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Checklist for Infraorder Acrididea Song & al., 2015
and region North West (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
158
830
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
830
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
807
1244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
14
34
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
6
24
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
3
19
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
19
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North West
3 Families width 19 Species
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts12SpeciesTaxom
Romaleidae Brunner von ..., 1893Lubber grasshopper1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North West
19 Genera with 19 Species
Acanthoxia Bolivar, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Acridoderes Bolivar, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Auloserpusia Rehn, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Brachystola Scudder, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Dictyophorus Thunberg, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Hadrolecocatantops Jago, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Kwidschwia Rehn, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Maura Stål, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsera Bolivar, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Orthacris Bolivar, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Phymateus Thunberg, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Ruwenzoracris Rehn, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Taphronota Stål, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Zonocerus Stål, 18151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North West
19 Species
Acanthoxia gladiator Westwood, 1841
Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873
Acridoderes sanguinea Sjöstedt, 1929
Auloserpusia lacustris Rehn, 1914
Brachystola mexicana Bruner, 1904
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Dictyophorus (Dictyophorus) spumans Thunberg, 1787Koppie foam grasshopper
Gastrimargus africanus Saussure, 1889
Gymnobothrus gracilis Ramme, 1931
Hadrolecocatantops kissenjianus Rehn, 1914
Kwidschwia kivuensis Rehn, 1914
Maura rubroornata Stål, 1855
Mesopsera filum Bolivar, 1890
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Orthacris (Orthacris) curvicerca Kevan, 1953
Phymateus (Maphyteus) baccatus (Stål, 1876)⇒ Phymateus bolivari compressicollis Bolivar, 1904
Ruwenzoracris simplicicerca Ramme, 1929
Taphronota (Taphronota) calliparea (Schaum, 1853)⇒ Taphronota grandis Kevan, 1975
Zonocerus elegans Thunberg, 1815Elegant Grasshopper


Links, sources and further information
Acrididea at itis.gov