List of near threatened insects

Extinct, since 1500: 58 species Extinct in the wild (EW): 1 species Critically endangered (CR): 176 species Endangered (EN): 305 species Vulnerable (VU): 565 species Near threatened (NT, LR/cd): 277 species Least concern (LC): 2,631 species Data deficient (DD): 1,560 speciesCircle frame.svg
  •   Extinct, since 1500: 58 species
  •   Extinct in the wild (EW): 1 species
  •   Critically endangered (CR): 176 species
  •   Endangered (EN): 305 species
  •   Vulnerable (VU): 565 species
  •   Near threatened (NT, LR/cd): 277 species
  •   Least concern (LC): 2,631 species
  •   Data deficient (DD): 1,560 species
Insect species (IUCN, 2015.4)
  • 5573 species have been evaluated
  • 4013 are fully assessed (excludes DD)
  • 2908 are not threatened at present (LC, NT, LR/cd)
  • 1046 are threatened (CR, EN, VU)
  • 59 to 100 are extinct or extinct in the wild (EX, EW, CR(PE), CR(PEW))
Near Threatened (NT) species do not currently qualify for Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) or Vulnerable (VU), but are likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or are already close to qualifying.

As of February 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 277 near threatened insect species.[1] 5.0% of all evaluated insect species are listed as near threatened. The IUCN also lists one insect subspecies as near threatened.

No subpopulations of insects have been evaluated by the IUCN.

This is a complete list of near threatened insect species and subspecies as evaluated by the IUCN. Where possible common names for taxa are given while links point to the scientific name used by the IUCN.

Hemiptera

Orthoptera

  • Southern Sardinian cricket
  • Northern Sardinian cricket
  • Gomera stick grasshopper
  • Gran Canaria stick grasshopper
  • Tenerife short-winged bush-cricket
  • Splendid rock grasshopper
  • Tenerife laurel bush-cricket
  • Giglio cave cricket
  • Canarian silent cricket
  • White-horned Italian grasshopper
  • Calabrian speckled bush-cricket
  • Greek ornate bush-cricket
  • California ground cricket
  • Aegean bright bush-cricket
  • Pelopponesian bright bush-cricket
  • Athos bright bush-cricket
  • Dodecanese bright bush-cricket
  • Erimanthos bright bush-cricket
  • Gerlind's bright bush-cricket
  • Ikaria bright bush-cricket
  • Jablanica bright bush-cricket
  • Paros bright bush-cricket
  • Soulion bright bush-cricket
  • Spanistic desert grasshopper
  • Black-headed Jerusalem cricket

Hymenoptera

Lepidoptera

There are 62 species in the order Lepidoptera assessed as near threatened. Lepidoptera comprises moths and butterflies.

Swallowtail butterflies

Lycaenids

Nymphalids

Other Lepidoptera species

Beetles

There are 50 beetle species assessed as near threatened.

Click beetles

  • Cardinal click beetle
  • Ampedus carinthiacus
  • Ampedus coenobita
  • Ampedus corsicus
  • Brachygonus meraculus
  • Crepidophorus mutilatus
  • Reitterelater bouyoni

Scarabaeids

  • Anonychonitis freyi
  • Cryptocanthon foveatus
  • Cryptocanthon genieri
  • Genieridium medinae
  • Gymnopleurus sturmi
  • Gyronotus dispar
  • Gyronotus mulanjensis
  • Holocephalus sculptus
  • Macroderes endroedyi
  • Macroderes undulatus
  • Mimonthophagus limbibasis
  • Ontherus grandis
  • Ontherus irinus
  • Onthophagus merdarius
  • Oxysternon pteroderum
  • Pedaria cambeforti
  • Phanaeus achilles
  • Scarabaeus bornemizzai
  • Scarabaeus cicatricosus
  • Scybalocanthon darlingtoni

Other beetle species

  • Agathidium pulchellum
  • Blabinotus spinicollis
  • Blue ground beetle
  • Ceratophyus hoffmannseggi
  • Ceruchus chrysomelinus
  • Colophon izardi
  • Cucujus cinnaberinus
  • Daisy-plant fungus weevil
  • Hylis simonae
  • Lethrus fallax
  • Microrhagus pyrenaeus
  • Osmoderma barnabita
  • Hermit beetle
  • Pseudotriphyllus suturalis
  • Purpuricenus nicocles
  • Ropalopus insubricus
  • Stephanopachys brunneus
  • Thorectes albarracinus
  • Thorectes lusitanicus
  • Thorectes marginatus
  • Trichius orientalis
  • Xyletinus tremulicola
  • Xylophilus testaceus

Odonata

There are 113 species and one subspecies in the order Odonata assessed as near threatened. Odonata includes dragonflies and damselflies.

Chlorocyphids

Species

  • Angola jewel
  • Indocypha vittata
  • Libellago stictica
  • Tanganyika jewel
  • Rhinocypha xanthe
  • Yellow-sided jewel
  • Bow-faced jewel

Subspecies

Platycnemidids

  • Allocnemis abbotti
  • Katanga yellowwing
  • Elattoneura atkinsoni
  • Idiocnemis adelbertensis
  • Melanoneura bilineata
  • Gambia riverjack
  • Nososticta irene
  • Phylloneura westermanni
  • Platycnemis agrioides
  • Risiocnemis serrata

Gomphids

Corduliids

Coenagrionids

Aeshnids

  • Allopetalia reticulosa
  • Swamp emperor
  • Terrestrial evening darner
  • Green-striped darner
  • Oligoaeschna platyura
  • Oligoaeschna poeciloptera
  • Planaeschna intersedens

Libellulids

Other Odonata species

See also

References

  1. ↑ "IUCN Red List version 2015.4". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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