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Checklist for Infraorder Acrididea Song & al., 2015
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
21
49
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
14
40
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
7
28
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
7
28
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
7 Families width 30 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts18SpeciesTaxom
Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956Lentulid Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Pneumoridae Stål, 1873Bladder grasshopper3SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts2SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper3SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Thericleidae Burr, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
28 Genera with 30 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Betiscoides Sjöstedt, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Bullacris Roberts, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamicus Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Chondracris Uvarov, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Choroedocus Bolivar, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Dictyophorus Thunberg, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Frontifissia Key, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Keya Uvarov, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Lamarckiana Kirby, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1963Spur-throat grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagus Thunberg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnobothrus Karny, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1815Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Phymateus Thunberg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Physemacris Roberts, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Porthetis Serville, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pycnodictya Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1758Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Thericlesiella Descamps, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Truxaloides Dirsh, 17701SpeciesTaxom
Tylotropidius Stål, 18151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
30 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Betiscoides meridionalis Sjöstedt, 1923Slender Restio Grasshopper
Bullacris discolor Thunberg, 1810Bladder grasshopper
Bullacris unicolor Linnaeus, 1758Bladder grasshopper
Calliptamicus semiroseus Serville, 1838Southern Agile Grasshopper
Chondracris rosea De Geer, 1773
Choroedocus capensis Thunberg, 1815
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Dictyophorus (Dictyophorus) spumans Thunberg, 1787Koppie foam grasshopper
Frontifissia elegans Key, 1937
Gymnobothrus carinatus Uvarov, 1941
Keya capicola Uvarov, 1941
Lamarckiana cucullata Stoll, 1813
Melanoplus elater Strohecker, 1963
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Pamphagus elephas Linnaeus, 1758
Paragymnobothrus rufipes Uvarov, 1925
Paratettix scaber Thunberg, 1815
Phymateus (Phymateus) morbillosus Linnaeus, 1758
Physemacris variolosa Linnaeus, 1758Silver spotted bladder grasshopper
Porthetis carinata Linnaeus, 1758
Pycnodictya obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Tetrix subulata Linnaeus, 1758Robust Groundhopper
Thericlesiella meridionalis Sjöstedt, 1923
Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Truxaloides braziliensis Drury, 1770
Tylotropidius didymus Thunberg, 1815

Subnodes of Acrididea with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
SuperfamilyTetrigoidea
Serville, 1838
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

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Links, sources and further information
Acrididea at itis.gov