Biology:List of recently extinct insects
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As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 58 extinct species, 46 possibly extinct species, and one extinct in the wild species of insect.[1][2]
Extinct species
- Tobias' caddisfly (Hydropsyche tobiasi)
- Castle Lake caddisfly (Rhyacophila amabilis)
- Athens caddisfly (Triaenodes phalacris)
- Three-tooth caddisfly (Triaenodes tridonata)
Extinct species
- Pecatonica river mayfly (Acanthametropus pecatonica)
- Robust burrowing mayfly (Pentagenia robusta)
Extinct species
- Campsicnemus mirabilis
- Drosophila lanaiensis
- Volutine stoneyian tabanid fly (Stonemyia volutina)
Extinct species
- Saint Helena earwig (Labidura herculeana)
Extinct species
- Robert's stonefly (Alloperla roberti)
Extinct species
Extinct species
- Margatteoidea amoena
Possibly extinct species
- Balta crassivenosa
- Holocompsa pusilla
- Sliferia similis
- Theganopteryx grisea
- Theganopteryx liturata
- Theganopteryx scotti
Extinct species
- Ridley's stick insect (Pseudobactricia ridleyi)
Extinct species
- Central Valley grasshopper (Conozoa hyalina)
- Rocky Mountain locust (Melanoplus spretus)
- Antioch dunes shieldback katydid (Neduba extincta)
Possibly extinct species
- Morogoro pretty grasshopper (Acanthothericles bicoloripes)
- Zanzibar giant forest grasshopper (Allaga ambigua)
- Usambara splendid grasshopper (Anischnansis burtti)
- Morogoro monkey grasshopper (Chromomastax movogovodia)
- Mpwapwa silent grasshopper (Chromousambilla burtti)
- Maspalomas bow-legged grasshopper (Dericorys minutus)
- Kilosa noble grasshopper (Eupropacris abbreviata)
- Mlingano monkey grasshopper (Euschmidtia bidens)
- Burtt's monkey grasshopper (Euschmidtia burtti)
- Dirsh's monkey grasshopper (Euschmidtia dirshi)
- Phipps' monkey grasshopper (Euschmidtia phippsi)
- Dar-es-salaam monkey grasshopper (Euschmidtia viridifasciata)
- Gran Canaria bush-cricket (Evergoderes cabrerai)
- Zulu ambush katydid (Peringueyella zulu)
- Seychelles shortwinged groundhopper (Procytettix fusiformis)
- Three-lobed bush-cricket (Rhacocleis trilobata)
- Peringuey's seedpod shieldback (Thoracistus peringueyi)
Extinct in the wild species
- Oahu deceptor bush cricket (Leptogryllus deceptor)
Hymenopterans
Possibly extinct species
- Andrena labiatula
- Bombus rubriventris
- Megachile cypricola
- Nomada siciliensis
Possibly extinct species
- Spined dwarf mantis (Ameles fasciipennis)
Moths and butterflies
Extinct species
- Poko noctuid moth (Agrotis crinigera)
- Midway noctuid moth (Agrotis fasciata)
- Kerr's noctuid moth (Agrotis kerri)
- Laysan noctuid moth (Agrotis laysanensis)
- Agrotis photophila
- Procellaris grotis noctuid moth (Agrotis procellaris)
- Chestnut ermine moth (Argyresthia castaneela)
- Coleophora leucochrysella
- Deloneura immaculata
- Phleophagan chestnut moth (Ectodemia phleophaga)
- Genophantis leahi
- Xerces blue (Glaucopsyche xerces)
- Confused moth (Helicoverpa confusa)
- Minute noctuid moth (Helicoverpa minuta)
- Laysan dropseed noctuid moth (Hypena laysanensis)
- Hilo noctuid moth (Hypena newelli)
- Lovegrass noctuid moth (Hypena plagiota)
- Kaholuamano noctuid moth (Hypena senicula)
- Lepidochrysops hypopolia
- Levuana moth (Levuana iridescens)
- Libythea cinyras
- Oeobia sp. nov.
- Kona giant looper moth (Scotorythra megalophylla)
- Ko'olau giant looper moth (Scotorythra nesiotes)
- Chestnut clearwing moth (Tischeria perplexa)
- Ola'a peppered looper moth (Tritocleis microphylla)
Possibly extinct species
Extinct species
- Apteroessa grossa
- Dryophthorus distinguendus
- Mono Lake diving beetle (Hygrotus artus)
- Mecodema punctellum
- Megadytes ducalis
- Laysan weevil (Oodemas laysanensis)
- Rhantus novacaledoniae
- Rhantus orbignyi
- Rhantus papuanus
- Rhyncogonus bryani
- Perrin's cave beetle (Siettitia balsetensis)
- Fort ross weevil (Trigonoscuta rossi)
- Yorba linda weevil (Trigonoscuta yorbalindae)
Possibly extinct species
- Xylotrechus gemellus
- Zamodes obscurus
Includes dragonflies and damselflies.
Extinct species
- Maui upland damselfly (Megalagrion jugorum)
Possibly extinct species
- Anisogomphus solitaris
- Togo red jewel (Chlorocypha jejuna)
- Disparoneura ramajana
- Drepanosticta adami
- Drepanosticta austeni
- Drepanosticta montana
- Drepanosticta submontana
- Enallagma maldivensis
- Heliogomphus lyratus
- Heliogomphus nietneri
- Heteragrion peregrinum
- Macromia flinti
- Molokai damselfly (Megalagrion molokaiense)
- Metaleptobasis gibbosa
- Elusive skimmer (Orthetrum rubens)
- Palaemnema edmondi
- Perissolestes remus
See also
- List of least concern insects
- List of near threatened insects
- List of vulnerable insects
- List of endangered insects
- List of critically endangered 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.
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