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Checklist for Order Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 (Crickets And Grasshoppers)
and region Garden Route (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
265
1391
1736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
265
1391
1736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
259
1378
1721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
15
48
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
9
38
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Garden Route
9 Families width 36 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts18SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets6SpeciesTaxom
Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956Lentulid Grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859Wetas & King Crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts1SpeciesTaxom
Phalangopsidae Chopard, 1949Spider cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper2SpeciesTaxom
Pneumoridae Stål, 1873Bladder grasshopper2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Garden Route
38 Genera with 36 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17862SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1786burrowing grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Anaeolopus Uvarov, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Aneuryphymus Uvarov, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Arytropteris Herman, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Betiscoides Sjöstedt, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Borborothis Brunner von ..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamicus Uvarov, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Clonia Stål, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dictyophorus Thunberg, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Endecous Saussure, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Eremidium Karsch, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Eupholidoptera Maran, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Euryphymus Stål, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Hedotettix Bolivar, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Humbe Bolivar, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Karruia Rehn, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom
Lamarckiana Kirby, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Leatettix Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Libanasa Walker, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Locustana Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Montezumina Hebard, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pachyphymus Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnobothrus Karny, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Physemacris Roberts, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Plegmapterus Martínez y F..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Pnorisa Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Porthetis Serville, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ruspolia Schulthess-S..., 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1869Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Thoracistus Pictet, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom
Zitsikama Péringuey, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Garden Route
36 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873
Acrida gigantea Herbst, 1786
Acrotylus hottentotus Saussure, 1884
Acrotylus insubricus (Scopoli, 1786)⇒ Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Anaeolopus dorsalis Thunberg, 1815
Aneuryphymus rhodesianus Uvarov, 1922Wolkberg Agile Grashopper
Arytropteris basalis Walker, 1869Flat-necked shieldback
Betiscoides meridionalis Sjöstedt, 1923Slender Restio Grasshopper
Borborothis opaca Brunner von ..., 1888
Clonia (Xanthoclonia) tessellata Saussure, 1888Yellow-winged Clonia
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Dictyophorus (Dictyophorus) spumans Thunberg, 1787Koppie foam grasshopper
Endecous (Notendecous) onthophagus Berg, 1891
Eremidium obtusus Dirsh, 1956
Eupholidoptera helina Çiplak, 2009
Euryphymus tuberculatus Martínez y F..., 1898Common Agile Grasshopper
Humbe tenuicornis Schaum, 1853
Lamarckiana cucullata Stoll, 1813
Leatettix laticornis Dirsh, 1956
Libanasa parvula Karny, 1929
Locustana pardalina Walker, 1870Brown locust
Montezumina oblongoculata mesembrina (Hebard, 1927)⇒ Montezumina mesembrina Hebard, 1927
Oedaleus flavus Linnaeus, 1758
Pachyphymus cristulifer Serville, 1838Ridgebacked Agile Grasshopper
Paragymnobothrus rufipes Uvarov, 1925
Physemacris papillosa Fabricius, 1775Bladder grasshopper
Physemacris variolosa Linnaeus, 1758Silver spotted bladder grasshopper
Plegmapterus sinuosus Martínez y F..., 1898Rugose Agile Grasshopper
Pnorisa squalus Stål, 1861
Porthetis carinata Linnaeus, 1758
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) scabriculus Stål, 1876
Tetrix condylops Gerstaecker, 1869
Thoracistus viridifer Walker, 1869Two-colored Seedpod Shieldback
Zitsikama tessellata Péringuey, 1916Knysna Forest Ground Katydid

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Garden Route
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
6
28
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
3
10
9
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