INDEX TO INSECTS (biota.x29) REPRESENTED BY SPECIMENS IN TEXAS MEMORIAL MUSEUM

Contact Dr. Chris Durden, Curator, at drdn@mail.utexas.edu for more information. Taxa represented in our collections are indicated! 

• Superclass INSECTA! Linne, 1758  
• (in ARTHROPODA) - Devonian to present  
• Class SYMPHYLA! Ryder, 1880  
• (in INSECTA) - Paleogene to present  
• Order SCOLOPENDRELLIDA! Hoffman, 1969 - garden centipedes  
• (in SYMPHYLA) - Eocene to present ------------------------------------I01  
• Class ENTOTROPHI! Grassi, 1889  
• (in INSECTA) - Carboniferous?, Paleogene to present  
• Order DIPLURA! Borner, 1904 - entotrophs  
• (in ENTOTROPHI) - Carboniferous?, Paleogene to present ---------------I02  
• Class MYRIENTOMATA! Berlese, 1909  
• (in INSECTA) - present  
• Order PROTURA! Silvestri, 1907 - proturans  
• (in MYRIENTOMATA) - present ------------------------------------------I03  
• Class HEXAPODA! Latreille, 1796  
• (in INSECTA) - Devonian to present  
• Subclass APTERA! (Linne, 1758) Dana, 1864  
• (in HEXAPODA) [=LEPISMATONA] - Devonian to present  
• Infraclass THYSANURA! Latreille, 1804  
• (in APTERA) - Devonian to present  
• Order MACHILIDA! (Grassi, 1880) Rohdendorf, 1977 - bristletails  
• (in THYSANURA) [=ARCHAEOGNATHA] - Carboniferous to present -----------I04  
• Order LEPISMIDA! Leach, 1817 - silverfish  
• (in THYSANURA) [LEPISMATIDA] -----------------------------------------I05  
• Infraclass OLIGOENTOMATA! Berlese, 1909  
• (in APTERA) - Devonian to present  
• Order COLLEMBOLA! Lubbock, 1862 - springtails  
• (in OLIGOENTOMATA) - Devonian to present -----------------------------I06  
• Subclass ALATA! (Retzius, 1783) Latreille, 1802  
• (in HEXAPODA) [PTERYGOTA; SCARABAEONA] Carboniferous to present  
• Infraclass POLYNEOPTERA! Martynov, 1923  
• (in ALATA) [GRYLLONES] Carboniferous to present  
• Superorder EMBIOIDEA! Handlirsch, 1903  
• (in POLYNEOPTERA) [PAOLIIFORMES] Carboniferous to present  
• Order ATOCIDA! (Scudder, 1881) Durden, 1984 - homoneurous protorthoptera  
• (in EMBIOIDEA) [PAOLIIDA; PROTOPTERA; GERARIDEA; PROTORTHOPTERA]  
• - Carboniferous to Permian -------------------------------------------I07  
• Order HEMERISTIDA! (Scudder, 1865) Durden, 1984 - caloneurodeans  
• (in EMBIOIDEA) [CALONEURODEA; CALONEURIDA]  
• - Carboniferous to Jurassic ------------------------------------------I08  
• Order EMBIIDA! Burmeister, 1839 - webflies  
• (in EMBIOIDEA) [ADENOPODA; OLIGONEURA] - Permian to present ----------I09  
• Order ZORAPTERA! Silvestri, 1913 - angelflies  
• (in EMBIOIDEA) [EMBIOPSOCIDA; ZOROTYPIDA]  
• - Carboniferous to present -------------------------------------------I10  
• Superorder ORTHOPTEROIDEA! Handlirsch, 1903  
• (in POLYNEOPTERA) - Carboniferous to present  
• Order ORTHOPTERA! Latreille, 1796 - grasshoppers  
• (in ORTHOPTEROIDEA) - Triassic to present ----------------------------I11  
• Order SPECTRA! Latreille, 1802 - stick insects  
• (in ORTHOPTEROIDEA) [PHASMIDA] - Triassic to present -----------------I12  
• Order TITANOPTERA Sharov, 1968 - titanopterans  
• (in ORTHOPTEROIDEA) [MESOTITANIDA] - Triassic ------------------------I13  
• Superorder BLATTAEFORMIA! Handlirsch, 1903  
• (in POLYNEOPTERA) [BLATTIDEA] Carboniferous to present  
• Order BLATTOPTERA! (Latreille, 1810) Bey-Bienko, 1960 - cockroaches  
• (in BLATTAEFORMIA) [BLATTIDA; EOBLATTIDA; PROTOBLATTOIDEA;  
• BLATTINOPSEIDA] - Carboniferous to present --------------------------I14  
• Order RAPTORIA! Latreille, 1802 - mantids  
• (in BLATTAEFORMIA) [MANTODEA] - Paleogene to present -----------------I15  
• Order TERMITIDA! Latreille, 1802 - termites  
• (in BLATTAEFORMIA) [ISOPTERA] - Cretaceous to present ----------------I16  
• Order GRYLLOPTERA! (Laicharting, 1781) Kevan, 1977 - crickets  
• (in ORTHOPTEROIDEA) [GRYLLIDA; STHENAROPODIDA]  
• - Permian to present -------------------------------------------------I17  
• Superorder PERLOIDEA! Handlirsch, 1903  
• (in POLYNEOPTERA) [PERLIDEA] - Carboniferous to present  
• Order PROTOPERLIDA! Brongniart, 1885 - heteroneurous protorthoptera  
• (in PERLOIDEA) [PROTORTHOPTERA, part] - Permian to Jurassic ----------I18  
• Order MIOMOPTERA Martynov, 1927 - palaeomantids  
• (in PERLOIDEA) [PALAEOMANTEIDA] - Permian to Kazanian ----------------I19  
• Order PERLIDA! (Latreille, 1802) Handlirsch, 1903 - stoneflies  
• (in PERLOIDEA) [PLECOPTERA] - Permian to present ---------------------I20  
• Order PROTELYTROPTERA! Tillyard, 1931 - protelytrans  
• (in DERMAPTEROIDEA) [PROTELYTRIDA] - Permian -------------------------I21  
• Order DERMAPTERA! DeGeer, 1773 - earwigs  
• (in DERMAPTEROIDEA) [LABIDURA; FORFICULIDA] - Jurassic to present ----I22  
• Infraclass PARANEOPTERA! Martynov, 1923  
• (in ALATA) - Permian to present  
• Superorder HEMIPTEROIDEA! Handlirsch, 1903  
• (in PARANEOPTERA) [CIMICIFORMES] - Permian to present  
• Order PSOQUILLIDA! Latreille, 1810, n. corr. - barklice  
• (in HEMIPTEROIDEA) [PSOCOPTERA; CORRODENTIA; COPEOGNATHA; PSOCIDA] 
• - Permian to present -------------------------------------------------I23  
• Order ANTLIOTA! (Fabricius, 1775) Billberg, 1820 - lice  
• (in HEMIPTEROIDEA) [PHTHYRAPTERA; PEDICULIDEA; ANOPLURA; PEDICULIDA; 
• SIPHUNCULATA; MALLOPHAGA; NIRMIDA] - Neogene to present --------------I24  
• Order PERIELYTRODEA G.Zalessky, 1948 - perielytrans  
• (in HEMIPTEROIDEA) - Permian -----------------------------------------I25  
• Order PHYSAPIDA! (Dumeril, 1806) Leach, 1817 - thrips  
• (in HEMIPTEROIDEA) [THYSANOPTERA; THRIPIDA]  
• - Permian to present -------------------------------------------------I26  
• Order HOMOPTERA! (Latreille, 1817) Duf., 1833 - leafhoppers  
• (in HEMIPTEROIDEA) [CICADIDA] - Permian to present -------------------I27  
• Order HEMIPTERA! Geoffroy, 1763 - bugs  
• (in HEMIPTEROIDEA) [CIMICIDA] - ?Permian, Mesozoic to present --------I28  
• Infraclass STATOPTERA! Durden, 1984  
• (in ALATA) [PALAEOPTERA; OPISTHOPTERATA] - Carboniferous to present  
• Superorder EPHEMEROIDEA! Handlirsch, 1903  
• (in STATOPTERA) [EPHEMERIFORMES] - Carboniferous to present  
• Order PALAEODICTYOPTERA! Goldenberg, 1854 - paleodictyopterans  
• (in EPHEMEROIDEA) [DICTYONEURIDA] - Carboniferous to Permian ---------I29  
• Order ARCHODONATA Martynov, 1931 - permothemistids  
• (in EPHEMEROIDEA) [PERMOTHEMISTIDA; DOTERIDA]  
• - Carboniferous to Permian -------------------------------------------I30  
• Order EPHEMERIDA! Latreille, 1810 - mayflies  
• (in EPHEMEROIDEA) [PLECTOPTERA] - Permian to present -----------------I31  
• Superorder MEGASECOPTEROIDEA! Rohdendorf, 1961  
• (in STATOPTERA) Carboniferous to Permian  
• Order MEGASECOPTERIDA! Brongniart, 1885 - megasecopterans  
• (in MEGASECOPTEROIDEA) [MISCHOPTERIDA]  
• - Carboniferous to Permian -------------------------------------------I32  
• Order SYPHAROPTERIDA! Handlirsch, 1911 - diaphanopterans  
• (in MEGASECOPTEROIDEA) [DIAPHANOPTERA; DIAPHANOPTERIDA]  
• - Carboniferous to Permian -------------------------------------------I33  
• Superorder LIBELLULOIDEA! Handlirsch, 1903  
• (in STATOPTERA) [LIBELLULONES; ORTHOMIARIA] - Carboniferous to present  
• Order ODONATA! Fabricius, 1792 - dragonflies  
• (in LIBELLULOIDEA) [LIBELLULIDA] - Carboniferous to present ----------I34  
• Infraclass OLIGONEOPTERA! Martynov, 1923  
• (in ALATA) [SCARABAEIFORMES] - Carboniferous to present  
• Superorder COLEOPTEROIDEA! Handlirsch, 1903  
• (in OLIGONEOPTERA) [SCARABAEIDEA] - Permian to present  
• Order COLEOPTERA! Linne, 1758 - beetles  
• (in COLEOPTEROIDEA) [SCARABAEIDA] - Permian to present ---------------I35  
• Superorder PANORPOIDEA! Handlirsch, 1903  
• (in OLIGONEOPTERA) [PAPILIONIDEA] - Carboniferous to present  
• Order RAPHIOPTERA! McLeay, 1811 - snowflies  
• (in PANORPOIDEA) [NEOMECOPTERA] - Carboniferous to present -----------I36  
• Order PANORPIDA! (Latreille, 1802) Leach, 1815 - scorpionflies  
• (in PANORPOIDEA) [MECAPTERA; MECOPTERA; MESOPSYCHIDA; PARATRICHOPTERA] 
• - Permian to present -------------------------------------------------I37  
• Order SUCTORIDA! (DeGeer, 1778) Walker, 1851 - fleas  
• (in PANORPOIDEA) [PULICIDA; SIPHONAPTERA; APHANIPTERA]  
• - Cretaceous to present ----------------------------------------------I38  
• Order PHRYGANEIDA! Latreille, 1810 - caddisflies  
• (in PANORPOIDEA) [TRICHOPTERA] - Permian to present ------------------I39  
• Order LEPIDOPTERA! Linne, 1758 - moths  
• (in PANORPOIDEA) [PAPILIONIDA] - Permian to present ------------------I40  
• Order DIPTERA! Linne, 1758 - flies  
• (in PANORPOIDEA) [MUSCIDA] - Permian to present ----------------------I41  
• Order STREPSIPTERA! Kirby 1813 - stylops  
• (in PANORPOIDEA) [RHIPIDIOPTERA; STYLOPIDA]  
• - Paleogene to present -----------------------------------------------I42  
• Superorder NEUROPTEROIDEA! Handlirsch, 1903  
• (in OLIGONEOPTERA) [MYRMELEONTIDEA] - Carboniferous to present  
• Order GLOSSELYTRIDA! Martynov, 1938 - glossflies  
• (in NEUROPTEROIDEA) [JURINIDA] - Permian -----------------------------I43  
• Order MEGALOPTERA! (Latreille, 1802) Latreille, 1807 - dobsonflies  
• (in NEUROPTEROIDEA) [CORYDALIDA]  
• - Permian to present -------------------------------------------------I44  
• Order RAPHIDIIDA! Latreille, 1810 - snakeflies  
• (in NEUROPTEROIDEA) - Carboniferous to Modern ------------------------I45  
• Order NEUROPTERA! Linne, 1758 - lacewing flies  
• (in NEUROPTEROIDEA) [MYRMELEONTIDA] - Permian to present -------------I46  
• Order HYMENOPTERA! Linne, 1758 - wasps  
• (in NEUROPTEROIDEA) [VESPIDA] - Triassic to present ------------------I47