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Checklist for Infraorder Acrididea Song & al., 2015
and region Tanganyika (Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
219
1008
1531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
218
1007
1530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
208
974
1479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
26
100
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
8
48
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
4
28
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanganyika
3 Families width 30 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts25SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts4SpeciesTaxom
Episactidae Burr, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanganyika
27 Genera with 30 Species
#ACDGHIMOPRT
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Afrophlaeoba Jago, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Afroxyrrhepes Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Anischnansis Dirsh, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Aresceutica Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Catantops Schaum, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Chrotogonus Serville, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Duronia Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Heteropternis Stål, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Ixalidium Gerstaecker, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Malagassa Saussure, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Oraistes Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Orthochtha Karsch, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Paralobopoma Rehn, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Parepistaurus Karsch, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Phaeocatantops Dirsh, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Phymateus Thunberg, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Phyteumas Bolivar, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphotittha Karsch, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Taphronota Stål, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanganyika
30 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acrida bara Steinmann, 1963Usambara Slant-faced Grasshopper
Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869
Afrophlaeoba usambarica Ramme, 1929Usambara Forest Edge Grasshopper
Afroxyrrhepes procera Burmeister, 1838
Aiolopus longicornis Sjöstedt, 1910
Anischnansis burtti Uvarov, 1941Usambara Splendid Grasshopper
Aresceutica subnuda Karsch, 1896Usambara Dusky Grasshopper
Catantops momboensis Sjöstedt, 1931
Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) hemipterus Schaum, 1853
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Duronia chloronota Stål, 1876
Gastrimargus africanus Saussure, 1889
Heteracris coerulipes Sjöstedt, 1910Eastern Arc Forest Grasshopper
Heteropternis couloniana Saussure, 1884
Ixalidium sjostedti Kevan, 1950Kilimanjaro Drumming Grasshopper
Malagassa leptotes Brancsik, 1893
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Oraistes luridus Karsch, 1896
Orthochtha dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869
Paralobopoma bugoiensis Rehn, 1914
Paralobopoma sjostedti Ramme, 1931
Parepistaurus jagoi Green, 1998West Usambara Wigwag Grasshopper
Phaeocatantops decoratus Gerstaecker, 1869
Phymateus (Phymateus) viridipes Stål, 1873
Phyteumas olivaceus Karsch, 1896
Rhaphotittha leai Uvarov, 1941
Taphronota (Taphronota) merceti Bolivar, 1904
Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870


Links, sources and further information
Acrididea at itis.gov