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Checklist for Order Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 (Crickets And Grasshoppers)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
26
198
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
9
136
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sierra Leone
9 Families width 182 Species and 28 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts115SpeciesTaxom
Tridactylidae Saussure, 1874Pygmy mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets27SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts12SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets14SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers8SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidiidae Saussure, 1870And Ground Crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Phalangopsidae Chopard, 1949Spider cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Eneopteridae Saussure, 1893Bush cricket1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sierra Leone
136 Genera with 182 Species
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Abisares Stål, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Acanthoxia Bolivar, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Acorypha Krauss, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Acridoderes Bolivar, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1838burrowing grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Afrotridactylus Günther, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Afroxyrrhepes Uvarov, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Allotriusia Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Amphiprosopia Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Anepitacta Brunner von ..., 19711SpeciesTaxom
Anthermus Stål, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Apoboleus Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Arantia Stål, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Atractomorpha Saussure, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Auloserpusia Rehn, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Azarea Uvarov, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Badistica Karsch, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Berengueria Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Bocagella Bolívar, I., 19322SpeciesTaxom
Brachytrupes Serville, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Calephorus Fieber, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Cannula I. Bolivar, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Caryanda Stål, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Carydana I. Bolivar, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Catantops Schaum, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Catantopsilus Ramme, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Catantopsis Bolivar, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Chirista Karsch, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Chloebora Saussure, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Chloroxyrrhepes Uvarov, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Chondrodera Karsch, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Chrotogonus Serville, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Conipoda Saussure, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1841Coneheads1SpeciesTaxom
Coryphosima Karsch, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Criotettix Bolivar, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Criotocatantops Jago, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Crucinotacris Jago, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Cryncus Gorochov, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocerastis Karsch, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Dasyleurotettix Rehn, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Dianemobius Vickery, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Dictyophorus Thunberg, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Dnopherula Karsch, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Duronia Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Eleutherotheca Karny, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Endecous Saussure, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Epistaurus Bolivar, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Eucoptacra Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Eupholidoptera Maran, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Eupropacris Walker, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Eurycorypha Stål, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Euthypoda Karsch, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Exopropacris Dirsh, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 19646SpeciesTaxom
Faureia Uvarov, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Gelotopoia Brunner von ..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Glyphoclonus Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Grylloderes Bolivar, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Habrocomes Karsch, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Hadrolecocatantops Jago, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Harpezocatantops Jago, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Heteropternis Stål, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Holopercna Karsch, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Homoxyrrhepes Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Leptacris Walker, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Liocentrum Karsch, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Loxilobus Hancock, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Machaeridia Stål, 1873Machaeridians1SpeciesTaxom
Maura Stål, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsis Bolivar, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Metaxymecus Karsch, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Microcentrum Scudder, 1859Angle-wing katydids1SpeciesTaxom
Modicogryllus Chopard, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Mormotus Karsch, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Morphopoides Rehn, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Mustius Stål, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Ocnocerus Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Odontomelus Bolivar, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Ornithacris Uvarov, 18704SpeciesTaxom
Orthochtha Karsch, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Oxya Serville, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Oxycatantops Dirsh, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Pantelia Bolivar, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Paracinema Fischer, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Parapropacris Ramme, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1871Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Parga Walker, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Petamella Giglio-Tos, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Phaeophilacris Walker, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Phonarellus Gorochov, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Phymateus Thunberg, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Phymeurus Giglio-Tos, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Polyglochin Karsch, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Proamytta Beier, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhynchus Audinet-Serv..., 19532SpeciesTaxom
Pteronemobius Jakobson, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Pycnodictya Stål, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorpha Serville, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdoplea Karsch, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidacris Uvarov, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Ritchiella Mungai, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Royitettix Devriese, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Ruspolia Schulthess-S..., 19711SpeciesTaxom
Rutidoderes Westwood, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Serpusia Karsch, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Spathosternum Krauss, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Staurocleis Uvarov, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Stenampyx Karsch, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Stenocrobylus Gerstaecker, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Stenonemobius Gorochov, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Taphronota Stål, 17814SpeciesTaxom
Teleogryllus Chopard, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Tetraconcha Karsch, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1787Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Tmetonota Saussure, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidomorpha Chopard, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Truxaloides Dirsh, 18153SpeciesTaxom
Turanogryllus Tarbinsky, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Tylotropidius Stål, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Velarifictorus Randell, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Xenogryllus Bolivar, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Zacompsa Karsch, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Zonocerus Stål, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
182 Species and 28 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis Burmeister, 1838
Abisares viridipennis viridipennis Burmeister, 1838
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acanthacris ruficornis ruficornis Fabricius, 1787Garden Locust
Acanthoxia gladiator Westwood, 1841
Acorypha unicarinata Krauss, 1877
Acrida bicolor Thunberg, 1815Long-headed grasshopper
Acrida confusa Dirsh, 1954
Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acridoderes strenuus (Walker, F., 1870)⇒ Acridoderes strenua Walker, 1870
Acrotylus patruelis Herrich-Scha..., 1838Slender Burrowing Grasshopper
Afrotridactylus ghesquierei Chopard, 1934
Afroxyrrhepes obscuripes Uvarov, 1943
Afroxyrrhepes procera Burmeister, 1838
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Aiolopus thalassinus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781
Allotriusia eurycera Karsch, 1896
Amphiprosopia adjuncta Walker, 1870West-African Green-backed Grasshopper
Anacridium wernerellum Karny, 1907Sudan tree locust
Anepitacta (Anepitacta) lomana Roy, 1971
Anthermus granosus Stål, 1878
Apoboleus ludius Karsch, 1896
Arantia (Arantia) fatidica Stål, 1873
Arantia (Euarantia) excelsior Karsch, 1889
Arantia (Euarantia) incerata Karsch, 1893
Arantia (Euarantia) retinervis Karsch, 1889
Atractomorpha acutipennis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Atractomorpha acutipennis gerstaeckeri Bolivar, 1884
Atractomorpha occidentalis Kevan & Chen, 1969
Atractomorpha rufopunctata Bolivar, 1894
Auloserpusia kasewe Phipps, 1967
Auloserpusia leonensis Phipps, 1967
Azarea lloydi Uvarov, 1926
Badistica lauta Karsch, 1896
Badistica margarita Jago, 1966
Badistica ornata Bolivar, 1905
Badistica simpsoni Ramme, 1929
Berengueria bifoveolata Karsch, 1893
Bocagella acutipennis Miller, 1932
Bocagella acutipennis acutipennis Miller, N.C.E., 1932
Brachytrupes vastator = Burmeister, 1838
Calephorus compressicornis Latreille, 1804
Cannula karschi Kirby, 1910
Caryanda cylindrica Ramme, 1929
Carydana agomena Karsch, 1896
Catantops sylvestris Jago, 1984
Catantopsilus elongatus Ramme, 1929
Catantopsilus plagiatus Uvarov, 1926
Catantopsilus taeniolatus Karsch, 1893
Catantopsis basalis Walker, 1870
Chirista compta Walker, 1870
Chirista compta compta Walker, 1870
Chloebora sanguinipes Uvarov, 1941
Chloroxyrrhepes virescens Stål, 1873
Chondrodera vittifer Walker, 1871
Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) senegalensis Krauss, 1877
Chrotogonus senegalensis senegalensis Krauss, 1877
Conipoda pallida Walker, 1870
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) maculatus Le Guillou, 1841Spotted Meadow Katydid
Coryphosima bintumana Roy, 1964
Coryphosima stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Coryphosima stenoptera stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Criotettix telifera Walker, 1871Sierra Leone Pygmy Grasshopper
Criotocatantops annulatus Uvarov, 1926
Criotocatantops pulchripes Karny, 1917
Crucinotacris werneriana Karny, 1907
Cryncus notabilis Walker, 1869
Cyphocerastis pulcherrima Ramme, 1929
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa flavescens Walker, 1870
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa unicolor (Uvarov, 1924)⇒ Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa flavescens Walker, 1870
Dasyleurotettix infaustus Walker, 1871
Dianemobius hargreavesi Chopard, 1938
Dictyophorus griseus griseus Fairmaire & ..., 1847
Dnopherula descampsi Hollis, 1966
Dnopherula phippsi Llorente del..., 1963
Duronia chloronota Stål, 1876
Eleutherotheca fungosa Bolivar, 1889
Endecous (Notendecous) onthophagus Berg, 1891
Epistaurus bolivari Karny, 1907
Epistaurus succineus Krauss, 1877
Eucoptacra anguliflava Karsch, 1893
Eupholidoptera helina Çiplak, 2009
Eupropacris coerulea (Drury, 1773)⇒ Eupropacris coeruleus Drury, 1770
Eurycorypha strangulata Walker, 1869
Eurycorypha stylata Stål, 1873
Euthypoda brevipennis Redtenbacher, 1892
Exopropacris mellita Karsch, 1893
Exopropacris modica Karsch, 1893
Eyprepocnemis dorsalensis Roy, 1964
Eyprepocnemis longipennis Uvarov, B. P., 1921
Eyprepocnemis plorans Charpentier, 1825Lamenting Grasshopper
Eyprepocnemis plorans ibandana Giglio-Tos, 1907
Eyprepocnemis schultzei Roy, 1964
Eyprepocnemis schulzei Roy, 1964
Faureia milanjica Karsch, 1896
Gastrimargus africanus Saussure, 1889
Gastrimargus africanus africanus Saussure, 1888
Gastrimargus determinatus Walker, 1871
Gastrimargus determinatus procerus Gerstaecker, 1889
Gelotopoia bicolor Brunner von ..., 1891
Glyphoclonus miripennis Karsch, 1896
Grylloderes morio Fabricius, 1781
Grylloderes quadristrigatus Saussure, 1877
Gymnobothrus lineaalba Bolivar, 1889
Gymnobothrus temporalis Stål, 1876
Gymnobothrus temporalis temporalis Stål, 1876
Habrocomes lanosus Karsch, 1891
Hadrolecocatantops royi Jago, 1994
Harpezocatantops stylifer Krauss, 1877
Heteracris guineensis Krauss, 1890
Heteracris jeanneli Bolivar, 1914
Heteropternis couloniana Saussure, 1884
Heteropternis thoracica Walker, 1870
Holopercna gerstaeckerii Bolivar, 1890
Homoxyrrhepes punctipennis Walker, 1870
Leptacris kraussii Bolivar, 1890
Leptacris monteiroi Bolivar, 1890
Leptacris monteiroi monteiroi Bolivar, 1890
Liocentrum aduncum Karsch, 1891
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Locusta migratoria migratorioides Reiche, L.J...., 1849African Migratory Locust
Loxilobus bantu Rehn, 1930
Machaeridia bilineata Stål, 1873
Maura lurida Fabricius, 1781
Mesopsis laticornis Krauss, 1877
Metaxymecus gracilipes Brancsik, 1895
Microcentrum rhombifolium Saussure, 1859Angular-winged katydid
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) uncinatus Chopard, 1938
Modicogryllus uncinatus uncinatus Chopard, 1938
Mormotus clavaticercus (Karsch, 1891)⇒ Mormotus scapularis Bolivar, 1906
Mormotus obtusatus Brunner von ..., 1895
Mormotus scapularis Bolivar, 1906
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Morphopoides coriaceum Rehn, 1930
Mustius afzelii Stål, 1873
Ocnocerus diabolicus Karsch, 1893
Odontomelus scalatus Karsch, 1896
Odontomelus scalatus scalatus Karsch, 1896
Odontomelus togoensis Ramme, 1929
Ornithacris cavroisi Finot, 1924
Ornithacris pictula Walker, 1870
Ornithacris pictula magnifica Bolivar, 1882
Ornithacris turbida Walker, 1870
Orthochtha ampla Sjöstedt, 1931
Orthochtha nigricornis Karsch, 1893
Orthochtha nigricornis nigricornis Karsch, 1893
Oxya cyanoptera Stål, 1873
Oxya hyla Serville, 1831
Oxycatantops spissus Walker, 1870
Oxycatantops spissus spissus Walker, 1870
Pantelia horrenda Walker, 1871
Paracinema luculenta Karsch, 1896
Parapropacris notatus Karsch, 1891
Paratettix pallipes Walker, 1871
Parga lamottei Chopard, 1947
Petamella prosternalis Karny, 1907
Phaeophilacris funesta Walker, 1871
Phaeophilacris funesta funesta Walker, 1871
Phonarellus (Semaphorellus) lucens Walker, 1869
Phonarellus lucens lucens Walker, 1869
Phymateus (Phymateus) cinctus Fabricius, 1793
Phymeurus lomaensis Roy, 1964Loma Agile Grasshopper
Polyglochin peculiaris Karsch, 1891
Proamytta (Proamytta) reducta Beier, 1965
Proamytta (Proamytta) sincera Beier, 1965
Pseudorhynchus lanceolatus Fabricius, 1775
Pseudorhynchus robustus Willemse, 1953
Pteronemobius (Pteronemobius) amplipennis Chopard, 1938
Pycnodictya citripennis Saussure, 1888
Pyrgomorpha (Phymelloides) vignaudii Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Rhabdoplea munda Karsch, 1893
Rhytidacris tectifera Karsch, 1896
Ritchiella baumanni Karsch, 1896
Royitettix mampua Rehn, 1930
Ruspolia jaegeri Roy, 1971
Rutidoderes squarrosus Linnaeus, 1771
Serpusia catamita Karsch, 1893
Serpusia inflata Ramme, 1929
Spathosternum pygmaeum Karsch, 1893
Staurocleis magnifica Uvarov, 1923
Stenampyx annulicornis Karsch, 1891
Stenocrobylus festivus Karsch, 1891
Stenonemobius (Ocellonemobius) acrobatus Saussure, 1877
Taphronota (Taphronota) calliparea (Schaum, 1853)⇒ Taphronota grandis Kevan, 1975
Taphronota calliparea dimidiata (Bolivar, 1904)⇒ Taphronota grandis Kevan, 1975
Taphronota (Taphronota) ferruginea (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Taphronota merceti Bolivar, 1904
Taphronota ferruginea ferruginea Fabricius, 1781
Teleogryllus (Teleogryllus) posticus Walker, 1869
Teleogryllus leucostomus Serville, 1838
Tetraconcha aristophanousi Massa, 2017
Tetrix morbillosa Fabricius, 1787
Tmetonota peregrina Karny, 1917
Trigonidomorpha pallipes Chopard, 1938
Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870
Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Truxaloides braziliensis Drury, 1770
Truxaloides braziliensis eos Dirsh, 1951
Truxaloides serratus Thunberg, 1815
Turanogryllus microlyra Chopard, 1938
Tylotropidius didymus Thunberg, 1815
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) similis Chopard, 1938
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) simillimus Chopard, 1938
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) transversus Chopard, 1938
Xenogryllus eneopteroides Bolivar, 1890
Zacompsa festa Karsch, 1893
Zonocerus variegatus Linnaeus, 1758Elegant grasshopper
Zonocerus variegatus variegatus Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Sierra Leone
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
4
102
136
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
5
34
46
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