# Other insects of Somalia: 513 species of bugs, bees, ants, flies, grasshoppers and more > Every insect species other than butterflies, moths and beetles with a record from Somalia in GBIF, with order, family, Red List category and number of records. Source page: https://calankii.com/en/nature/other-insects-of-somalia/ Last checked: 2026-11-13 Publisher: Calankii (https://calankii.com) ## In short On 12 November 2026 the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), the international open database of species records, held records of 513 insect (other than butterflies, moths and beetles) species with Somalia as the country, in 13 groups ([GBIF occurrence search, Somalia](https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?country=SO)). The largest groups by number of species on record are ([GBIF Backbone Taxonomy](https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei)): - Hemiptera: 165 - Hymenoptera: 125 - Psocodea: 68 - Diptera: 54 - Orthoptera: 41 - Odonata: 28 - Blattodea: 11 - Mantodea: 10 - Thysanoptera: 5 - Phasmida: 3 ## Most often recorded The species with the most GBIF records from Somalia are yellow fever mosquito (120), *Sergentomyia schwetzi* (87), Sergentomyia magnidentata (38), Brown‐spotted Locust (31), Red-veined Dropwing (14), *Morphacris fasciata* (13) ([GBIF occurrence search, Somalia](https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?country=SO)). 289 of the 513 species have a single record from Somalia (same source). ## Named after Somali places 20 species on this list carry Somalia or a Somali place in their scientific name, for example *Phlebotomus somaliensis*, *Allygus somalianus*, *Gannia somalica*, *Eumecurus somaliensis*, *Afronersia somaliana*, *Carphotoma ogadensis*, *Pasites somalicus*, *Camponotus somalinus*, *Lepisiota somalica*, *Coelioxys somalicus*, *Megastigmus somaliensis*, *Azuragrion somalicum*, *Acrotylus somaliensis*, *Eurynotacris somalica*, *Melinocatantops somalicus*, *Odontomelus somalicus*, *Weidnerius benderi*, *Lophothericles somali*, *Urrutia somalica*, *Synosternus somalicus* ([GBIF Backbone Taxonomy](https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei)). ## Species under threat The IUCN Red List places these species in a threatened category ([GBIF species API, IUCN Red List category](https://techdocs.gbif.org/en/openapi/v1/species)): - Endangered: Desert Basker ([IUCN via GBIF](https://techdocs.gbif.org/en/openapi/v1/species)) ## How to read this list A species is on this list when GBIF holds at least one record of it from Somalia. A record can be a museum specimen more than a century old, a sighting shared by an observer, or a specimen cited in a scientific paper. Some records are old and a few may be misidentified, so this is a list of records, not of what lives in Somalia today. Names follow the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, which can lag behind the newest research. ## Red List summary - Critically Endangered (CR): 0 - Endangered (EN): 1 - Vulnerable (VU): 0 - Near Threatened (NT): 0 - Least Concern (LC): 29 - Data Deficient (DD): 1 - Not Evaluated (NE): 482 Categories are from the IUCN Red List as published through GBIF ([GBIF species API, IUCN Red List category](https://techdocs.gbif.org/en/openapi/v1/species)). ## Largest families - Cicadellidae: 51 species - Formicidae: 47 species - Philopteridae: 41 species - Acrididae: 23 species - Apidae: 21 species - Libellulidae: 18 species - Megachilidae: 16 species - Aphididae: 14 species - Diaspididae: 13 species - Psychodidae: 12 species ## Full list (513 species) Each name links to its Calankii page where one exists, otherwise to its GBIF species page. "Records in Somalia" is the number of GBIF occurrence records with Somalia as the country, counted on 12 November 2026 ([GBIF occurrence search, Somalia](https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?country=SO)). The same rows, with Wikidata ids and more columns, are in the open data file [species-recorded-in-somalia.csv](/data/nature/species-recorded-in-somalia.csv). This list is in 4 parts: **1** · [2](/en/nature/other-insects-of-somalia-2/) · [3](/en/nature/other-insects-of-somalia-3/) · [4](/en/nature/other-insects-of-somalia-4/) | Name | Scientific name | Family | Red List | Records in Somalia | |---|---|---|---|---| | [Akotropis fulgens](/en/nature/other-insects-of-somalia/) | *Akotropis fulgens* | Achilidae | NE | 1 | | [Myconus collaris](https://www.gbif.org/species/2064453) | *Myconus collaris* | Achilidae | NE | 1 | | [Acrostegastes glaber](https://www.gbif.org/species/1705304) | *Acrostegastes glaber* | Acrididae | NE | 1 | | [Common Digging Grasshopper](https://www.gbif.org/species/5099079) | *Acrotylus insubricus* | Acrididae | NE | 7 | | [Acrotylus somaliensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/5099054) | *Acrotylus somaliensis* | Acrididae | NE | 1 | | [Grasshopper](https://www.gbif.org/species/1702139) | *Anacridium melanorhodon* | Acrididae | NE | 2 | | [Cataloipus oberthuri](https://www.gbif.org/species/1701254) | *Cataloipus oberthuri* | Acrididae | NE | 1 | | [Cryptocatantops allessandricus](https://www.gbif.org/species/1707606) | *Cryptocatantops allessandricus* | Acrididae | NE | 1 | | [Brown‐spotted Locust](https://www.gbif.org/species/1705507) | *Cyrtacanthacris tatarica* | Acrididae | NE | 31 | | [Eurynotacris somalica](https://www.gbif.org/species/1705378) | *Eurynotacris somalica* | Acrididae | NE | 2 | | [Lamenting Grasshopper](https://www.gbif.org/species/1701064) | *Eyprepocnemis plorans* | Acrididae | NE | 6 | | [Heteracris coerulescens](https://www.gbif.org/species/1701631) | *Heteracris coerulescens* | Acrididae | NE | 3 | | [Melinocatantops somalicus](https://www.gbif.org/species/1714089) | *Melinocatantops somalicus* | Acrididae | NE | 2 | | [Morphacris fasciata](https://www.gbif.org/species/1701125) | *Morphacris fasciata* | Acrididae | NE | 13 | | [Odontomelus somalicus](https://www.gbif.org/species/1713263) | *Odontomelus somalicus* | Acrididae | NE | 1 | | [Oedaleus flavus](https://www.gbif.org/species/1714130) | *Oedaleus flavus* | Acrididae | NE | 1 | | [Senegalese Grasshopper](https://www.gbif.org/species/1714146) | *Oedaleus senegalensis* | Acrididae | NE | 1 | | [Tricolor Grasshopper](https://www.gbif.org/species/1713120) | *Paracinema tricolor* | Acrididae | NE | 1 | | [Sauracris lacerta](https://www.gbif.org/species/1708056) | *Sauracris lacerta* | Acrididae | NE | 1 | | [Vagrant Grasshopper](https://www.gbif.org/species/1707345) | *Schistocerca nitens* | Acrididae | NE | 1 | | [Scintharista notabilis](https://www.gbif.org/species/1713079) | *Scintharista notabilis* | Acrididae | NE | 2 | | [Taramassus zavattarii](https://www.gbif.org/species/1701332) | *Taramassus zavattarii* | Acrididae | NE | 2 | | [Trilophidia conturbata](https://www.gbif.org/species/1704447) | *Trilophidia conturbata* | Acrididae | NE | 2 | | [Truxalis nasuta](https://www.gbif.org/species/1706755) | *Truxalis nasuta* | Acrididae | NE | 1 | | [Vosseleriana schulthessi](https://www.gbif.org/species/11911896) | *Vosseleriana schulthessi* | Acrididae | NE | 1 | | [vagrant emperor](https://www.gbif.org/species/5791733) | *Anax ephippiger* | Aeshnidae | LC | 2 | | [emperor dragonfly](https://www.gbif.org/species/5051775) | *Anax imperator* | Aeshnidae | LC | 1 | | [lesser emperor](https://www.gbif.org/species/5051752) | *Anax parthenope* | Aeshnidae | LC | 1 | | [Orange Emperor](https://www.gbif.org/species/5051781) | *Anax speratus* | Aeshnidae | LC | 1 | | [Melanagromyza azawii](https://www.gbif.org/species/1554265) | *Melanagromyza azawii* | Agromyzidae | NE | 1 | | [Melanagromyza vignalis](https://www.gbif.org/species/1554487) | *Melanagromyza vignalis* | Agromyzidae | NE | 1 | | [Cotton whitefly, Sweet potato whitefly, Tobacco Whitefly](https://www.gbif.org/species/2012126) | *Bemisia tabaci* | Aleyrodidae | NE | 2 | | [Stonefly Mantis](https://www.gbif.org/species/1403590) | *Perlamantis alliberti* | Amorphoscelidae | DD | 1 | | [Actornithophilus ardeolae](https://www.gbif.org/species/6935652) | *Actornithophilus ardeolae* | Ancistronidae | NE | 4 | | [Actornithophilus umbrinus](https://www.gbif.org/species/1032785) | *Actornithophilus umbrinus* | Ancistronidae | NE | 3 | | [Austromenopon cursorium](https://www.gbif.org/species/6935946) | *Austromenopon cursorium* | Ancistronidae | NE | 1 | | [Meromenopon incisum](https://www.gbif.org/species/4422508) | *Meromenopon incisum* | Ancistronidae | NE | 1 | | [Aloe aphid](https://www.gbif.org/species/2077000) | *Aloephagus myersi* | Aphididae | NE | 5 | | [Camelia Aphid](https://www.gbif.org/species/4485136) | *Aphis aurantii* | Aphididae | NE | 2 | | [Groundnut Aphid](https://www.gbif.org/species/2072061) | *Aphis craccivora* | Aphididae | NE | 1 | | [Broom aphid](https://www.gbif.org/species/2072677) | *Aphis cytisorum* | Aphididae | NE | 5 | | [Cotton aphid, Melon aphid](https://www.gbif.org/species/9083295) | *Aphis gossypii* | Aphididae | NE | 6 | | [Cabbage Aphid](https://www.gbif.org/species/2074893) | *Brevicoryne brassicae* | Aphididae | NE | 1 | | [Geoica lucifuga](https://www.gbif.org/species/2078157) | *Geoica lucifuga* | Aphididae | NE | 4 | | [Turnip Aphid](https://www.gbif.org/species/2077143) | *Lipaphis erysimi* | Aphididae | NE | 1 | | [Sorghum Aphid](https://www.gbif.org/species/4385709) | *Melanaphis sorghi* | Aphididae | NE | 1 | | [Paoliella hystrix](https://www.gbif.org/species/5159695) | *Paoliella hystrix* | Aphididae | NE | 10 | | [Banana Aphid](https://www.gbif.org/species/2074692) | *Pentalonia nigronervosa* | Aphididae | NE | 3 | | [Maize Aphid, Corn Leaf Aphid](https://www.gbif.org/species/2069572) | *Rhopalosiphum maidis* | Aphididae | NE | 4 | | [Bean root aphid](https://www.gbif.org/species/2077096) | *Smynthurodes betae* | Aphididae | NE | 1 | | [Uroleucon compositae](https://www.gbif.org/species/2070639) | *Uroleucon compositae* | Aphididae | NE | 6 | | [Clovia callifera](https://www.gbif.org/species/2016478) | *Clovia callifera* | Aphrophoridae | NE | 2 | | [Poophilus costalis](https://www.gbif.org/species/2015529) | *Poophilus costalis* | Aphrophoridae | NE | 2 | | [Poophilus montium](https://www.gbif.org/species/2015523) | *Poophilus montium* | Aphrophoridae | NE | 2 | | [Ptyelus caffer](https://www.gbif.org/species/2015709) | *Ptyelus caffer* | Aphrophoridae | NE | 1 | | [Amegilla cymatilis](https://www.gbif.org/species/1339910) | *Amegilla cymatilis* | Apidae | NE | 1 | | [Big White Banded Digger Bee](https://www.gbif.org/species/1340031) | *Amegilla nubica* | Apidae | NE | 7 | | [western honey bee](https://www.gbif.org/species/1341976) | *Apis mellifera* | Apidae | NE | 6 | | [Ceratina citriphila](https://www.gbif.org/species/5040079) | *Ceratina citriphila* | Apidae | NE | 9 | | [Ceratina lineola](https://www.gbif.org/species/5039720) | *Ceratina lineola* | Apidae | NE | 1 | | [Ceratina penicilligera](https://www.gbif.org/species/5040078) | *Ceratina penicilligera* | Apidae | NE | 5 | | [Ceratina tanganyicensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/5039857) | *Ceratina tanganyicensis* | Apidae | NE | 3 | | [Ceratina viridis](https://www.gbif.org/species/5039883) | *Ceratina viridis* | Apidae | NE | 1 | | [Common Giant-Reed bee](https://www.gbif.org/species/1339660) | *Macrogalea candida* | Apidae | NE | 5 | | [Pasites somalicus](https://www.gbif.org/species/5039573) | *Pasites somalicus* | Apidae | NE | 1 | | [White-faced Large Carpenter Bee](https://www.gbif.org/species/1342086) | *Xylocopa albifrons* | Apidae | NE | 1 | | [Banded Large Carpenter Bee](https://www.gbif.org/species/1342482) | *Xylocopa caffra* | Apidae | NE | 7 | | [Glowing Carpenter](https://www.gbif.org/species/1342461) | *Xylocopa calens* | Apidae | NE | 2 | | [Big Red Large Carpenter Bee](https://www.gbif.org/species/1342244) | *Xylocopa flavorufa* | Apidae | NE | 4 | | [Xylocopa gribodoi](https://www.gbif.org/species/1342058) | *Xylocopa gribodoi* | Apidae | NE | 3 | | [Xylocopa luteola](https://www.gbif.org/species/1342490) | *Xylocopa luteola* | Apidae | NE | 1 | | [Pubescent Carpenter Bee](https://www.gbif.org/species/1342075) | *Xylocopa pubescens* | Apidae | NE | 1 | | [Reed Large Carpenter Bee](https://www.gbif.org/species/1342314) | *Xylocopa scioensis* | Apidae | NE | 2 | | [Senior Carpenter](https://www.gbif.org/species/1342291) | *Xylocopa senior* | Apidae | NE | 1 | | [Xylocopa torrida](https://www.gbif.org/species/1342372) | *Xylocopa torrida* | Apidae | NE | 2 | | [Xylocopa vittata](https://www.gbif.org/species/1342089) | *Xylocopa vittata* | Apidae | NE | 1 | | [Hoplistomerus serripes](https://www.gbif.org/species/1663686) | *Hoplistomerus serripes* | Asilidae | NE | 1 | | [Lamyra greatheadi](https://www.gbif.org/species/5090131) | *Lamyra greatheadi* | Asilidae | NE | 8 | | [Burria longelaminata](https://www.gbif.org/species/1411730) | *Burria longelaminata* | Bacillidae | NE | 1 | | [Clonaria obocensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/1410569) | *Clonaria obocensis* | Bacillidae | NE | 4 | | [African Giant Water Bug](https://www.gbif.org/species/10523181) | *Lethocerus cordofanus* | Belostomatidae | NE | 1 | | [Cyrtotria graniger](https://www.gbif.org/species/5150453) | *Cyrtotria graniger* | Blaberidae | NE | 1 | | [Jagrehnia gestroiana](https://www.gbif.org/species/1995033) | *Jagrehnia gestroiana* | Blaberidae | NE | 1 | | [Jagrehnia paolina](https://www.gbif.org/species/1995037) | *Jagrehnia paolina* | Blaberidae | NE | 1 | | [Cartoblatta unicolor](https://www.gbif.org/species/1999842) | *Cartoblatta unicolor* | Blattidae | NE | 2 | | [American Cockroach](https://www.gbif.org/species/2000152) | *Periplaneta americana* | Blattidae | NE | 3 | | [Anthrax pithecius](https://www.gbif.org/species/1666930) | *Anthrax pithecius* | Bombyliidae | NE | 1 | | [Louse](https://www.gbif.org/species/4804402) | *Heterodoxus spiniger* | Boopiidae | NE | 3 | | [Gnamptodon bini](https://www.gbif.org/species/1265963) | *Gnamptodon bini* | Braconidae | NE | 2 | | [Blow Fly](https://www.gbif.org/species/5063973) | *Lucilia sericata* | Calliphoridae | NE | 1 | | [Pseudorhyncomyia aethiopica](https://www.gbif.org/species/8641612) | *Pseudorhyncomyia aethiopica* | Calliphoridae | NE | 1 | | [Aphanogmus sigras](https://www.gbif.org/species/1309454) | *Aphanogmus sigras* | Ceraphronidae | NE | 1 | | [Culicoides arenarius](https://www.gbif.org/species/1631992) | *Culicoides arenarius* | Ceratopogonidae | NE | 3 | | [Culicoides imicola](https://www.gbif.org/species/1632059) | *Culicoides imicola* | Ceratopogonidae | NE | 12 | | [Culicoides leucostictus](https://www.gbif.org/species/1632392) | *Culicoides leucostictus* | Ceratopogonidae | NE | 3 | | [Culicoides similis](https://www.gbif.org/species/1631586) | *Culicoides similis* | Ceratopogonidae | NE | 3 | | [Zooty Red Spittlebug](https://www.gbif.org/species/2017897) | *Locris areata* | Cercopidae | NE | 1 | | [Fly](https://www.gbif.org/species/1491093) | *Semaranga dorsocentralis* | Chloropidae | NE | 1 | | [Chrysis jousseaumei](https://www.gbif.org/species/10851327) | *Chrysis jousseaumei* | Chrysididae | NE | 1 | | [Chrysis stilboides](https://www.gbif.org/species/8310894) | *Chrysis stilboides* | Chrysididae | NE | 1 | | [Parnopes fischeri](https://www.gbif.org/species/9500267) | *Parnopes fischeri* | Chrysididae | NE | 1 | | [Emerald Cuckoo Wasp](https://www.gbif.org/species/4493349) | *Stilbum cyanurum* | Chrysididae | NE | 1 | | [Abimwa ramulosa](https://www.gbif.org/species/2038597) | *Abimwa ramulosa* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Abimwa rhomboideus](https://www.gbif.org/species/2038595) | *Abimwa rhomboidea* | Cicadellidae | NE | 2 | | [Acacioiassus serena](https://www.gbif.org/species/2038297) | *Acacioiassus serenus* | Cicadellidae | NE | 2 | | [Acopsis viridicans](https://www.gbif.org/species/2042885) | *Acopsis viridicans* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Adama bipunctula](https://www.gbif.org/species/11171770) | *Adama bipunctula* | Cicadellidae | NE | 4 | | [Adama calliger](https://www.gbif.org/species/2035436) | *Adama calliger* | Cicadellidae | NE | 2 | | [Adama chloroticus](https://www.gbif.org/species/2035447) | *Adama chlorotica* | Cicadellidae | NE | 2 | | [Adama circulifer](https://www.gbif.org/species/2035456) | *Adama circulifer* | Cicadellidae | NE | 2 | | [Adama maculithorax](https://www.gbif.org/species/2035444) | *Adama maculithorax* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Adama solida](https://www.gbif.org/species/11186887) | *Adama solida* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Afralebra superba](https://www.gbif.org/species/7877097) | *Afralebra superba* | Cicadellidae | NE | 2 | | [Aletta africana](https://www.gbif.org/species/2030559) | *Aletta africana* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Aletta conjuncta](https://www.gbif.org/species/11162520) | *Aletta conjuncta* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Allygus somalianus](https://www.gbif.org/species/2030002) | *Allygus somalianus* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Bardera fasciolatus](https://www.gbif.org/species/2042157) | *Bardera fasciolata* | Cicadellidae | NE | 2 | | [Batracomorphus akhmenes](https://www.gbif.org/species/2040848) | *Batracomorphus akhmenes* | Cicadellidae | NE | 2 | | [Batracomorphus guierae](https://www.gbif.org/species/2040876) | *Batracomorphus guierae* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Bumka varia](https://www.gbif.org/species/2026566) | *Bumka varia* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Cicadula clypeata](https://www.gbif.org/species/5984742) | *Cicadula clypeata* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Cofana albida](https://www.gbif.org/species/2035482) | *Cofana albida* | Cicadellidae | NE | 2 | | [Coloborrhis corticina](https://www.gbif.org/species/2047166) | *Coloborrhis corticina* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Dryadomorpha pallida](https://www.gbif.org/species/2032470) | *Dryadomorpha pallida* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Epistagma albomarginata](https://www.gbif.org/species/12186729) | *Epistagma albomarginata* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Eutettix quadripunctatus](https://www.gbif.org/species/2025595) | *Eutettix quadripunctatus* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Exitianus capicola](https://www.gbif.org/species/2048896) | *Exitianus capicola* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Gannia somalica](https://www.gbif.org/species/2044548) | *Gannia somalica* | Cicadellidae | NE | 2 | | [Glossocratus afzelii](https://www.gbif.org/species/7357542) | *Glossocratus afzelii* | Cicadellidae | NE | 2 | | [Grammacephalus acuticeps](https://www.gbif.org/species/2042399) | *Grammacephalus acuticeps* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Grammacephalus niveimarginatus](https://www.gbif.org/species/2042389) | *Grammacephalus niveimarginatus* | Cicadellidae | NE | 2 | | [Hecalus dubius](https://www.gbif.org/species/2038499) | *Hecalus dubius* | Cicadellidae | NE | 3 | | [Hecalus eximius](https://www.gbif.org/species/2038484) | *Hecalus eximius* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Hecalus paykulli](https://www.gbif.org/species/2038472) | *Hecalus paykulli* | Cicadellidae | NE | 2 | | [Iassomorphus drakensteini](https://www.gbif.org/species/2033988) | *Iassomorphus drakensteini* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Igerna bimaculicollis](https://www.gbif.org/species/2032480) | *Igerna bimaculicollis* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Jacobiasca libyca](https://www.gbif.org/species/2032409) | *Jacobiasca libyca* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Cotton-jassid](https://www.gbif.org/species/2032777) | *Jacobiella facialis* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Loka grisea](https://www.gbif.org/species/2042409) | *Loka grisea* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Macropsis fusca](https://www.gbif.org/species/2039959) | *Macropsis fusca* | Cicadellidae | NE | 3 | | [Maichewia borama](https://www.gbif.org/species/2039006) | *Maichewia borama* | Cicadellidae | NE | 2 | | [Maiestas coronata](https://www.gbif.org/species/11462193) | *Maiestas coronata* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Matsumurasca dolichi](https://www.gbif.org/species/11123077) | *Matsumurasca dolichi* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Nataretus tricolor](https://www.gbif.org/species/2024930) | *Nataretus tricolor* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Neodartus vinulus](https://www.gbif.org/species/2047648) | *Neodartus vinulus* | Cicadellidae | NE | 2 | | [Neolimnus ageratus](https://www.gbif.org/species/2047068) | *Neolimnus ageratus* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | | [Neolimnus egyptiacus](https://www.gbif.org/species/2047066) | *Neolimnus egyptiacus* | Cicadellidae | NE | 1 | This list is in 4 parts: **1** · [2](/en/nature/other-insects-of-somalia-2/) · [3](/en/nature/other-insects-of-somalia-3/) · [4](/en/nature/other-insects-of-somalia-4/) ## Sources - [GBIF occurrence search, country Somalia](https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?country=SO) - [GBIF Backbone Taxonomy](https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei) - [IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](https://www.iucnredlist.org/) --- I want to help with this: email hello@calankii.com. 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