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Checklist for Order Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 (Crickets And Grasshoppers)
and region Makhanda (Makana Local Municipality, Sarah Baartman District)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
229
1256
1792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
229
1256
1792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
219
1242
1781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
18
49
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
12
40
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Makhanda (Grahamstown)
12 Families width 32 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts14SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae (Bolivar, 1878)Crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets5SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts1SpeciesTaxom
Phalangopsidae Chopard, 1949Spider cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956Lentulid Grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870Mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae Blanchard, 1845Tree cricket0SpeciesTaxom
Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859Wetas & King Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Pneumoridae Stål, 1873Bladder grasshopper1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Makhanda (Grahamstown)
40 Genera with 32 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acanthogryllus Saussure, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Acanthoplistus Saussure, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17862SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1786burrowing grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Anaeolopus Uvarov, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Arytropteris Herman, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Austrodontura Fontana & Bu..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Batrachotetrix Burmeister, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamicus Uvarov, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamulus Uvarov, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Clonia Stål, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Dictyophorus Thunberg, 1815
0SpeciesTaxom
Endecous Saussure, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Eremidium Karsch, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Euloryma Spearman, 2013
0SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpa Latreille, 1805Seven-spurred mole crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1773Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Hoplolopha Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Lentula Stål, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Leva I. Bolivar, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Melidia Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1831
Common tree crickets0SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Onosandrus Stål, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Oxya Serville, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Phaneroptera Serville, 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Plerisca Bolivar, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Pneumora Thunberg, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pycnodictya Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scintharista Saussure, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1869Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Thoracistus Pictet, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Makhanda (Grahamstown)
32 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acanthogryllus fortipes Walker, 1869
Acanthoplistus africanus Gorochov, 1988
Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873
Acrida gigantea Herbst, 1786
Acrotylus insubricus (Scopoli, 1786)⇒ Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Anaeolopus dorsalis Thunberg, 1815
Arytropteris basalis Walker, 1869Flat-necked shieldback
Austrodontura capensis Walker, 1869Cape Flightless Katydid
Batrachotetrix stolli Saussure, 1884
Calliptamicus antennatus Kirby, 1902Kirby's Agile Grasshopper
Clonia (Xanthoclonia) tessellata Saussure, 1888Yellow-winged Clonia
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Endecous (Notendecous) onthophagus Berg, 1891
Eremidium attenuatus Dirsh, 1956
Gryllotalpa africana Beauvois, 1805African Mole Cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Heteracris speciosa (Sjöstedt, 1913)⇒ Tylotropidius didymus Thunberg, 1815
Hoplolopha horrida Burmeister, 1838
Lentula callani Dirsh, 1956
Leva callosa Uvarov, 1922
Melidia brunneri Stål, 1876Brunner's Melidia
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Onosandrus tigrinus Karny, 1929
Oxya hyla Serville, 1831
Plerisca rubripennulis Key, 1937
Pneumora inanis Fabricius, 1775Bladder grasshopper
Pycnodictya obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Scintharista saucia Stål, 1873
Tetrix condylops Gerstaecker, 1869
Thoracistus viridifer Walker, 1869Two-colored Seedpod Shieldback

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Makhanda (Grahamstown)
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
6
27
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
6
13
11
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