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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region Olifants River (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
138
449
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
138
449
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
121
398
429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
8
24
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Olifants River
8 Families width 16 Species
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts7SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper3SpeciesTaxom
Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956Lentulid Grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts0SpeciesTaxom
Termitidae (Latreille, 1802)Higher termites1SpeciesTaxom
Perlidae Latreille, 1802Common stoneflies0SpeciesTaxom
Bacillidae Brunner von ..., 1893Bacillid Stick Insects1SpeciesTaxom
Prisopodidae Brunner von ..., 18931SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Olifants River
24 Genera with 16 Species
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Acrida Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1815burrowing grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Adephagus Saussure, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Akicera Serville, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Anaeolopus Uvarov, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Betiscoides Sjöstedt, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamicus Uvarov, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Devylderia Sjöstedt, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Dictyophorus Thunberg, 1815
0SpeciesTaxom
Euloryma Spearman, 2013
0SpeciesTaxom
Euryphymus Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eutermes Heer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoperla Needham, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyphymus Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Phalces Stål, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Plegmapterus Martínez y F..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Porthetis Serville, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Prisopus Audinet-Serv..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorpha Serville, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Truxaloides Dirsh, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Tsautettix Otte, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Olifants River
16 Species
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acrotylus apricarius Stål, 1873
Acrotylus deustus Thunberg, 1815
Adephagus cristatus Burmeister, 1838
Akicera fusca Thunberg, 1815
Anaeolopus dorsalis Thunberg, 1815
Betiscoides meridionalis Sjöstedt, 1923Slender Restio Grasshopper
Devylderia bothai Dirsh, 1956
Euryphymus haematopus Linnaeus, 1758Red-legged Agile Grasshopper
Eutermes (Trinervitermes) diplacodes (Sjöstedt, 1924)⇒ Trinervitermes rhodesiensis Sjöstedt, 1911
Pachyphymus cristulifer Serville, 1838Ridgebacked Agile Grasshopper
Phalces tuberculatus Brock, 2000
Plegmapterus sinuosus Martínez y F..., 1898Rugose Agile Grasshopper
Porthetis carinata Linnaeus, 1758
Prisopus berosus Westwood, 1859
Tsautettix namaquensis Dirsh, 1956

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in Olifants River
OrderBlattodea
Latreille, 1810
Cockroach, Cockroaches, Cockroaches and Termites, Cockroachs, Termites
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderOrthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
4
20
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

OrderPlecoptera
Burmeister, 1839
Stoneflies, Stoneflies Plecoptera, Stonefly
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyneoptera at itis.gov