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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
145
697
1212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
145
697
1212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
143
693
1209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
14
52
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
12
49
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
8
43
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
8
43
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namaqualand
8 Families width 42 Species
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts20SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper9SpeciesTaxom
Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956Lentulid Grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Pneumoridae Stål, 1873Bladder grasshopper5SpeciesTaxom
Thericleidae Burr, 18990SpeciesTaxom
Lithidiidae Dirsh, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Euschmidtiidae Rehn, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Namaqualand
43 Genera with 42 Species
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Acrotylus Fieber, 1838burrowing grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Adephagus Saussure, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Akicera Serville, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Anaeolopus Uvarov, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Bacteracris Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Batrachornis Saussure, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Batrachotetrix Burmeister, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Bullacris Roberts, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Bunkeya Bolivar, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamicus Uvarov, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Calviniacris Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Dirshacris Brown, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Euloryma Spearman, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Euryphymus Stål, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Geloiomimus Saussure, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Karruia Rehn, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Lithidiopsis Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Locustana Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Lounsburyna Uvarov, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pachyphymus Uvarov, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Parabullacris Dirsh, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnobothrus Karny, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Paraxenotettix Dirsh, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Plegmapteroides Dirsh, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Plegmapterus Martínez y F..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Pneumoracris Dirsh, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Porthetis Serville, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudamatonga Descamps, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothericles Burr, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Schulthessiella Bolivar, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Scintharista Saussure, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Shelfordites Karny, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromerus Stål, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1869Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Thrincotropis Saussure, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Trachypetrella Kirby, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Truxaloides Dirsh, 17701SpeciesTaxom
Tsautettix Otte, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Vitticatantops Sjöstedt, 18151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namaqualand
42 Species
Acrotylus angulatus Stål, 1876
Acrotylus crassus Saussure, 1884
Acrotylus patruelis Herrich-Scha..., 1838Slender Burrowing Grasshopper
Adephagus cristatus Burmeister, 1838
Akicera fusca Thunberg, 1815
Anaeolopus dorsalis Thunberg, 1815
Bacteracris antennata Dirsh, 1956
Batrachornis namaquensis Saussure, 1888
Batrachornis peringueyi Saussure, 1888
Batrachornis perloides Saussure, 1884
Batrachotetrix loricatus Saussure, 1884
Bullacris discolor Thunberg, 1810Bladder grasshopper
Bullacris obliqua Thunberg, 1810Bladder grasshopper
Bullacris unicolor Linnaeus, 1758Bladder grasshopper
Calviniacris nuda Dirsh, 1956
Dirshacris aridus Brown, 1959
Euryphymus tuberculatus Martínez y F..., 1898Common Agile Grasshopper
Geloiomimus nasicus Saussure, 1899
Karruia gracilis Dirsh, 1958
Lithidiopsis carinatus Dirsh, 1956
Locustana pardalina Walker, 1870Brown locust
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Pachyphymus cristulifer Serville, 1838Ridgebacked Agile Grasshopper
Parabullacris vansoni Dirsh, 1963
Paragymnobothrus rufipes Uvarov, 1925
Paraxenotettix calcaratus Uvarov, 1925
Plegmapteroides minutus Dirsh, 1959Short-legged Agile Grasshopper
Plegmapterus sinuosus Martínez y F..., 1898Rugose Agile Grasshopper
Pneumoracris browni Dirsh, 1963
Porthetis carinata Linnaeus, 1758
Pseudamatonga carinicrus Schulthess S..., 1909
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Scintharista magnifica Uvarov, 1922
Scintharista saucia Stål, 1873
Shelfordites aberrans Karny, 1910
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) scabriculus Stål, 1876
Sphodromerus gilli Uvarov, 1929
Tetrix condylops Gerstaecker, 1869
Trachypetrella anderssonii Stål, 1875
Truxaloides braziliensis Drury, 1770
Tsautettix namaquensis Dirsh, 1956
Vitticatantops humeralis Thunberg, 1815

Subnodes of Acrididea with occurrences in Namaqualand
SuperfamilyTetrigoidea
Serville, 1838
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1
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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