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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Limpopo (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
300
2787
5094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
300
2787
5094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
287
2741
5008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
29
96
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Limpopo
29 Families width 96 Species and 1 Subspecies
#ATEDGBPMHOLS
Acrididae (MacLeay, 1819)Grasshoppers and locusts19SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets20SpeciesTaxom
Euschmidtiidae Rehn, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Termitidae Latreille, 1802Higher termites1SpeciesTaxom
Diapheromeridae Rehn & Hebard, 1909Diapheromerid Stick Insects4SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae (Bolivar, 1878)Crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829American cockroaches1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts8SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids7SpeciesTaxom
Phalangopsidae Chopard, 1949Spider cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises4SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870Mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Blaberidae Saussure, 1864Blaberids3SpeciesTaxom
Empusidae Burmeister, 1838Violin mantises2SpeciesTaxom
Hodotermitidae Desneux, 1904Harvester termites1SpeciesTaxom
Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper6SpeciesTaxom
Episactidae Burr, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae Blanchard, 1845Tree cricket0SpeciesTaxom
Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859Wetas & King Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956Lentulid Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Thericleidae Burr, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophasmatidae Kirby, 1896Striped Walkingsticks1SpeciesTaxom
Stenopelmatidae Burmeister, 1838Bulldog Raspy Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845Camel Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Blattellidae Karny, 1908German Cockroach1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Limpopo
96 Genera with 96 Species
#ABCDEGHILMOPRSTXZ
Abisares Stål, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Acanthoplus Stål, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Acorypha Krauss, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1853
burrowing grasshoppers0SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Amatonga Rehn & Rehn, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Amblyphymus Uvarov, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Amitermes Silvestri, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Anaeolopus Uvarov, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Arantia Stål, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Bactrododema Stål, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Brachytrupes Serville, 17701SpeciesTaxom
Cartoblatta Shelford, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Chorisoblatta Shelford, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Chrotogonus Serville, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Clonaria Stål, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Clonia Stål, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Conchotopoda Karsch, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1841Coneheads1SpeciesTaxom
Coryphosima Karsch, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Cymatomera bl�te..., 18692SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Dasyleurotettix Rehn, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Dictyophorus Thunberg, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Duronia Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Dystacta Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Endecous Saussure, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Enyaliopsis Karsch, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Eurycorypha Stål, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Galinthias Stal, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Gonypetella Giglio-Tos, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Gryllodes de Saussure, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpa Latreille, 1805Seven-spurred mole crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1773Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Gyna Brunner von ..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Harpagomantis Kirby, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemiempusa Saussure & Z..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Hodotermes Hagen, 1853Harvester termites1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplocoryphella Giglio-Tos, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Hoplolopha Stål, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Idolomorpha Burmeister, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Lamarckiana Kirby, 18704SpeciesTaxom
Leptacris Walker, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Lobosceliana Dirsh, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Malagassa Saussure, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1758Mantes1SpeciesTaxom
Maura Stål, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Melidia Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsera Bolivar, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsis Bolivar, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1871African praying mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Ochrilidia Stål, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochrophlegma Bolivar, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Odontomelus Bolivar, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1831
Common tree crickets0SpeciesTaxom
Omomantis Saussure, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Onosandridus Péringuey, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Oraistes Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Orthochtha Karsch, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Oxya Serville, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Oxyhaloa Brunner von ..., 17841SpeciesTaxom
Paralentula Rehn, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Parathericles Burr, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaneroptera Serville, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocrania Burmeister, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Phymateus Thunberg, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Popa Serville, 1856Twig Mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Prexaspes Stal, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Prosphaga Ragge, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocreobotra Saussure, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothericles Burr, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoscelus Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorpha Serville, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Ruspolia Schulthess-S..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Schulthessiella Bolivar, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Scintharista Saussure, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Sia Giebel, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1858African mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Stenoscepa Karsch, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Stictogryllacris Karny, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Supella Shelford, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodes Burmeister, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Terpnistria Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Thericles Stål, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Thoracistus Pictet, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Tmetonota Saussure, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tylopsis Fieber, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Xosablatta Rehn, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Zabalius Bolivar, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Zonocerus Stål, 18151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Limpopo
96 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis Burmeister, 1838
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acanthoplus discoidalis Walker, 1869Armoured bush cricket
Acorypha pallidicornis Stål, 1876
Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Amatonga spicata Rehn & Rehn, 1945
Amblyphymus rubidus Brown, 1959Brown's Agile Grasshopper
Amitermes agrilus Gay, 1968
Anaeolopus dorsalis Thunberg, 1815
Arantia tanzanica C.Hemp & Massa, 2017
Bactrododema krugeri Brock, 2004
Bactrododema reyi Grandidier, 1869
Bactrododema tiaratum Stål, 1858
Brachytrupes membranaceus Drury, 1770Tobacco cricket
Cartoblatta pulchra Shelford, 1910
Chorisoblatta ectobioides Princis, 1963
Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) hemipterus Schaum, 1853
Clonaria natalis Westwood, 1859
Clonia (Clonia) wahlbergi (Stål, 1855)⇒ Clonia zernyi wahlbergi Stål, 1855
Conchotopoda crassicauda Ragge, 1960Rare Dimorphic Leaf Katydid
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) maculatus Le Guillou, 1841Spotted Meadow Katydid
Coryphosima stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Cymatomera denticollis Schaum, 1853Common Bark Katydid
Cymatomera paradoxa Gerstaecker, 1869
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Dasyleurotettix infaustus Walker, 1871
Dictyophorus (Dictyophorus) spumans Thunberg, 1787Koppie foam grasshopper
Duronia chloronota Stål, 1876
Dystacta alticeps Schaum, 1852
Endecous (Notendecous) onthophagus Berg, 1891
Enyaliopsis petersii Schaum, 1853
Enyaliopsis transvaalensis Péringuey, 1916Northern Armoured Katydid
Eurycorypha cereris Stål, 1857Kalahari Oblong-eyed Katydid
Eurycorypha cuspidata Krauss, 1901
Galinthias amoena Saussure, 1871
Gryllodes sigillatus (Walker, 1869)⇒ Gryllodes supplicans Walker, 1859
Gryllotalpa africana Beauvois, 1805African Mole Cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Gyna caffrorum Stal, 1856
Harpagomantis tricolor Linné, 1758
Hemiempusa capensis Burmeister, 1838
Heteracris speciosa (Sjöstedt, 1913)⇒ Tylotropidius didymus Thunberg, 1815
Hodotermes mossambicus Hagen, 1853Harvester termite
Hoplocoryphella grandis Brancsik, 1895
Hoplolopha vansoni Dirsh, 1958
Idolomorpha dentifrons Saussure & Z..., 1895Alien head mantis
Lamarckiana bolivariana Saussure, 1887
Lamarckiana cucullata Stoll, 1813
Lamarckiana nasuta Saussure, 1887
Lamarckiana punctosa Walker, 1870
Lobosceliana cinerascens Stål, 1873
Malagassa leptotes Brancsik, 1893
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Maura rubroornata Stål, 1855
Melidia brunneri Stål, 1876Brunner's Melidia
Mesopsera filum Bolivar, 1890
Mesopsis hessei Uvarov, 1929
Miomantis caffra (Saussure, 1871)⇒ Miomantis monacha Fabricius, 1787
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Ochrophlegma violacea Stål, 1876
Odontomelus brevipennis Uvarov, 1922
Omomantis zebrata Charpentier, 1843
Onosandridus pictifrons Péringuey, 1916
Oraistes luridus Karsch, 1896
Orthochtha dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869
Oxya hyla Serville, 1831
Oxyhaloa deusta Thunberg, 1784
Paralentula prasinata Rehn, 1944
Phaneroptera (Phaneroptera) nana Fieber, 1853Mediterranean katydid
Phyllocrania paradoxa Burmeister, 1838Ghost Mantis
Phymateus (Maphyteus) baccatus (Stål, 1876)⇒ Phymateus bolivari compressicollis Bolivar, 1904
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan Marbled Mantis
Popa spurca (Stal, 1856)⇒ Popa undata
Prexaspes (Elasia) pholcus Westwood, 1859
Prosphaga calaharica Karny, 1910Kalahari Dimorphic Leaf Katydid
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi Stål, 1871Spiny Flower Mantis
Pycnoscelus surinamensis Linnaeus, 1758Greenhouse cockroach
Pyrgomorpha (Phymelloides) granulata Stål, 1875
Ruspolia ampla Walker, 1869Robust Conehead Katydid
Schulthessiella minuta Schulthess S..., 1909
Sia (Maxentius) pinguis Walker, 1869
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Stenoscepa picticeps Bolivar, 1904
Stictogryllacris lyrata Kirby, 1899
Supella (Supella) dimidiata Gerstaecker, 1869
Tarachodes (Tarachodes) sanctus Saussure, 1871
Terpnistria zebrata Serville, 1838Zebra Katydid
Thericles obtusifrons Stål, 1875
Thoracistus viridicrus Rentz, 1988Green-kneed Seedpod Shieldback
Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Tylopsis continua Walker, 1869Common Grass Katydid
Xosablatta similis Princis, 1963
Zabalius aridus Walker, 1869
Zabalius ophthalmicus Walker, 1869Blue-legged Sylvan Katydid
Zonocerus elegans Thunberg, 1815Elegant Grasshopper

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Limpopo
OrderBlattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites
6
9
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderMantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids, Praying mantis, Praying Mantises, The mantes, The mantises
5
16
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderOrthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
16
68
67
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderPhasmida
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, leaf insects, Phasmids, stick insect, Stick Insects, walking sticks, Walkingsticks
2
3
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyneoptera at itis.gov