Monotypic insect genera

Nemotha is a genus of praying mantids in the family Hymenopodidae: tribe Anaxarchini, containing a single described species, Nemotha metallica. The genus was previously placed in the Iridopterygidae, and two species have been placed in the revived genus Tricondylomimus. It is found in Asia.

Spinodares is a monotypic stick insect genus endemic to Borneo, containing Spinodares jenningsi as the only valid species.

Kaurimyia is a monotypic genus of fly belonging to the family Apsilocephalidae. The sole species found in this genus is Kaurimyia thorpei. Both the genus and species were first described by Shaun L. Winterton and Michael Edward Irwin in 2008. Kaurimyia thorpei is endemic to New Zealand.

Dryococelus australis, also known as the Lord Howe Island stick insect, Lord Howe Island phasmid or, locally, as the tree lobster, is a species of stick insect that lives in the Lord Howe Island Group. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Dryococelus. Thought to be extinct by 1920, it was rediscovered in 2001. Although it had been extirpated from Lord Howe itself, a remnant population of 24 individuals was rediscovered on the sea stack of Ball's Pyramid. The species has been called "the rarest insect in the world".

Hybophthirus notophallus is a member of the superfamily Anoplura, meaning it is an ectoparasite that feeds on the blood of its mammalian host. It is a highly specialized louse that parasitizes Orycteropus afer, commonly known as the aardvark. This louse is the only species within the genus Hybophthirus and the family Hybophthiridae.

Sclerophasma is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is a monotypic genus consisting of the species Sclerophasma paresisense.

Namaquaphasma is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is a monotypic genus consisting of the species Namaquaphasma ookiepense, which is endemic to Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Its type locality is Ookiep.

Ipolatta paradoxa is a species of cockroach in the subfamily Latindiinae of the family Corydiidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Ipolatta, and has been recorded from Myanmar and India (Assam).

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Praedatophasma is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is a monotypic genus consisting of the species Praedatophasma maraisi, which is endemic to southern Namibia.

Inimia nat is a species of mantis in the family Nanomantidae and tribe Fulcinini, and it is the sole species in the genus Inimia. It is found in the vicinity of Crows Nest, a rural locality north of Toowoomba in south-eastern Queensland, Australia. Both the genus and species were described by Matthew Connors et al. in 2023.

Schizocephala is a genus of praying mantises in the monotypic tribe Schizocephalini. It is represented by a single species, Schizocephala bicornis. It is distributed across Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Sunda Islands.

Appendiseta robiniae, the black locust aphid, is an aphid in the monotypic genus Appendiseta, found in North America and Europe.