Biology:List of critically endangered insects
As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 195 critically endangered insect species, including 46 which are tagged as possibly extinct.[1][2] Of all evaluated insect species, 3.2% are listed as critically endangered. The IUCN also lists two insect subspecies as critically endangered.
No subpopulations of insects have been evaluated by the IUCN.
Additionally 1702 insect species (28% of those evaluated) are listed as data deficient, meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of conservation status. As these species typically have small distributions and/or populations, they are intrinsically likely to be threatened, according to the IUCN.[3] While the category data deficient indicates that no assessment of extinction risk has been made for the taxa, the IUCN notes that it may be appropriate to give them "the same degree of attention as threatened taxa, at least until their status can be assessed".[4]
This is a complete list of critically endangered insect species and subspecies as evaluated by the IUCN. Species considered possibly extinct by the IUCN are marked as such.
Earwigs
Hemiptera
Blattodea
Orthoptera
There are 72 species in the order Orthoptera assessed as critically endangered.
Euschmidtiids
Crickets
Acridids
Tettigoniids
Other Orthoptera species
Hymenoptera
Lepidoptera
Moths and butterflies
Beetles
Odonata
Includes dragonflies and damselflies.
Species
Subspecies
- Chlorogomphus brunneus keramensis
- Delphi cordulegaster (Cordulegaster helladica kastalia)
Other insect species
See also
- Lists of IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- List of least concern insects
- List of near threatened insects
- List of vulnerable insects
- List of endangered insects
- List of recently extinct insects
- List of data deficient insects
References
- ↑ "IUCN Red List version 2016.1". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). http://www.iucnredlist.org/. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ↑ "Table 9: Possibly Extinct and Possibly Extinct in the Wild Species (IUCN Red List version 2016-1)". Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). http://www.iucnredlist.org/about/summary-statistics. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ↑ "Limitations of the Data". Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). http://www.iucnredlist.org/initiatives/mammals/description/limitations. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ "2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1)". Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). http://www.iucnredlist.org/static/categories_criteria_3_1. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
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