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Checklist of Infraorder Acrididea Song & al., 2015
for Lesotho (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
288
1975
3826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
287
1972
3822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
273
1944
3787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
38
218
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
20
162
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
8
115
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
7
113
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lesotho
7 Families width 185 Species and 16 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts96SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper22SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts18SpeciesTaxom
Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956Lentulid Grasshoppers28SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Pneumoridae Stål, 1873Bladder grasshopper10SpeciesTaxom
Thericleidae Burr, 18996SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lesotho
113 Genera with 185 Species
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Acocksacris Dirsh, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1884burrowing grasshoppers6SpeciesTaxom
Adephagus Saussure, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Afrosphenella Kevan & Akbar, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Afrotettix Brown, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Akicera Serville, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Anablepia Uvarov, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Anaeolopus Uvarov, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Aneuryphymus Uvarov, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Ascetotettix Grant, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Atopotettix Brown, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Atractomorpha Saussure, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Aulocaroides Werner, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Bacteracris Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Basutacris Dirsh, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Batrachotetrix Burmeister, 19317SpeciesTaxom
Betiscoides Sjöstedt, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Brachyacrida Dirsh, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Brachyphymus Uvarov, 18764SpeciesTaxom
Brownacris Dirsh, 19725SpeciesTaxom
Bullacris Roberts, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamicus Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamuloides Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamulus Uvarov, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Calviniacris Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Cannula I. Bolivar, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Catantops Schaum, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Coryphosima Karsch, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Devylderia Sjöstedt, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Dictyophorus Thunberg, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Digrammacris Jago, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Dirshidium Brown, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Duronia Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Eremidium Karsch, 19564SpeciesTaxom
Eremotettix Saussure, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Euloryma Spearman, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Eupropacris Walker, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Euryphymus Stål, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Frontifissia Key, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 18158SpeciesTaxom
Gymnidium Karsch, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Helwigacris Rehn, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Hemiloryma Brown, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Heteropternis Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Hoplolopha Stål, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Jucundacris Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Kalaharicus Brown, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Karruacris Dirsh, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Karruhippus Brown, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Karruia Rehn, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Keya Uvarov, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Lamarckiana Kirby, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Leatettix Dirsh, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Lentula Stål, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Locustana Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Lounsburyna Uvarov, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Maura Stål, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Namatettix Brown, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Nepiothericles Descamps, 19776SpeciesTaxom
Nomadacris Uvarov, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Ochrophlebia Stål, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Ochrophlegma Bolivar, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 19815SpeciesTaxom
Oraistes Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Orthochtha Karsch, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Pachyphymus Uvarov, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Pagopedilum Karsch, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Parabullacris Dirsh, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Parageloiomimus Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnobothrus Karny, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Paraphysemacris Dirsh, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Parasphenella Kevan, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1909Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Paraxenotettix Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Phymateus Thunberg, 18735SpeciesTaxom
Phymella Uvarov, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Physemacris Roberts, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Platacanthoides Kirby, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Plegmapterus Martínez y F..., 19562SpeciesTaxom
Plerisca Bolivar, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pneumora Thunberg, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pneumoracris Dirsh, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Pnorisa Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Porthetis Serville, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudegnatius Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Pycnodictya Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorpha Serville, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Qachasia Dirsh, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Rhachitopis Uvarov, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Scintharista Saussure, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Shelfordites Karny, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Stolliana Bolivar, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Tanita Bolivar, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Tanitella Kevan, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1869Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Tettiella Hancock, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Tettiellona Günther, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Thrincotropis Saussure, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Tmetonota Saussure, 18884SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Tylotropidius Stål, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Uvarovidium Dirsh, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Vitticatantops Sjöstedt, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Xenotettix Uvarov, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Zonocerus Stål, 18153SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesotho
185 Species and 16 Subspecies
Acocksacris geyeri Brown, 1962
Acocksacris karruensis Dirsh, 1958
Acrida gigantea Herbst, 1786
Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869
Acrotylus apricarius Stål, 1873
Acrotylus concinnus Serville, 1838
Acrotylus flavescens Stål, 1873
Acrotylus furcifer Saussure, 1888
Acrotylus hirtus Dirsh, 1956
Acrotylus hottentotus Saussure, 1884
Adephagus cristatus Burmeister, 1838
Afrosphenella capensis Key, 1937
Afrosphenella senecionicola Key, 1937
Afrotettix fursti Brown, 1970Bokkeveld Earless Grasshopper
Afrotettix gariepensis Brown, 1970
Akicera grisea Serville, 1831
Anablepia dregei Ramme, 1929
Anacridium aegyptium Linnaeus, 1764Egyptian Grasshopper
Anacridium incisum Rehn, 1942
Anaeolopus dorsalis Thunberg, 1815
Aneuryphymus erythropus Thunberg, 1815Red-footed Agile Grasshopper
Aneuryphymus montanus Brown, 1960Yellow-winged Agile Grasshopper
Ascetotettix capensis Günther, 1956
Atopotettix megalocephalus Brown, 1970
Atractomorpha acutipennis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Atractomorpha acutipennis gerstaeckeri Bolivar, 1884
Aulocaroides capicolus Dirsh, 1956
Bacteracris antennata Dirsh, 1956
Basutacris inflatifrons Brown, 1962
Basutacris scotti Dirsh, 1953
Batrachotetrix braini Uvarov, 1931
Batrachotetrix bufo Burmeister, 1838
Batrachotetrix hemiptera Uvarov, 1931
Batrachotetrix nana Uvarov, 1931
Batrachotetrix peringueyi Saussure, 1888
Batrachotetrix tectinota Uvarov, 1931
Batrachotetrix turneri Uvarov, 1931
Betiscoides parva Key, 1937Small Restio Grasshopper
Brachyacrida distanti Dirsh, 1952
Brachyphymus basuto Dirsh, 1956Lesotho Agile Grasshopper
Brachyphymus vylderi Stål, 1876Western Agile Grasshopper
Brachyphymus vylderi vylderi Stål, 1876
Brownacris brachyptera Dirsh, 1958
Brownacris gariepensis Brown, 1972
Brownacris karruensis Brown, 1972
Brownacris microptera Dirsh, 1958
Brownacris namaquensis Brown, 1972
Bullacris boschimana Péringuey, 1916Bladder grasshopper
Bullacris discolor Thunberg, 1810Bladder grasshopper
Bullacris intermedia Péringuey, 1916Bladder grasshopper
Bullacris unicolor Linnaeus, 1758Bladder grasshopper
Calliptamicus semiroseus Serville, 1838Southern Agile Grasshopper
Calliptamuloides minimus Dirsh, 1956Little Agile Grasshopper
Calliptamulus hyalinus Uvarov, 1922Karoo Agile Grasshopper
Calliptamulus natalensis Sjöstedt, 1913Natal Agile Grasshopper
Calliptamulus sulfurescens Uvarov, 1922Upland Agile Grasshopper
Calviniacris nuda Dirsh, 1956
Cannula gracilis Burmeister, 1838Grass-mimicking Grasshopper
Catantops australis (Jago, 1984)⇒ Stenocatantops vitripennis Sjöstedt, 1920
Catantops ochthephilus Jago, 1984
Coryphosima stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Coryphosima stenoptera stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Devylderia acocksi Brown, 1960
Devylderia bothai Dirsh, 1956
Devylderia capensis Dirsh, 1956
Devylderia coryphistoides Sjöstedt, 1923
Dictyophorus (Dictyophorus) spumans Thunberg, 1787Koppie foam grasshopper
Dictyophorus spumans spumans Thunberg, 1787Koppie Foam Grasshopper
Digrammacris distinguendus Stål, 1861
Dirshidium leucospilos Brown, 1970
Duronia chloronota Stål, 1876
Eremidium attenuatus Dirsh, 1956
Eremidium curvicercus Dirsh, 1956
Eremidium maius Ramme, 1929
Eremidium obtusus Dirsh, 1956
Eremotettix walkeri Saussure, 1888
Euloryma vittipennis Stål, 1875
Eupropacris fumida (Walker, 1870)⇒ Eupropacris cylindricollis Schaum, 1853
Euryphymus haematopus Linnaeus, 1758Red-legged Agile Grasshopper
Euryphymus tuberculatus Martínez y F..., 1898Common Agile Grasshopper
Euryphymus xanthocnemis Brancsik, 1897
Eyprepocnemis calceata Serville, 1838
Frontifissia elegans Key, 1937
Frontifissia laevata Dirsh, 1956
Gastrimargus africanus Saussure, 1889
Gastrimargus africanus africanus Saussure, 1888
Gastrimargus crassicollis Saussure, 1888
Gastrimargus determinatus Walker, 1871
Gastrimargus determinatus determinatus Walker, 1871
Gastrimargus determinatus vitripennis Saussure, 1888
Gastrimargus marmoratus Thunberg, 1815
Gymnidium cuneatum Rehn, 1944
Gymnobothrus carinatus Uvarov, 1941
Gymnobothrus lineaalba Bolivar, 1889
Helwigacris insolita Rehn, 1944
Hemiloryma deserticola Brown, 1973
Heteracris jucundus Carl, 1916
Heteracris speciosa (Sjöstedt, 1913)⇒ Tylotropidius didymus Thunberg, 1815
Heteropternis pudica Serville, 1838
Hoplolopha asina Saussure, 1887
Hoplolopha horrida Burmeister, 1838
Jucundacris pictipes Walker, 1870
Kalaharicus elongatus Brown, 1961
Karruacris browni Dirsh, 1958
Karruhippus albicornis Brown, 1989
Karruia gracilis Dirsh, 1958
Karruia paradoxa Rehn, 1945
Keya capicola Uvarov, 1941
Lamarckiana cucullata Stoll, 1813
Leatettix laticornis Dirsh, 1956
Leatettix nasuta Brown, 1960
Lentula callani Dirsh, 1956
Locustana pardalina Walker, 1870Brown locust
Lounsburyna capensis Uvarov, 1922
Lounsburyna fumosa Miller, 1932
Maura rubroornata Stål, 1855
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Namatettix denticornis Brown, 1970
Nepiothericles annulipes Descamps, 1977
Nepiothericles karrooensis Descamps, 1977
Nepiothericles minimus Descamps, 1977
Nepiothericles nigropictus Descamps, 1977
Nepiothericles oculatus Descamps, 1977
Nepiothericles uvarovi Descamps, 1977
Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville, 1839Red Locust
Ochrophlebia cafra Linnaeus, 1764
Ochrophlebia cafra cafra Linnaeus, 1764
Ochrophlebia cafra ligneola Serville, 1838
Ochrophlegma vittifera Walker, 1871
Oedaleus flavus Linnaeus, 1758
Oedaleus flavus flavus Linnaeus, 1758
Oedaleus nigrofasciatus De Geer, 1773
Oedaleus plenus Walker, 1870
Oedaleus plenus browni Ritchie, J.M., 1981
Oraistes luridus Karsch, 1896
Orthochtha dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869
Orthochtha dasycnemis dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869
Pachyphymus carinatus Dirsh, 1956Crested Agile Grasshopper
Pachyphymus cristulifer Serville, 1838Ridgebacked Agile Grasshopper
Pagopedilum bradyanum Saussure, 1887
Parabullacris vansoni Dirsh, 1963
Parageloiomimus rugulosus Dirsh, 1956
Paragymnobothrus rectus Karny, 1910
Paragymnobothrus rufipes Uvarov, 1925
Paraphysemacris spinosus Dirsh, 1963
Parasphenella meridionalis Kevan, 1956
Paratettix marshallii Hancock, 1909
Paraxenotettix rugulosa Dirsh, 1956
Phymateus (Maphyteus) baccatus (Stål, 1876)⇒ Phymateus bolivari compressicollis Bolivar, 1904
Phymateus (Phymateus) morbillosus Linnaeus, 1758
Phymateus morbillosus morbillosus Linnaeus, 1758Common Milkweed Locust
Phymateus (Phymateus) viridipes Stål, 1873
Phymateus viridipes viridipes Stål, 1873Green Milkweed Locust
Phymella capensis Uvarov, 1922
Physemacris papillosa Fabricius, 1775Bladder grasshopper
Physemacris variolosa Linnaeus, 1758Silver spotted bladder grasshopper
Platacanthoides reductus Dirsh, 1956Drakensberg Agile Grasshopper
Plegmapterus irisus Serville, 1838Great Karoo Agile Grasshopper
Plegmapterus splendens Dirsh, 1956Pink Agile Grasshopper
Plerisca peringueyi Bolivar, 1904
Pneumora inanis Fabricius, 1775Bladder grasshopper
Pneumoracris browni Dirsh, 1963
Pnorisa squalus Stål, 1861
Porthetis carinata Linnaeus, 1758
Pseudegnatius reyneckei Dirsh, 1956
Pycnodictya obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Pyrgomorpha (Phymelloides) rugosa Key, 1937
Pyrgomorpha (Pyrgomorpha) minuta Kevan, 1963
Qachasia fastigiata Dirsh, 1956
Rhachitopis nigripes Uvarov, 1922Dark-legged Agile Grasshopper
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust
Scintharista magnifica Uvarov, 1922
Scintharista saucia Stål, 1873
Shelfordites nanus Uvarov, 1925
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) basutensis Dirsh, 1956
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) nigripennis Serville, 1838
Stolliana angusticornis Dirsh, 1958
Stolliana giliomeei Johnsen, 1990
Stolliana minor Dirsh, 1958
Tanita purpurea Bolivar, 1904
Tanitella prasina Karsch, 1888
Tetrix condylops Gerstaecker, 1869
Tettiella odiosa Walker, 1871
Tettiellona hypsimelathrus Günther, 1956
Thrincotropis capensis Miller, 1932
Thrincotropis karruensis Brown, 1960
Thrincotropis trilobata Miller, 1932
Tmetonota abrupta Walker, 1870
Tmetonota scabra Saussure, 1888
Tmetonota terrosa Saussure, 1888
Tmetonota verrucosa Saussure, 1888
Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870
Tylotropidius didymus Thunberg, 1815
Uvarovidium peninsulare Dirsh, 1956
Uvarovidium smiti Dirsh, 1956
Vitticatantops humeralis Thunberg, 1815
Xenotettix albicans Miller, 1932
Xenotettix armipes Uvarov, 1925
Zonocerus elegans Thunberg, 1815Elegant Grasshopper
Zonocerus elegans elegans Thunberg, 1815Elegant Grasshopper

Subnodes of Acrididea with occurrences in Lesotho
SuperfamilyTetrigoidea
Serville, 1838
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5
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