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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
317
2422
5011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
316
2415
4984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
301
2376
4934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
34
140
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
20
106
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Cape
20 Families width 133 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts45SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets15SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper33SpeciesTaxom
Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956Lentulid Grasshoppers8SpeciesTaxom
Pneumoridae Stål, 1873Bladder grasshopper8SpeciesTaxom
Thericleidae Burr, 18990SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts4SpeciesTaxom
Phalangopsidae Chopard, 1949Spider cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Lithidiidae Dirsh, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845Camel Crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870Mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859Wetas & King Crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Lathiceridae Dirsh, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Episactidae Burr, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Tridactylidae Saussure, 1874Pygmy mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae Blanchard, 1845Tree cricket0SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Euschmidtiidae Rehn, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Stenopelmatidae Burmeister, 1838Bulldog Raspy Crickets2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Cape
106 Genera with 133 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acanthoplus Stål, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Acanthoproctus Karsch, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1838burrowing grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Adephagus Saussure, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Afrotettix Brown, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Akicera Serville, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Anaeolopus Uvarov, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Bacteracris Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Batrachornis Saussure, 18844SpeciesTaxom
Batrachotetrix Burmeister, 18846SpeciesTaxom
Betiscoides Sjöstedt, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Brinckiella Chopard, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Brownacris Dirsh, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Bullacris Roberts, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Bunkeya Bolivar, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamicus Uvarov, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Calviniacris Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Clonia Stål, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Conchotopoda Karsch, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Dictyophorus Thunberg, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Dirshacris Brown, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Duplessisia Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Duronia Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Endecous Saussure, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Eneremius Saussure, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Eremotettix Saussure, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Euloryma Spearman, 2013
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurycorypha Stål, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Euryphymus Stål, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Geloiomimus Saussure, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Glomeremus Karny, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpa Latreille, 1758Seven-spurred mole crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1773Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Hemideina Walker, 1846Auckland tree weta1SpeciesTaxom
Hemihetrodes Pictet, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Hemiloryma Brown, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Henicus Gray, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Hetrodes Fischer von ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Homoeogryllus Guérin-Ménev..., 17811SpeciesTaxom
Hoplolopha Stål, 18755SpeciesTaxom
Karruhippus Brown, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Karruia Rehn, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Lamarckiana Kirby, 18764SpeciesTaxom
Lathicerus Saussure, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Leatettix Dirsh, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Libanasa Walker, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Libanasidus Péringuey, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Lithidiopsis Dirsh, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Lobosceliana Dirsh, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Locustana Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Lounsburyna Uvarov, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrogryllus Saussure, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Malagassa Saussure, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Neotridactylus Günther, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Nomadacris Uvarov, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1831
Common tree crickets0SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyphymus Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pagopedilum Karsch, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Palaisioscaria Günther, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Parabullacris Dirsh, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Parageloiomimus Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnobothrus Karny, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Paraxenotettix Dirsh, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Peringueyacris Dirsh, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Phaeocatantops Dirsh, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Phaneroptera Serville, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Phymateus Thunberg, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Physemacris Roberts, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Platypternodes Bolivar, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Plegmapteroides Dirsh, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Plegmapterus Martínez y F..., 19563SpeciesTaxom
Pneumoracris Dirsh, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Pnorisa Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Porthetis Serville, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudamatonga Descamps, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosaga Brancsik, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothericles Burr, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Puncticornia Dirsh, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Rhachitopis Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Ruspolia Schulthess-S..., 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Schulthessiella Bolivar, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Scintharista Saussure, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Shelfordites Karny, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Sia Giebel, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromerus Stål, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Stictogryllacris Karny, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Stolliana Bolivar, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Terpnistria Stål, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1869Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Thrincotropis Saussure, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Trachypetrella Kirby, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Truxaloides Dirsh, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Tsautettix Otte, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tylopsis Fieber, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Vitticatantops Sjöstedt, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Zonocerus Stål, 18151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Cape
133 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acanthoplus discoidalis Walker, 1869Armoured bush cricket
Acanthoplus longipes Charpentier, 1845Long-legged armoured katydid
Acanthoproctus cervinus Haan, 1842Antlered thorny katydid
Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acrotylus angulatus Stål, 1876
Acrotylus crassus Saussure, 1884
Acrotylus diana Karny, 1910
Acrotylus furcifer Saussure, 1888
Acrotylus patruelis Herrich-Scha..., 1838Slender Burrowing Grasshopper
Adephagus cristatus Burmeister, 1838
Afrotettix fursti Brown, 1970Bokkeveld Earless Grasshopper
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Akicera fusca Thunberg, 1815
Anacridium moestum Serville, 1838Tree Locust
Anaeolopus dorsalis Thunberg, 1815
Bacteracris antennata Dirsh, 1956
Batrachornis hottentotus Saussure, 1884
Batrachornis namaquensis Saussure, 1888
Batrachornis peringueyi Saussure, 1888
Batrachornis perloides Saussure, 1884
Batrachotetrix acutus Saussure, 1888
Batrachotetrix cantans Saussure, 1888
Batrachotetrix loricatus Saussure, 1884
Batrachotetrix pistrinarius Saussure, 1884
Batrachotetrix scutigera Walker, 1870
Batrachotetrix stolli Saussure, 1884
Betiscoides meridionalis Sjöstedt, 1923Slender Restio Grasshopper
Brinckiella wilsoni Naskrecki & ..., 2009Wilson's Winter Katydid
Brownacris namaquensis Brown, 1972
Bullacris boschimana Péringuey, 1916Bladder grasshopper
Bullacris discolor Thunberg, 1810Bladder grasshopper
Bullacris obliqua Thunberg, 1810Bladder grasshopper
Bullacris unicolor Linnaeus, 1758Bladder grasshopper
Calviniacris nuda Dirsh, 1956
Clonia (Clonia) wahlbergi (Stål, 1855)⇒ Clonia zernyi wahlbergi Stål, 1855
Clonia (Leptoclonia) vansoni Kaltenbach, 1971Van Son's Wavy Clonia
Clonia (Leptoclonia) vittata Thunberg, 1789Common Wavy Clonia
Conchotopoda leptocerca Stål, 1876Damara Dimorphic Leaf Katydid
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Dictyophorus (Dictyophorus) spumans Thunberg, 1787Koppie foam grasshopper
Dirshacris aridus Brown, 1959
Duplessisia sulcata Dirsh, 1956
Duronia chloronota Stål, 1876
Endecous (Notendecous) onthophagus Berg, 1891
Eremotettix capensis Miller, 1932
Euryphymus tuberculatus Martínez y F..., 1898Common Agile Grasshopper
Geloiomimus nasicus Saussure, 1899
Glomeremus sphingoides Karny, 1929
Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa Linnaeus, 1758European mole cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Hemideina thoracica White, 1846Auckland tree weta
Hemihetrodes bachmanni Karsch, 1887Bachmann's Armoured Katydid
Hemiloryma deserticola Brown, 1973
Henicus monstrosus Herbst, 1803
Hetrodes pupus Linnaeus, 1758Koringkriek
Homoeogryllus reticulatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Homoeogryllus venosus Saussure, 1878
Hoplolopha asina Saussure, 1887
Hoplolopha horrida Burmeister, 1838
Hoplolopha karasensis Sjöstedt, 1932
Hoplolopha reflexa Walker, 1870
Hoplolopha serrata Stål, 1875
Karruhippus albicornis Brown, 1989
Karruia gracilis Dirsh, 1958
Lamarckiana bolivariana Saussure, 1887
Lamarckiana cucullata Stoll, 1813
Lamarckiana punctosa Walker, 1870
Lamarckiana sparrmani Stål, 1876
Lathicerus cimex Saussure, 1888
Leatettix denticornis Brown, 1970
Libanasidus impicta Stål, 1878
Lithidiopsis bushmanicum Dirsh, 1956
Lithidiopsis carinatus Dirsh, 1956
Lobosceliana cinerascens Stål, 1873
Locustana pardalina Walker, 1870Brown locust
Macrogryllus consocius Walker, 1869
Malagassa leptotes Brancsik, 1893
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Neotridactylus apicialis Say, 1825Larger Pygmy Locust
Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville, 1839Red Locust
Pachyphymus cristulifer Serville, 1838Ridgebacked Agile Grasshopper
Pagopedilum bradyanum Saussure, 1887
Palaisioscaria calosoma calosoma (Günther, 1934)⇒ Palaisioscaria calosoma Günther, 1934
Parabullacris vansoni Dirsh, 1963
Parageloiomimus spinosus Dirsh, 1956
Paragymnobothrus rufipes Uvarov, 1925
Paraxenotettix calcaratus Uvarov, 1925
Peringueyacris namaqua Péringuey, 1916Bladder grasshopper
Phaeocatantops sulphureus Walker, 1870
Phaneroptera (Phaneroptera) nana Fieber, 1853Mediterranean katydid
Phymateus (Maphyteus) baccatus (Stål, 1876)⇒ Phymateus bolivari compressicollis Bolivar, 1904
Phymateus (Phymateus) morbillosus Linnaeus, 1758
Physemacris variolosa Linnaeus, 1758Silver spotted bladder grasshopper
Platypternodes brevipes Stål, 1876
Plegmapteroides minutus Dirsh, 1959Short-legged Agile Grasshopper
Plegmapterus fernandezi Uvarov, 1922Nama-Karoo Agile Grasshopper
Plegmapterus sinuosus Martínez y F..., 1898Rugose Agile Grasshopper
Plegmapterus splendens Dirsh, 1956Pink Agile Grasshopper
Pneumoracris browni Dirsh, 1963
Pnorisa squalus Stål, 1861
Porthetis carinata Linnaeus, 1758
Pseudamatonga carinicrus Schulthess S..., 1909
Pseudosaga maculata Karny, 1910Lace-winged Katydid
Puncticornia puncticornis Stål, 1876
Rhachitopis crassus Walker, 1870Humped Agile Grasshopper
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Scintharista magnifica Uvarov, 1922
Scintharista saucia Stål, 1873
Shelfordites aberrans Karny, 1910
Sia (Maxentius) canus Péringuey, 1916
Sia (Maxentius) pinguis Walker, 1869
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) capensis Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) nigripennis Serville, 1838
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) scabriculus Stål, 1876
Sphodromerus gilli Uvarov, 1929
Stictogryllacris lyrata Kirby, 1899
Stolliana angusticornis Dirsh, 1958
Stolliana sabulosa Stål, 1875
Terpnistria lobulata Stål, 1876Acacia Katydid
Terpnistria zebrata Serville, 1838Zebra Katydid
Tetrix condylops Gerstaecker, 1869
Thrincotropis karruensis Brown, 1960
Thrincotropis trilobata Miller, 1932
Trachypetrella anderssonii Stål, 1875
Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870
Truxaloides braziliensis Drury, 1770
Truxaloides serratus Thunberg, 1815
Tsautettix namaquensis Dirsh, 1956
Tylopsis continua Walker, 1869Common Grass Katydid
Vitticatantops humeralis Thunberg, 1815
Zonocerus elegans Thunberg, 1815Elegant Grasshopper

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Northern Cape
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
12
80
106
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
8
26
27
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