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Checklist for Order Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 (Crickets And Grasshoppers)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
30
124
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
13
64
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Botswana
13 Families width 76 Species and 7 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts36SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets8SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets15SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts5SpeciesTaxom
Podoscirtidae Saussure, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Phalangopsidae Chopard, 1949Spider cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845Camel Crickets0SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper1SpeciesTaxom
Thericleidae Burr, 18994SpeciesTaxom
Episactidae Burr, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae Blanchard, 1845Tree cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Stenopelmatidae Burmeister, 1838Bulldog Raspy Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Botswana
64 Genera with 76 Species
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Acanthacris Uvarov, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Acanthoplus Stål, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Acrophymus Uvarov, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Amblyphymus Uvarov, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Anablepia Uvarov, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Anaeolopus Uvarov, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Brachyphymus Uvarov, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Brachytrupes Serville, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Chokwea Uvarov, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Chrotogonus Serville, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Clearidas Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Clonia Stål, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1916Coneheads1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocatantops Jago, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Damaracheta Otte, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Depressotrella Gorochov, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Dictyophorus Thunberg, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Endecous Saussure, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Eucoptacra Bolivar, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Eulioptera Ragge, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Euryphymus Stål, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Glomeremus Karny, 1937
0SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1988Common crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Hemiacris Walker, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Heteropternis Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Humbe Bolivar, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Lamarckiana Kirby, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Lobosceliana Dirsh, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Lophothericles Descamps, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Malagassa Saussure, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Modicogryllus Chopard, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Neogryllopsis Otte, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1988Common tree crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Orthochtha Karsch, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnobothrus Karny, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Phaeocatantops Dirsh, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Phymateus Thunberg, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Phyteumas Bolivar, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Prosphaga Ragge, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoarcyptera Bolívar, I., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogmothela Karny, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotristria Dirsh, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Pternoscirta Saussure, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorpha Serville, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Rhachitopis Uvarov, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphotittha Karsch, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Rhodesiana Dirsh, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Rupilius Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Sia Giebel, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Teleogryllus Chopard, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Terpnistria Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Tettiella Hancock, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Thericles Stål, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Thyridota Uvarov, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Velarifictorus Randell, 19885SpeciesTaxom
Vitticatantops Sjöstedt, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Zonocerus Stål, 18152SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
76 Species and 7 Subspecies
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acanthoplus discoidalis Walker, 1869Armoured bush cricket
Acanthoplus longipes Charpentier, 1845Long-legged armoured katydid
Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869
Acrophymus lobipennis Miller, 1949Okavango Agile Grasshopper
Amblyphymus matopo Dirsh, 1956Matopo Agile Grasshopper
Amblyphymus roseus Uvarov, 1922Rose-winged Agile Grasshopper
Amblyphymus transvaalicus Dirsh, 1956Transvaal Agile Grasshopper
Anablepia botswaniana Johnsen, 1991
Anaeolopus dorsalis Thunberg, 1815
Brachyphymus vylderi Stål, 1876Western Agile Grasshopper
Brachytrupes calaharicus Karny, 1910
Brachytrupes testaceus Karny, 1910
Chokwea forchhammeri Johnsen, 1990
Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) hemipterus Schaum, 1853
Clearidas nigriceps Stål, 1876
Clonia (Clonia) kalahariensis Kaltenbach, 1971Kalahari Clonia
Clonia (Hemiclonia) lalandei Saussure, 1888Lalande's Black-winged Clonia
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) bechuanensis Péringuey, 1916
Cryptocatantops crassifemoralis Johnsen, 1991
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Damaracheta schultzei Karny, 1910
Depressotrella testata Gorochov, 2005
Dictyophorus (Dictyophorus) spumans Thunberg, 1787Koppie foam grasshopper
Endecous (Notendecous) onthophagus Berg, 1891
Eucoptacra exigua Bolivar, 1912
Eulioptera atkinsonae Ragge, 1980
Euryphymus kalahariensis Barker, 1985Kalahari Agile Grasshopper
Euryphymus tuberculatus Martínez y F..., 1898Common Agile Grasshopper
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Gryllus (Gryllus) maunus Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Gymnobothrus temporalis Stål, 1876
Gymnobothrus temporalis temporalis Stål, 1876
Hemiacris fervens Walker, 1870
Heteropternis thoracica Walker, 1870
Humbe tenuicornis Schaum, 1853
Lamarckiana sparrmani Stål, 1876
Lophothericles euchore Bolivar, 1914
Lophothericles fuscus Karny, 1910
Malagassa leptotes Brancsik, 1893
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) ngamius Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Neogryllopsis ghanzicus Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Neogryllopsis kuhlgatzi Karny, 1910
Oecanthus pseudosimilis Otte, D., 1988
Oedaleus nigeriensis Uvarov, 1926
Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826
Orthochtha tunstalli Popov & Fish..., 1992
Orthochtha tunstalli tunstalli Popov, G.B. ..., 1992
Paragymnobothrus rectus Karny, 1910
Phaeocatantops decoratus Gerstaecker, 1869
Phaeocatantops decoratus decoratus Gerstaecker, 1869
Phymateus (Phymateus) viridipes Stål, 1873
Phymateus viridipes viridipes Stål, 1873Green Milkweed Locust
Prosphaga calaharica Karny, 1910Kalahari Dimorphic Leaf Katydid
Pseudoarcyptera bechuana Uvarov, 1929
Pseudogmothela rehni Karny, 1910
Pseudotristria isabelleae Johnsen, 1986
Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Pyrgomorpha (Phymelloides) granulata Stål, 1875
Rhachitopis curvipes Stål, 1876Namibian Agile Grasshopper
Rhaphotittha vitripennis Miller, 1932
Rhodesiana cuneicerca Johnsen, 1982Botswanian Agile Grasshopper
Rupilius nigrosignatus Stål, 1876
Sia (Maxentius) pinguis Walker, 1869
Teleogryllus mosetse Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Terpnistria zebrata Serville, 1838Zebra Katydid
Tettiella latipes Stål, 1877
Thericles flavoangulatus Descamps, 1977
Thericles obtusifrons Stål, 1875
Thyridota grandis Johnsen, 1991
Truxalis burtti Dirsh, 1950
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) botswanus Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) chobei Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) ghanzicus Otte, 1987
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) natus Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) okavangus Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Vitticatantops botswana Jago, 1994
Zonocerus elegans Thunberg, 1815Elegant Grasshopper
Zonocerus elegans elegans Thunberg, 1815Elegant Grasshopper

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Botswana
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
6
44
48
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
7
20
28
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Orthoptera (Latreille 1793)
Orthoptera (Latreille 1793)


Links, sources and further information
Orthoptera at orthoptera.speciesfile.org
Orthoptera at grasshoppersofeurope.com
Orthoptera at papua-insects.nl
Orthoptera at artfakta.se
Orthoptera at dyntaxa.se
Orthoptera at gbif.org
Orthoptera at itis.gov
Orthoptera at marinespecies.org