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List of critically endangered insects

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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.{{cite web|title=IUCN Red List version 2016.1|url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/|website=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species|publisher=International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)|accessdate=4 July 2016}}{{cite web|title=Table 9: Possibly Extinct and Possibly Extinct in the Wild Species (IUCN Red List version 2016-1)|url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/about/summary-statistics|website=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species|publisher=Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)|accessdate=4 July 2016}} 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.{{cite web|title=Limitations of the Data|url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/initiatives/mammals/description/limitations|website=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species|publisher=Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)|accessdate=11 January 2016}} 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".{{cite web|title=2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1)|url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/static/categories_criteria_3_1|website=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species|publisher=Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)|accessdate=11 January 2016}}

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.

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[[Dermaptera|Earwigs]]

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Antisolabis seychellensis

[[Hemiptera]]

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Vesk's plant-louse (Acizzia veski)

[[Blattodea]]

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Balta crassivenosa (possibly extinct)

[[Orthoptera]]

There are 72 species in the order Orthoptera assessed as critically endangered.

=[[Euschmidtiidae|Euschmidtiids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Morogoro monkey grasshopper (Chromomastax movogovodia) (possibly extinct)

=[[Gryllidae|Crickets]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Gryllapterus tomentosus

=[[Acrididae|Acridids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Zanzibar giant forest grasshopper (Allaga ambigua) (possibly extinct)

=[[Tettigoniidae|Tettigoniids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Mount Coke false shieldback (Acilacris furcatus)

=Other Orthoptera species=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Morogoro pretty grasshopper (Acanthothericles bicoloripes) (possibly extinct)

[[Hymenoptera]]

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Adetomyrma venatrix

[[Lepidoptera]]

{{gray|Moths and butterflies}}

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Actinote zikani

[[Coleoptera|Beetles]]

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Coral pink sand dunes tiger beetle (Cicindela albissima)

[[Odonata]]

{{gray|Includes dragonflies and damselflies.}}

Species

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Acanthagrion taxaense

Subspecies

Other insect species

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See also

References

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