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Checklist for Infraorder Acrididea Song & al., 2015
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
41
170
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
15
68
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
7
49
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
7
49
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Natal
7 Families width 53 Species and 2 Subspecies
Romaleidae Brunner von ..., 1893Lubber grasshopper1SpeciesTaxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts36SpeciesTaxom
Pneumoridae Stål, 1873Bladder grasshopper2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae (Brunner von ..., 1874)Bushlocusts5SpeciesTaxom
Eolocustopsidae Riek, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper6SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Natal
49 Genera with 53 Species
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Abila Stål, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Abisares Stål, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Acanthoxia Bolivar, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1873burrowing grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Afroxyrrhepes Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Bryophyma Uvarov, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Bullacris Roberts, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Chrotogonus Serville, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Conipoda Saussure, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Eolocustopsis Riek, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Eupropacris Walker, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Humbe Bolivar, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Kraussaria Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Lamarckiana Kirby, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Lobosceliana Dirsh, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Maura Stål, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsis Bolivar, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Nomadacris Uvarov, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Oraistes Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Ornithacris Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Orthochtha Karsch, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Oxycatantops Dirsh, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pagopedilum Karsch, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Paracinema Fischer, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Parga Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Phloeonotus Bolivar, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Phymateus Thunberg, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Platypternodes Bolivar, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Pneumora Thunberg, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom
Prostalia Bolivar, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pycnodictya Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Stenocrobylus Gerstaecker, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Stolliana Bolivar, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Taphronota Stål, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1869Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Tmetonota Saussure, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Transvaaliana Dirsh, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Truxaloides Dirsh, 18531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
53 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abila bolivari Giglio-Tos, 1900
Abisares viridipennis Burmeister, 1838
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acanthoxia gladiator Westwood, 1841
Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873
Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acrotylus flavescens Stål, 1873
Afroxyrrhepes procera Burmeister, 1838
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Bullacris membracioides Walker, 1870Bishop
Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) hemipterus Schaum, 1853
Conipoda calcarata Saussure, 1884
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Eolocustopsis primitiva E. F. Riek, 1976
Eupropacris fumida (Walker, 1870)⇒ Eupropacris cylindricollis Schaum, 1853
Gastrimargus africanus Saussure, 1889
Gastrimargus marmoratus Thunberg, 1815
Heteracris guineensis Krauss, 1890
Humbe tenuicornis Schaum, 1853
Kraussaria prasina Walker, 1870
Lamarckiana nasuta Saussure, 1887
Lobosceliana cinerascens Stål, 1873
Maura rubroornata Stål, 1855
Mesopsis laticornis Krauss, 1877
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville, 1839Red Locust
Oedaleus nigrofasciatus De Geer, 1773
Oedaleus plenus Walker, 1870
Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826
Oraistes luridus Karsch, 1896
Ornithacris turbida Walker, 1870
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Orthochtha rosacea Walker, 1871
Oxycatantops congoensis Sjöstedt, 1929
Pagopedilum brevis Walker, 1870
Paracinema tricolor Thunberg, 1815Tricolor Grasshopper
Parga xanthoptera (Stål, 1855)⇒ Parga musanae Sjöstedt, 1931
Phloeonotus humilis Gerstaecker, 1869
Phymateus (Maphyteus) leprosus Fabricius, 1793
Phymateus (Phymateus) viridipes Stål, 1873
Platypternodes brevipes Stål, 1876
Prostalia granulata Stål, 1873Bladder grasshopper
Pycnodictya obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Stenocrobylus festivus Karsch, 1891
Stolliana minor Dirsh, 1958
Taphronota (Taphronota) calliparea (Schaum, 1853)⇒ Taphronota grandis Kevan, 1975
Tetrix condylops Gerstaecker, 1869
Tmetonota rugosa Stål, 1873
Transvaaliana draconis Brown, 1962
Transvaaliana granulosa Kirby, 1902
Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870
Truxaloides constrictus Schaum, 1853

Subnodes of Acrididea with occurrences in Natal
SuperfamilyTetrigoidea
Serville, 1838
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2
2
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Links, sources and further information
Acrididea at itis.gov