanchito Blanca De La Pina | | Dysmicoccus cocotis Maskell, 1890 | Pacific coconut mealybug | | Dysmicoccus nesophilus Williams & W..., 1988 | | | Elytrogonus squamatus Lona, 1937 | | | Elytrurus squamatus Rainbow, 1897 | | | Endynomena pradieri Fairmaire, 1849 | Ground beetle | | Erechthias simulans Butler, 1882 | Fungus moth | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Ethmia nigroapicella Saalmüller, 1880 | Kou leaf worm | | Eucalymnatus tessellatus Signoret, 1873 | Cochonilha-reticulata | | Euploea lewinii distincta Butler, 1874 | | | Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761 | Lesser house fly | | Ferrisia malvastra McDaniel, 1962 | Grey mealybug | | Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell, 1893) | ⇒ Ferrisia malvastra McDaniel, 1962 | | Figulus (Figulinus) fissicollis Fairmaire, 1849 | | | Figulus fulgens Bomans, 1986 | | | Halticoptera atherigona Huang, 1990 | | | Hemiberlesia lataniae Signoret, 1869 | Lantana scale | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas bolina elliciana Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Hypolimnas bolina rarik Eschscholtz, 1821 | | | Icerya seychellarum (cristata New..., 1909) | ⇒ Icerya pilosa Green, 1896 | | Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865 | Aurora Bluetail | | Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787 | Albin's Hampstead Eye | | Junonia villida villida Fabricius, 1787 | Meadow Argus | | Laminicoccus pandani Cockerell, 1895 | Mealybug | | Lepidosaphes tapleyi Williams, 1960 | Guava long scale | | Maconellicoccus hirsutus Green, 1908 | Grape | | Melanozosteria nitida Brunner von ..., 1865 | Black cockroach | | Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | | Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851) | ⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851 | | Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891 | Ant | | Mucidus (Mucidus) alternans Westwood, 1835 | Hexham Grey | | Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761 | | Musca dawsoni Rainbow, 1897 | | | Musca fieldi Rainbow, 1897 | | | Musca nigricruris Rainbow, 1897 | | | Musca vetustissima Walker, 1849 | Australian bush fly | | Neotermes rainbowi Hill, 1926 | Coconut termite | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Nipaecoccus viridis Newstead, 1894 | Cotton mealybug | | Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886 | | | Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901 | Forest parrot ant | | Odonaspis ruthae Kotinsky, 1915 | Bermuda grass scale | | Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858 | | | Ophiomyia atralis Spencer, 1961 | | | Ophiomyia cornuta De Meijere, 1910 | Leafminer fly | | Oryctes rhinoceros Linnaeus, 1758 | Asiatic rhinoceros beetle | | Palaeolecanium kosswigi Bodenheimer, 1953 | | | Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, 1861 | Black coffee scale | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Paronymus xanthias xanthias Mabille, 1891 | | | Phasmaphleps pacifica Bickel, 2006 | | | Pheidole (Pheidolacanthinus) sexspinosa Mayr, 1870 | Snuffbox | | Pheidole fervens Smith, 1858 | Harvester-ant | | Pheidole flavens (Roger, 1863) | ⇒ Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893 | | Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851 | | Pheidole rugosula Forel, 1902 | | | Pinnaspis strachani Cooley, 1899 | Cotton white scale | | Planococcus minor Maskell, 1897 | False scale insect | | Prorhinotermes inopinatus Silvestri, 1909 | | | Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi Gimpel & Miller, 1996 | Banana mealybug | | Pseudococcus orchidicola Takahashi, 1939 | | | Pseudonapomyza spicata Malloch, 1914 | Leafminer fly | | Pseudosmittia amplexivirga Ueno, Satake..., 2015 | | | Pseudosmittia tuvaluensis Ueno, Satake..., 2015 | | | Pulvinaria urbicola Cockerell, 1893 | Capsicum mealy scale | | Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804 | Fire Ant | | Stegomyia scutellaris Walker, 1858 | | | Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793 | Ghost ant | | Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846 | Bicoloured Pennant Ant | | Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857 | Ant | | Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851 | Ant | | Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) inornatus Walker, 1865 | | | Trigonops spongicollis Fairmaire, 1849 | | | Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863 | Electric ant | | Zizina labradus mangoensis Butler, 1884 | |
Subnodes of Insecta with occurrences in Tuvalu
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