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Checklist for Superorder Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
and region West Coast District (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
129
458
591
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
129
458
591
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
124
448
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
8
24
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Coast District
8 Families width 20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts10SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper3SpeciesTaxom
Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956Lentulid Grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Pneumoridae Stål, 1873Bladder grasshopper2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts0SpeciesTaxom
Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859Wetas & King Crickets0SpeciesTaxom
Bacillidae Brunner von ..., 1893Bacillid Stick Insects1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Coast District
24 Genera with 20 Species
#ABDEHLOPST
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1873burrowing grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Adephagus Saussure, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Akicera Serville, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Betiscoides Sjöstedt, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Bullacris Roberts, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Devylderia Sjöstedt, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Dictyophorus Thunberg, 1815
0SpeciesTaxom
Dirshidium Brown, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Euloryma Spearman, 2013
0SpeciesTaxom
Euryphymus Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Henicus Gray, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Leatettix Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Omocestus Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pachyphymus Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnobothrus Karny, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Phalces Stål, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Plegmapterus Martínez y F..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Porthetis Serville, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scintharista Saussure, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1869Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Thrincotropis Saussure, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Truxaloides Dirsh, 18152SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Coast District
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acrotylus apricarius Stål, 1873
Adephagus cristatus Burmeister, 1838
Akicera fusca Thunberg, 1815
Betiscoides meridionalis Sjöstedt, 1923Slender Restio Grasshopper
Bullacris obliqua Thunberg, 1810Bladder grasshopper
Bullacris unicolor Linnaeus, 1758Bladder grasshopper
Dirshidium leucospilos Brown, 1970
Euryphymus haematopus Linnaeus, 1758Red-legged Agile Grasshopper
Leatettix laticornis Dirsh, 1956
Omocestus (Omocestus) viridulus Sahlberg, 1893Common green grasshopper
Pachyphymus cristulifer Serville, 1838Ridgebacked Agile Grasshopper
Paragymnobothrus rufipes Uvarov, 1925
Phalces tuberculatus Brock, 2000
Plegmapterus sinuosus Martínez y F..., 1898Rugose Agile Grasshopper
Porthetis carinata Linnaeus, 1758
Scintharista saucia Stål, 1873
Tetrix condylops Gerstaecker, 1869
Truxaloides braziliensis Drury, 1770
Truxaloides serratus Thunberg, 1815

Subnodes of Polyneoptera with occurrences in West Coast District
OrderOrthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
7
23
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderPhasmida
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, leaf insects, Phasmids, stick insect, Stick Insects, walking sticks, Walkingsticks
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyneoptera at itis.gov