Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 315
2340
4567 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 313
2338
4562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 297
2276
4408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 30
124
163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas | 13
64
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers | 6
44
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
| 6
44
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
| 2
34
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Acrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers | 32
36 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Botswana
32 Genera with 36 Species #ABCEGHMOPRTV
| Acanthacris Uvarov, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acrida Linnaeus, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acrophymus Uvarov, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amblyphymus Uvarov, 1956 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anablepia Uvarov, 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaeolopus Uvarov, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachyphymus Uvarov, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chokwea Uvarov, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptocatantops Jago, 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eucoptacra Bolivar, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryphymus Stål, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 1876 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiacris Walker, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropternis Stål, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Humbe Bolivar, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morphacris Walker, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oedaleus Fieber, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oedipoda Latreille, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthochtha Karsch, 1992 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paragymnobothrus Karny, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaeocatantops Dirsh, 1869 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoarcyptera Bolívar, I., 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudogmothela Karny, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudotristria Dirsh, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pternoscirta Saussure, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhachitopis Uvarov, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhaphotittha Karsch, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodesiana Dirsh, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thyridota Uvarov, 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Truxalis Fabricius, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vitticatantops Sjöstedt, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Botswana
36 Species and 5 Subspecies | Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787 | | | Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869 | | | Acrophymus lobipennis Miller, 1949 | Okavango Agile Grasshopper | | Amblyphymus matopo Dirsh, 1956 | Matopo Agile Grasshopper | | Amblyphymus roseus Uvarov, 1922 | Rose-winged Agile Grasshopper | | Amblyphymus transvaalicus Dirsh, 1956 | Transvaal Agile Grasshopper | | Anablepia botswaniana Johnsen, 1991 | | | Anaeolopus dorsalis Thunberg, 1815 | | | Brachyphymus vylderi Stål, 1876 | Western Agile Grasshopper | | Chokwea forchhammeri Johnsen, 1990 | | | Cryptocatantops crassifemoralis Johnsen, 1991 | | | Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa aeruginosa Stoll, 1813 | | | Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Eucoptacra exigua Bolivar, 1912 | | | Euryphymus kalahariensis Barker, 1985 | Kalahari Agile Grasshopper | | Euryphymus tuberculatus Martínez y F..., 1898 | Common Agile Grasshopper | | Gymnobothrus temporalis Stål, 1876 | | | Gymnobothrus temporalis temporalis Stål, 1876 | | | Hemiacris fervens Walker, 1870 | | | Heteropternis thoracica Walker, 1870 | | | Humbe tenuicornis Schaum, 1853 | | | Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815 | | | Oedaleus nigeriensis Uvarov, 1926 | | | Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848) | ⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826 | | Orthochtha tunstalli Popov & Fish..., 1992 | | | Orthochtha tunstalli tunstalli Popov, G.B. ..., 1992 | | | Paragymnobothrus rectus Karny, 1910 | | | Phaeocatantops decoratus Gerstaecker, 1869 | | | Phaeocatantops decoratus decoratus Gerstaecker, 1869 | | | Pseudoarcyptera bechuana Uvarov, 1929 | | | Pseudogmothela rehni Karny, 1910 | | | Pseudotristria isabelleae Johnsen, 1986 | | | Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815 | | | Rhachitopis curvipes Stål, 1876 | Namibian Agile Grasshopper | | Rhaphotittha vitripennis Miller, 1932 | | | Rhodesiana cuneicerca Johnsen, 1982 | Botswanian Agile Grasshopper | | Thyridota grandis Johnsen, 1991 | | | Truxalis burtti Dirsh, 1950 | | | Vitticatantops botswana Jago, 1994 | |
Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Botswana | Subfamily | Acridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Catantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Coptacridinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Euryphyminae
Dirsh, 1956
| 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Gomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hemiacridinae
Dirsh, 1956
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Oedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Tropidopolinae
Jacobson, 1905
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
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