Checklist of Order Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 (Crickets And Grasshoppers)
for Gauteng (Republic South Africa)
List of families for Gauteng
14 Families width 69 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 | Grasshoppers and locusts | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllidae (Bolivar, 1878) | Crickets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902 | Bush crickets | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845 | Camel Crickets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840 | Toad grasshopper | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838 | Groundhoppers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874 | Bushlocusts | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Phalangopsidae Chopard, 1949 | Spider cricket | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870 | Mole cricket | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956 | Lentulid Grasshoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859 | Wetas & King Crickets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Episactidae Burr, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oecanthidae Blanchard, 1845 | Tree cricket | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Thericleidae Burr, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Gauteng
63 Genera with 69 Species
| Abisares Stål, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acanthacris Uvarov, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acanthoplistus Saussure, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acanthoplus Stål, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acrida Linnaeus, 1869 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Acridoderes Bolivar, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acrotylus Fieber, 1853 | burrowing grasshoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aiolopus Fieber, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ametroides Karny, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaeolopus Uvarov, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aneuryphymus Uvarov, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachotetrix Burmeister, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachytrupes Serville, 1770 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cannula I. Bolivar, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clonia Stål, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conchotopoda Karsch, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conocephalus Thunberg, 1838 | Coneheads | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 1813 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dasyleurotettix Rehn, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dictyophorus Thunberg, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ducetia Stål, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Duronia Stål, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Endecous Saussure, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurycorypha Stål, 1935 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Faureia Uvarov, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gastrimargus Saussure, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllodes de Saussure, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllotalpa Latreille, 1758 | Seven-spurred mole crickets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hedotettix Bolivar, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplolopha Stål, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Karruia Rehn, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lamarckiana Kirby, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptacris Walker, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libanasidus Péringuey, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lobosceliana Dirsh, 1853 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Locusta Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malagassa Saussure, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maura Stål, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melidia Stål, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morphacris Walker, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nomadacris Uvarov, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochrophlebia Stål, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oecanthus Serville, 1831 | Common tree crickets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onosandridus Péringuey, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onosandrus Stål, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxya Serville, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachyphymus Uvarov, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pagopedilum Karsch, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paracinema Fischer, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1871 | Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phymateus Thunberg, 1873 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Platypternodes Bolivar, 1876 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plegmapterus Martínez y F..., 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosphaga Ragge, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ruspolia Schulthess-S..., 1786 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrix Latreille, 1869 | Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thericles Stål, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Transvaaliana Dirsh, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trilophidia Stål, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Truxalis Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Truxaloides Dirsh, 1815 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zabalius Bolivar, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zonocerus Stål, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Gauteng
69 Species and 2 Subspecies | Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914 | | | Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787 | | | Acanthoplistus africanus Gorochov, 1988 | | | Acanthoplus speiseri Brancsik, 1896 | Speiser's Armoured Katydid | | Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873 | | | Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869 | | | Acridoderes laevigatus Bolivar, 1911 | | | Aiolopus meruensis Sjöstedt, 1910 | | | Ametroides peringueyi Griffini, 1911 | | | Anaeolopus dorsalis Thunberg, 1815 | | | Aneuryphymus erythropus Thunberg, 1815 | Red-footed Agile Grasshopper | | Batrachotetrix stolli Saussure, 1884 | | | Brachytrupes membranaceus Drury, 1770 | Tobacco cricket | | Cannula gracilis Burmeister, 1838 | Grass-mimicking Grasshopper | | Clonia (Clonia) wahlbergi (Stål, 1855) | ⇒ Clonia zernyi wahlbergi Stål, 1855 | | Conchotopoda grallatoria Stål, 1857 | Zululand Dimorphic Leaf Katydid | | Conocephalus (Anisoptera) iris Serville, 1838 | Yellowtail Meadow Katydid | | Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813 | | | Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa aeruginosa Stoll, 1813 | | | Dasyleurotettix infaustus Walker, 1871 | | | Dictyophorus (Dictyophorus) spumans Thunberg, 1787 | Koppie foam grasshopper | | Ducetia chelocerca Ragge, 1961 | Green Ducetia | | Duronia chloronota Stål, 1876 | | | Endecous (Notendecous) onthophagus Berg, 1891 | | | Eurycorypha cereris Stål, 1857 | Kalahari Oblong-eyed Katydid | | Eurycorypha lesnei Chopard, 1935 | Lesne's Oblong-eyed Katydid | | Faureia milanjica Karsch, 1896 | | | Gastrimargus wahlbergii Stål, 1873 | | | Gryllodes sigillatus (Walker, 1869) | ⇒ Gryllodes supplicans Walker, 1859 | | Gryllotalpa africana Beauvois, 1805 | African Mole Cricket | | Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa Linnaeus, 1758 | European mole cricket | | Hedotettix pulchellus Bolivar, 1887 | | | Hoplolopha karasensis Sjöstedt, 1932 | | | Karruia paradoxa Rehn, 1945 | | | Lamarckiana cucullata Stoll, 1813 | | | Lamarckiana punctosa Walker, 1870 | | | Libanasidus vittatus Kirby, 1899 | King cricket | | Lobosceliana cinerascens Stål, 1873 | | | Lobosceliana loboscelis Schaum, 1853 | | | Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758 | African migratory locust | | Malagassa leptotes Brancsik, 1893 | | | Maura rubroornata Stål, 1855 | | | Melidia brunneri Stål, 1876 | Brunner's Melidia | | Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815 | | | Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville, 1839 | Red Locust | | Ochrophlebia cafra Linnaeus, 1764 | | | Onosandridus pictifrons Péringuey, 1916 | | | Onosandrus bipinnatus Karny, 1929 | | | Oxya hyla Serville, 1831 | | | Pachyphymus cristulifer Serville, 1838 | Ridgebacked Agile Grasshopper | | Pagopedilum bradyanum Saussure, 1887 | | | Paracinema tricolor Thunberg, 1815 | Tricolor Grasshopper | | Paratettix scaber Thunberg, 1815 | | | Paratettix subpustulata Walker, 1871 | | | Phymateus (Maphyteus) baccatus (Stål, 1876) | ⇒ Phymateus bolivari compressicollis Bolivar, 1904 | | Phymateus (Phymateus) karschi Bolivar, 1904 | | | Phymateus (Phymateus) viridipes Stål, 1873 | | | Platypternodes brevipes Stål, 1876 | | | Prosphaga calaharica Karny, 1910 | Kalahari Dimorphic Leaf Katydid | | Ruspolia ampla Walker, 1869 | Robust Conehead Katydid | | Ruspolia nitidula Scopoli, 1786 | Large Cone-head | | Tetrix condylops Gerstaecker, 1869 | | | Thericles obtusifrons Stål, 1875 | | | Transvaaliana distanti Saussure, 1892 | | | Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870 | | | Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902 | | Truxaloides braziliensis Drury, 1770 | | | Truxaloides serratus Thunberg, 1815 | | | Zabalius ophthalmicus Walker, 1869 | Blue-legged Sylvan Katydid | | Zonocerus elegans Thunberg, 1815 | Elegant Grasshopper |
Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Gauteng
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