IRMNG - Insecta

IRMNG taxon details

Insecta

IRMNG_ID

1096 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1096)

Classification

Authority

Linnaeus, 1758

Status

accepted

Rank

Class

Parent

Hexapoda

Synonymised names

Thysanura · unaccepted (no longer used)

Direct children (104)

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Order Aethiocarenodea †
Order Amphiesmenoptera incertae sedis †
Order Archaeognatha
Order Archaeorthoptera incertae sedis
Order Argentinoptera †
Order Blattodea
Order Blattoptera †
Order Caloneurida
Order Caloneurodea †
Order Cnemidolestodea †
Order Coleoptera
Order Coxoplectoptera †
Order Dermaptera
Order Diaphanopterodea †
Order Dicliptera †
Order Dicondylia incertae sedis
Order Dictyoptera incertae sedis
Order Diptera
Order Embiodea
Order Endopterygota incertae sedis
Order Eoblattida †
Order Ephemeroptera
Order Eugeroptera †
Order Geraroptera †
Order Geroptera †
Order Glosselytrodea †
Order Grylloblattodea
Order Hemiptera
Order Hymenoptera
Order Hypoperlida †
Order Insecta incertae sedis
Order Kukaloptera †
Order Lepidoptera
Order Lophioneurida †
Order Mallophaga
Order Mantodea
Order Mantophasmatodea
Order Mecoptera
Order Mecopterida incertae sedis
Order Megaloptera
Order Meganisoptera †
Order Megasecoptera †
Order Miomoptera †
Order Neoptera incertae sedis
Order Neuroptera
Order Neuropteroidea incertae sedis †
Order Odonata
Order Odonatoptera incertae sedis
Order Orthoptera
Order Orthopterida incertae sedis
Order Palaeodictyoptera †
Order Palaeoptera incertae sedis
Order Panorthoptera incertae sedis
Order Paoliida †
Order Perielytrodea †
Order Permopsocida †
Order Permotrichoptera †
Order Phasmatodea
Order Phthiraptera
Order Plecoptera
Order Polyneoptera incertae sedis
Order Protanisoptera †
Order Protelytroptera †
Order Protoblattoidea †
Order Protoelytroptera †
Order Protohemiptera †
Order Protohymenoptera †
Order Protorthoptera †
Order Protozygoptera †
Order Psocoptera
Order Raphidioptera
Order Siphonaptera
Order Skleroptera †
Order Strepsiptera
Order Tarachoptera †
Order Thripida incertae sedis
Order Thysanoptera
Order Titanoptera †
Order Triadophlebiomorpha †
Order Triadotypomorpha †
Order Trichoptera
Order Zoraptera
Order Zygentoma
Order Alienoptera † accepted as Blattodea (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Order Anoplura accepted as Phthiraptera (currently accepted as suborder)
Order Diaphanopteroidea accepted as Diaphanopterodea †
Order Homoptera accepted as Hemiptera
Order Isoptera accepted as Blattodea (No longer recognised at order level, currently treated as rank lower than superfamily ("epifamily"))
Order Notoptera accepted as Grylloblattodea
Order Phasmida accepted as Phasmatodea
Order Phasmoptera accepted as Phasmatodea
Order Protocoleoptera † accepted as Protelytroptera †
Order Protodonata † accepted as Meganisoptera †
Order Thysanura accepted as Insecta (no longer used)
Order Archaeorthoptera (awaiting allocation) † (temporary name)
Order Dictyoptera (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)
Order Insecta (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)
Order Odonatoptera (awaiting allocation) † (temporary name)
Order Paraneoptera (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)
Genus Bifarius Tasch, 1961 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Cyclocephalus Tasch, 1961 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Hypatocephala Tasch, 1961 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Permolimulinella Tasch, 1963 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Strongylocephalus Tasch, 1961 † (uncertain, unassessed)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2026). Insecta. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1096 on 2026-04-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-05-31 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Links (2)

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

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To WoRMS (from synonym Thysanura)