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Checklist for Order Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 (Crickets And Grasshoppers)
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
41
170
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
15
68
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Natal
15 Families width 74 Species and 3 Subspecies
Romaleidae Brunner von ..., 1893Lubber grasshopper1SpeciesTaxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts36SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets10SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae (Bolivar, 1878)Crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Pneumoridae Stål, 1873Bladder grasshopper2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae (Brunner von ..., 1874)Bushlocusts5SpeciesTaxom
Phalangopsidae Chopard, 1949Spider cricket2SpeciesTaxom
Eolocustopsidae Riek, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870Mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper6SpeciesTaxom
Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859Wetas & King Crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae Blanchard, 1845Tree cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Eneopteridae Saussure, 1893Bush cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Pruvostitidae Zalessky, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Natal
68 Genera with 74 Species
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Abila Stål, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Abisares Stål, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Acanthoxia Bolivar, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1873burrowing grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Afroxyrrhepes Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Arantia Stål, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Arytropteris Herman, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Brachytrupes Serville, 17701SpeciesTaxom
Bryophyma Uvarov, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Bullacris Roberts, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Chrotogonus Serville, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Clasma Karsch, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Clonia Stål, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Conipoda Saussure, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Endecous Saussure, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Eolocustopsis Riek, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Eupropacris Walker, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Eurycorypha Stål, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpa Latreille, 1805Seven-spurred mole crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1773Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Humbe Bolivar, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Kraussaria Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Lamarckiana Kirby, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Lanista Bolivar, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Libanasa Walker, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Lobosceliana Dirsh, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Maura Stål, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsis Bolivar, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Nasidius Stål, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Nemoricantor Desutter-Gra..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Nomadacris Uvarov, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1877Common tree crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Onosandrus Stål, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Oraistes Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Ornithacris Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Orthochtha Karsch, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Oxycatantops Dirsh, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pagopedilum Karsch, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Paracinema Fischer, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Parga Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Paroecanthus Saussure, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Phloeonotus Bolivar, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Phymateus Thunberg, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Platypternodes Bolivar, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Pneumora Thunberg, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom
Prostalia Bolivar, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Protettavus Riek, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Pycnodictya Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ruspolia Schulthess-S..., 17862SpeciesTaxom
Stenocrobylus Gerstaecker, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Stolliana Bolivar, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Taphronota Stål, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1869Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Tmetonota Saussure, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Transvaaliana Dirsh, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Truxaloides Dirsh, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Zabalius Bolivar, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
74 Species and 3 Subspecies
Abila bolivari Giglio-Tos, 1900
Abisares viridipennis Burmeister, 1838
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acanthoxia gladiator Westwood, 1841
Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873
Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acrotylus flavescens Stål, 1873
Afroxyrrhepes procera Burmeister, 1838
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Arantia (Arantia) orthocnemis Karsch, 1890
Arantia (Euarantia) fasciata Walker, 1869Giant Leaf Katydid
Arytropteris granulithorax Péringuey, 1916East Coast Flat-necked Shieldback
Brachytrupes membranaceus Drury, 1770Tobacco cricket
Bullacris membracioides Walker, 1870Bishop
Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) hemipterus Schaum, 1853
Clasma pareiochlora Karny, 1907
Clonia (Hemiclonia) assimilis Kaltenbach, 1971Eastern Black-winged Clonia
Conipoda calcarata Saussure, 1884
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Endecous (Notendecous) onthophagus Berg, 1891
Eolocustopsis primitiva E. F. Riek, 1976
Eupropacris fumida (Walker, 1870)⇒ Eupropacris cylindricollis Schaum, 1853
Eurycorypha cereris Stål, 1857Kalahari Oblong-eyed Katydid
Gastrimargus africanus Saussure, 1889
Gastrimargus marmoratus Thunberg, 1815
Gryllotalpa africana Beauvois, 1805African Mole Cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Heteracris guineensis Krauss, 1890
Humbe tenuicornis Schaum, 1853
Kraussaria prasina Walker, 1870
Lamarckiana nasuta Saussure, 1887
Lanista annulicornis Walker, 1869Southern Black-faced Katydid
Lobosceliana cinerascens Stål, 1873
Maura rubroornata Stål, 1855
Mesopsis laticornis Krauss, 1877
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Nasidius minotaurus Karny, 1929
Nemoricantor maculatus maculatus Gorochov, 2007
Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville, 1839Red Locust
Oecanthus capensis Saussure, 1877
Oedaleus nigrofasciatus De Geer, 1773
Oedaleus plenus Walker, 1870
Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826
Onosandrus fuscodorsalis Sjöstedt, 1913
Onosandrus natalensis Karny, 1929
Oraistes luridus Karsch, 1896
Ornithacris turbida Walker, 1870
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Orthochtha rosacea Walker, 1871
Oxycatantops congoensis Sjöstedt, 1929
Pagopedilum brevis Walker, 1870
Paracinema tricolor Thunberg, 1815Tricolor Grasshopper
Parga xanthoptera (Stål, 1855)⇒ Parga musanae Sjöstedt, 1931
Paroecanthus jalisco Gorochov, 2011
Phloeonotus humilis Gerstaecker, 1869
Phymateus (Maphyteus) leprosus Fabricius, 1793
Phymateus (Phymateus) viridipes Stål, 1873
Platypternodes brevipes Stål, 1876
Prostalia granulata Stål, 1873Bladder grasshopper
Protettavus exilis E. F. Riek, 1976
Pycnodictya obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Ruspolia ampla Walker, 1869Robust Conehead Katydid
Ruspolia nitidula Scopoli, 1786Large Cone-head
Stenocrobylus festivus Karsch, 1891
Stolliana minor Dirsh, 1958
Taphronota (Taphronota) calliparea (Schaum, 1853)⇒ Taphronota grandis Kevan, 1975
Tetrix condylops Gerstaecker, 1869
Tmetonota rugosa Stål, 1873
Transvaaliana draconis Brown, 1962
Transvaaliana granulosa Kirby, 1902
Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870
Truxaloides constrictus Schaum, 1853
Zabalius aridus Walker, 1869

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Natal
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
7
49
53
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
8
19
21
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