Checklist of Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
for Cape Town (Western Cape)
List of families for Cape Town
27 Families width 68 Species and 1 Subspecies
| Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 | Grasshoppers and locusts | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840 | Toad grasshopper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Termitidae Latreille, 1802 | Higher termites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 1929 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Capniidae Klapálek, 1905 | Capniid winter stoneflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902 | Bush crickets | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956 | Lentulid Grasshoppers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Blattellidae Karny, 1908 | German Cockroach | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859 | Wetas & King Crickets | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pneumoridae Stål, 1873 | Bladder grasshopper | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944 | Walking sticks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diapheromeridae Rehn & Hebard, 1909 | Diapheromerid Stick Insects | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllidae (Bolivar, 1878) | Crickets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845 | Camel Crickets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870 | Mole cricket | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | Flower mimic mantises | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 | Dampwood termites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leuctridae Klapálek, 1905 | Needle Or Willow Stoneflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bacillidae Brunner von ..., 1893 | Bacillid Stick Insects | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oecanthidae Blanchard, 1845 | Tree cricket | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838 | Groundhoppers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Blattidae Stephens, 1829 | American cockroaches | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874 | Bushlocusts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophasmatidae Kirby, 1896 | Striped Walkingsticks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopelmatidae Burmeister, 1838 | Bulldog Raspy Crickets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhaphidophoridae Walker, 1869 | And Cave Weta | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tridactylidae Saussure, 1874 | Pygmy mole cricket | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Cape Town
56 Genera with 68 Species
| Acrida Linnaeus, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Acrotylus Fieber, 1873 | burrowing grasshoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aiolopus Fieber, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Akicera Serville, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amitermes Silvestri, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaeolopus Uvarov, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anallacta Shelford, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphanicera | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphanicerca Tillyard, 1931 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphanicercella Tillyard, 1931 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphanicercopsis Barnard, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arytropteris Herman, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Betiscoides Sjöstedt, 1937 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Blattella Caudell, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borborothis Brunner von ..., 1888 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bradyporus Charpentier, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bullacris Roberts, 1758 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Calliptamicus Uvarov, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carausius Stål, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clonaria Stål, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conocephalus Thunberg, 1907 | Coneheads | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cophogryllus Saussure, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryphymus Stål, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glomeremus Karny, 1929 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllotalpa Latreille, 1758 | Seven-spurred mole crickets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllus Linnaeus, 1773 | Common crickets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnidium Karsch, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpagomantis Kirby, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Henicus Gray, 1916 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Kalotermes Hagen, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leuctra Stephens, 1971 | Needlefly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macynia Stål, 1784 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oecanthus Serville, 1877 | Common tree crickets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oedaleus Fieber, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onosandridus Péringuey, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaisioscaria Günther, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1815 | Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Periplaneta Burmeister, 1758 | Cockroaches | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalces Stål, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaneroptera Serville, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phymateus Thunberg, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Porthetis Serville, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prexaspes Stal, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhachitopis Uvarov, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ruspolia Schulthess-S..., 1786 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Schistocerca Stål, 1775 | Bird grasshoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scintharista Saussure, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sia Giebel, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spelaeiacris Péringuey, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnopteryx Brunner von ..., 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrix Latreille, 1887 | Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tmetonota Saussure, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xya Latreille, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zabalius Bolivar, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Town
68 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873 | | | Acrida gigantea Herbst, 1786 | | | Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758 | Long-headed grasshopper | | Acrotylus apricarius Stål, 1873 | | | Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781 | Australian aiolopus | | Akicera fusca Thunberg, 1815 | | | Amitermes atlanticus | | | Anaeolopus dorsalis Thunberg, 1815 | | | Aphanicera capensis (Barnard, 1934) | ⇒ Aphanicerca lyrata Barnard, 1934 | | Aphanicerca capensis Tillyard, 1931 | | | Aphanicercella barnardi (Tillyard, 1931) | ⇒ | | Aphanicercopsis tabularis Barnard, 1934 | | | Arytropteris basalis Walker, 1869 | Flat-necked shieldback | | Betiscoides meridionalis Sjöstedt, 1923 | Slender Restio Grasshopper | | Betiscoides sjostedti Key, 1937 | Robust Restio Grasshopper | | Blattella germanica Linnaeus, 1767 | Croton bug | | Borborothis brunneri Bolivar, 1890 | | | Borborothis opaca Brunner von ..., 1888 | | | Bradyporus (Callimenus) oniscus Burmeister, 1838 | Wood-louse Glandular Bush-cricket | | Bullacris discolor Thunberg, 1810 | Bladder grasshopper | | Bullacris obliqua Thunberg, 1810 | Bladder grasshopper | | Bullacris serrata Thunberg, 1810 | Bladder grasshopper | | Bullacris unicolor Linnaeus, 1758 | Bladder grasshopper | | Carausius morosus Brunner, 1907 | Common stick insect | | Conocephalus (Megalotheca) parvula Péringuey, 1916 | | | Conocephalus (Megalotheca) vaginalis (Karny, 1907) | ⇒ Euconocephalus vaginalis Redtenbacher, 1891 | | Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813 | | | Euryphymus haematopus Linnaeus, 1758 | Red-legged Agile Grasshopper | | Eyprepocnemis calceata Serville, 1838 | | | Glomeremus chimaera Griffini, 1911 | | | Glomeremus obtusus Karny, 1929 | | | Glomeremus sphingoides Karny, 1929 | | | Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa Linnaeus, 1758 | European mole cricket | | Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus (De Geer, 1773) | ⇒ Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815 | | Gymnidium turbinatum Karsch, 1896 | | | Harpagomantis discolor Stål, 1877 | | | Harpagomantis tricolor Linné, 1758 | | | Henicus brevimucronatus Griffini, 1911 | | | Henicus monstrosus Herbst, 1803 | | | Henicus prodigiosus Stål, 1878 | | | Henicus promontori Péringuey, 1916 | | | Kalotermes capicola Coaton, 1949 | | | Leuctra schistocerca Zwick, 1971 | | | Macynia labiata Thunberg, 1784 | Thunberg's Stick Insect | | Oecanthus capensis Saussure, 1877 | | | Oedaleus nigrofasciatus De Geer, 1773 | | | Onosandridus larvatus Karny, 1929 | Lost King Cricket | | Palaisioscaria calosoma calosoma (Günther, 1934) | ⇒ Palaisioscaria calosoma Günther, 1934 | | Paratettix scaber Thunberg, 1815 | | | Periplaneta americana Linnaeus, 1758 | American | | Phalces brevis Burmeister, 1838 | Cape Stick Insect | | Phaneroptera (Phaneroptera) nana Fieber, 1853 | Mediterranean katydid | | Phymateus (Phymateus) madagassus Karsch, 1888 | | | Phymateus (Phymateus) morbillosus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Porthetis carinata Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Prexaspes (Elasia) pholcus Westwood, 1859 | | | Rhachitopis nigripes Uvarov, 1922 | Dark-legged Agile Grasshopper | | Ruspolia ampla Walker, 1869 | Robust Conehead Katydid | | Ruspolia nitidula Scopoli, 1786 | Large Cone-head | | Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775 | Desert locust | | Scintharista saucia Stål, 1873 | | | Sia (Maxentius) pallidus Walker, 1869 | | | Spelaeiacris tabulae Péringuey, 1916 | | | Temnopteryx phalerata Saussure, 1864 | | | Tetrix condylops Gerstaecker, 1869 | | | Tetrix dubiosus Bolivar, 1887 | | | Xya capensis Saussure, 1877 | | | Zabalius aridus Walker, 1869 | |
Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Cape Town | Order | Blattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites | 5
6
5 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids, Praying mantis, Praying Mantises, The mantes, The mantises | 1
1
2 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas | 15
39
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Phasmida
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, leaf insects, Phasmids, stick insect, Stick Insects, walking sticks, Walkingsticks | 4
5
4 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Plecoptera
Burmeister, 1839
Stoneflies, Stoneflies Plecoptera, Stonefly | 2
5
5 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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