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Checklist for Order Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 (Crickets And Grasshoppers)
and region Cape Verde (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
389
2530
3645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
386
2522
3632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
372
2485
3587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
39
129
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
15
66
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Verde
15 Families width 83 Species and 13 Subspecies
Trigonidiidae Saussure, 1870And Ground Crickets7SpeciesTaxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts49SpeciesTaxom
Phalangopsidae Chopard, 1949Spider cricket2SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Tridactylidae Saussure, 1874Pygmy mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Proscopiidae Serville, 1838Jumping sticks1SpeciesTaxom
Romaleidae Brunner von ..., 1893Lubber grasshopper3SpeciesTaxom
Episactidae Burr, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets4SpeciesTaxom
Ripipterygidae Ander, 1939Mud crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Tristiridae Rehn, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Eumastacidae Burr, 1898Matchstick grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts2SpeciesTaxom
Mogoplistidae Saussure, 1877Scaly cricket2SpeciesTaxom
Ommexechidae Bolivar, 18841SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Verde
66 Genera with 83 Species
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Abanaxipha Vickery & Po..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acorypha Krauss, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1838burrowing grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 19075SpeciesTaxom
Anaxipha Saussure, 1994Brown sword-tail crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Anophtalmotes Desutter-Gra..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Antillotettix Perez-Gelabert, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Araneagryllus Heads, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Archaeoellipes Heads, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Astroma Charpentier, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Baeotettix Heads, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Cephalocoema Serville, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Chloropseustes Rehn, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Chromacris Walker, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtoxipha Saussure, 2010Green sword-tail crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Dellia Stål, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Diabolocatantops Jago, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Dichroplus Stål, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Electrotettix Heads & Thomas, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Espagnola Rehn & Rehn, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Eulampiacris Carbonell & ..., 19401SpeciesTaxom
Eyprepocprifas Donskoff, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Galidacris Descamps & A..., 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Grossoxipha Vickery & Po..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Jivarus Giglio-Tos, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Locheuma Scudder, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Malagassa Saussure, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1873
Spur-throat grasshoppers0SpeciesTaxom
Miophlugis Gorochov, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Mirhipipteryx Gunther, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Moluchacris Rehn, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Nomadacris Uvarov, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Ochrilidia Stål, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Ornithacris Uvarov, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Paleomastacris Perez-Gelabe..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Paramastax Burr, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1950Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Pediodectes Rehn and Hebard, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Phymateus Thunberg, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Polycleptis Karsch, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Proanaxipha Vickery & Po..., 20122SpeciesTaxom
Pseudarachnocephalus Gorochov, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Psiloscirtus Bruner, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Pterophylla Kirby, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorpha Serville, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Radacridium Carbonell, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1938Bird grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Scyllinula Carbonell, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 198412SpeciesTaxom
Tergoceracris Perez-Gelabe..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Tetrataenia Stål, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Tetrixocephalus Gurney & Lie..., 19741SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Turpilia Stål, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Wernerella1SpeciesTaxom
Xiphiola Bolivar, 18891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Verde
83 Species and 13 Subspecies
Abanaxipha longispina V. R. Vickery, 1994
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acorypha clara Walker, 1870
Acorypha clara clara Walker, 1870
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acrotylus insubricus (Scopoli, 1786)⇒ Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Acrotylus longipes (Charpentier, 1845)⇒ Acrotylus meruensis Sjöstedt, 1932
Acrotylus longipes longipes Charpentier, 1845
Acrotylus patruelis Herrich-Scha..., 1838Slender Burrowing Grasshopper
Aiolopus simulatrix Walker, 1870Sudan plague locust
Aiolopus simulatrix simulatrix Walker, 1870
Anacridium aegyptium Linnaeus, 1764Egyptian Grasshopper
Anacridium eximium Sjöstedt, 1918
Anacridium melanorhodon Walker, 1870Sahelian tree locust
Anacridium melanorhodon melanorhodon Walker, 1870
Anacridium wernerellum Karny, 1907Sudan tree locust
Anaxipha dominica V. R. Vickery, 1994
Anophtalmotes hubbelli Desutter-Gra..., 1995
Antillotettix electrum S. W. Heads, 2009
Araneagryllus dylani S. W. Heads, 2010
Archaeoellipes engeli S. W. Heads, 2010
Astroma chloropterum Charpentier, 1841
Baeotettix lottiae S. W. Heads, 2009
Chloropseustes brunneus Roberts & Ca..., 1980
Chromacris colorata Serville, 1838
Chromacris icterus Pictet & Sau..., 1887
Cyrtoxipha electrina A. V. Gorochov, 2010
Cyrtoxipha illegibilis A. V. Gorochov, 2010
Dellia dominicensis Perez-Gelabe..., 1995
Dellia roseomaculata Perez-Gelabe..., 1999
Diabolocatantops axillaris Thunberg, 1815
Diabolocatantops axillaris axillaris Thunberg, 1815
Dichroplus elongatus Giglio-Tos, 1894
Electrotettix attenboroughi Heads, Thoma..., 2014
Espagnola darlingtoni Rehn & Rehn, 1939
Eulampiacris ovipennis Günther, 1940
Eyprepocprifas insularis Donskoff, 1982
Grossoxipha feminea A. V. Gorochov, 2010
Heteracris littoralis Rambur, 1838Mediterranean Splendid Grasshopper
Jivarus alticola Ronderos, 1981
Locheuma brunneri Scudder, 1875
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Locusta migratoria migratorioides Reiche, L.J...., 1849African Migratory Locust
Malagassa leptotes Brancsik, 1893
Miophlugis rostratus A. V. Gorochov, 2010
Mirhipipteryx antillarum Heads, 2010
Moluchacris cinerascens Philippi, 1863
Moluchacris laevigata Cigliano, 1989
Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville, 1839Red Locust
Ochrilidia geniculata I. Bolivar, 1913
Oedaleus senegalensis Krauss, 1877Senegalese grasshopper
Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826
Oedipoda miniata salina (Jacobson, 1905)⇒ Oedipoda miniata miniata Pallas, 1771
Ornithacris cavroisi Finot, 1924
Orphulella nesicos Otte, 1979
Paleomastacris ambarinus D. E. Perez, 1997
Paramastax aprilei Descamps, 1971
Paratettix asbenensis Chopard, 1950Afrotropical Groundhopper
Pediodectes daedelus Rehn & Hebard, 1920
Phymateus (Phymateus) aegrotus Gerstaecker, 1869
Polycleptis inermis Karsch, 1891
Proanaxipha latoca V. R. Vickery, 1994
Proanaxipha madgesuttonae S. W. Heads, 2012
Pseudarachnocephalus dominicanus A. V. Gorochov, 2010
Pseudarachnocephalus latiusculus A. V. Gorochov, 2010
Pterophylla (Pterophylla) beltrani Bolívar & Bo..., 1942Long Horn Grasshopper
Pyrgomorpha (Pyrgomorpha) conica Olivier, 1791Common Stick Grasshopper
Radacridium nordestinum Carbonell, 1984
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust
Schistocerca quisqueya Rehn & Hebard, 1938
Scyllinula humilis Blanchard, 1851
Scyllinula signatipennis Blanchard, 1851
Sphingonotus (Neosphingonotus) canariensis Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus canariensis canariensis Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) atlanticus Popov, 1984
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) haitensis Saussure, 1861
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) haitiensis Saussure, 1861
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) picteti Krauss, 1892Tenerife Sand Grasshopper
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) rubescens Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus rubescens burri Chopard, 1936
Sphingonotus rubescens rubescens Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) savignyi Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus savignyi savignyi Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus atlantica Popov, 1984
Tergoceracris ocampensis Perez-Gelabe..., 2003
Tetrataenia surinama Linnaeus, 1764Suriname Grasshopper
Tetrixocephalus sergioi Ronderos, 1974
Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870
Trimerotropis ochraceipennis Blanchard, 1851
Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Wernerella atlantica (Popov, G.B., 1984)⇒ Sphingonotus atlanticus Popov, 1984
Xiphiola cyanoptera Gerstaecker, 1889

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Cape Verde
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
11
53
68
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
4
13
15
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