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Checklist for Infraorder Acrididea Song & al., 2015
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
39
233
426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
16
137
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
9
95
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
8
94
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Transvaal
8 Families width 144 Species and 10 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts82SpeciesTaxom
Euschmidtiidae Rehn, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts13SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagodidae Bolivar, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956Lentulid Grasshoppers10SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper17SpeciesTaxom
Thericleidae Burr, 189915SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Transvaal
94 Genera with 144 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Acanthoxia Bolivar, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Acorypha Krauss, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Acridoderes Bolivar, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1902burrowing grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Amatonga Rehn & Rehn, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Amblyphymus Uvarov, 19565SpeciesTaxom
Anaeolopus Uvarov, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Aneuryphymus Uvarov, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Atractomorpha Saussure, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Aulacobothrus Bolivar, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Brachyphymus Uvarov, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamicus Uvarov, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamulus Uvarov, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Cardeniopsis Dirsh, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Carinisphena Kevan, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Charilaus Stål, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Chrotogonus Serville, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Coryphosima Karsch, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Dasyleurotettix Rehn, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Diablepia Kirby, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dictyophorus Thunberg, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Dnopherula Karsch, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Duronia Stål, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Eremidium Karsch, 20155SpeciesTaxom
Eucoptacra Bolivar, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Eupropacris Walker, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Euryphymus Stål, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Faureia Uvarov, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 18845SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Hemiacris Walker, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Hoplolopha Stål, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Humbe Bolivar, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Ibonikawhite1SpeciesTaxom
Kraussaria Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Lamarckiana Kirby, 18704SpeciesTaxom
Lentula Stål, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Leptacris Walker, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Limpopoacris H.D. Brown, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Lobosceliana Dirsh, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Lophothericles Descamps, 19779SpeciesTaxom
Maura Stål, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsera Bolivar, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsis Bolivar, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Mistothericles Descamps, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Ochrilidia Stål, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochrophlegma Bolivar, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Odontomelus Bolivar, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Orthochtha Karsch, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Oxya Serville, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Pagopedilum Karsch, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnobothrus Karny, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Paralentula Rehn, 19443SpeciesTaxom
Parasphenella Kevan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1815Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Parathericles Burr, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Parepistaurus Karsch, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Phaeocatantops Dirsh, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Phloeonotus Bolivar, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Phymateus Thunberg, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Platypternodes Bolivar, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Porthetis Serville, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pristocorypha Karsch, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Pseudamatonga Descamps, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoarcyptera Bolívar, I., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogmothela Karny, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoleva Jago, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothericles Burr, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorpha Serville, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Raphithericles Descamps, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Rhodesiana Dirsh, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidacris Uvarov, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Schulthessiella Bolivar, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Scintharista Saussure, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenoscepa Karsch, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Sygrus Bolivar, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Taphronota Stål, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Tettiella Hancock, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Thericles Stål, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Tmetonota Saussure, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Transvaaliana Dirsh, 19734SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Truxaloides Dirsh, 18153SpeciesTaxom
Xiphoceriana Dirsh, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Zonocerus Stål, 18152SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
144 Species and 10 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acanthoxia natalensis Krauss, 1877
Acorypha nigrovariegata Bolivar, 1889
Acorypha nigrovariegata tibialis Kirby, W.F., 1902
Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873
Acrida gigantea Herbst, 1786
Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acridoderes laevigatus Bolivar, 1911
Acrotylus bilobatus Miller, 1932
Acrotylus capitatus Kirby, 1902
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Amatonga spicata Rehn & Rehn, 1945
Amblyphymus matopo Dirsh, 1956Matopo Agile Grasshopper
Amblyphymus roseus Uvarov, 1922Rose-winged Agile Grasshopper
Amblyphymus rubidus Brown, 1959Brown's Agile Grasshopper
Amblyphymus rubripes Dirsh, 1956Kruger Agile Grasshopper
Amblyphymus transvaalicus Dirsh, 1956Transvaal Agile Grasshopper
Anaeolopus dorsalis Thunberg, 1815
Aneuryphymus erythropus Thunberg, 1815Red-footed Agile Grasshopper
Aneuryphymus rhodesianus Uvarov, 1922Wolkberg Agile Grashopper
Atractomorpha acutipennis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Aulacobothrus dorsatus Bolivar, 1912
Brachyphymus vylderi Stål, 1876Western Agile Grasshopper
Calliptamicus antennatus Kirby, 1902Kirby's Agile Grasshopper
Calliptamicus semiroseus Serville, 1838Southern Agile Grasshopper
Calliptamulus hyalinus Uvarov, 1922Karoo Agile Grasshopper
Calliptamulus natalensis Sjöstedt, 1913Natal Agile Grasshopper
Calliptamulus sulfurescens Uvarov, 1922Upland Agile Grasshopper
Cardeniopsis nigropunctata Bolivar, 1882
Cardeniopsis trifasciatus Kirby, 1902
Carinisphena producta Kevan, 1966
Charilaus carinatus Stål, 1875
Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) hemipterus Schaum, 1853
Coryphosima stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Dasyleurotettix infaustus Walker, 1871
Diablepia viridis Kirby, 1902
Dictyophorus (Dictyophorus) spumans Thunberg, 1787Koppie foam grasshopper
Dictyophorus spumans ater Distant, 1892
Dnopherula cruciata (Bolivar, 1912)⇒ Crucinotacris cruciata Bolivar, 1912
Duronia chloronota Stål, 1876
Duronia curta Uvarov, 1953
Eremidium anono Otte, 2015
Eremidium denticercus Dirsh, 1956
Eremidium macmac Otte, 2015
Eremidium otuso Otte, 2015
Eremidium sinka Otte, 2015
Eucoptacra paupercula Kirby, 1902
Eupropacris cylindricollis Schaum, 1853
Eupropacris uniformis Ramme, 1929Udzungwa Noble Grasshopper
Euryphymus haematopus Linnaeus, 1758Red-legged Agile Grasshopper
Euryphymus tuberculatus Martínez y F..., 1898Common Agile Grasshopper
Faureia milanjica Karsch, 1896
Gastrimargus acutangulus Stål, 1873
Gastrimargus acutangulus acutangulus Stål, 1873
Gastrimargus africanus Saussure, 1889
Gastrimargus crassicollis Saussure, 1888
Gastrimargus verticalis Saussure, 1884
Gymnobothrus lineaalba Bolivar, 1889
Hemiacris fervens Walker, 1870
Heteracris acuticercus Grunshaw, 1991
Heteracris speciosa (Sjöstedt, 1913)⇒ Tylotropidius didymus Thunberg, 1815
Hoplolopha horrida Burmeister, 1838
Hoplolopha vansoni Dirsh, 1958
Humbe tenuicornis Schaum, 1853
Ibonikawhite fissicauda Descamps, 1977Splittail Forbhopper
Kraussaria prasina Walker, 1870
Lamarckiana bolivariana Saussure, 1887
Lamarckiana cucullata Stoll, 1813
Lamarckiana nasuta Saussure, 1887
Lamarckiana punctosa Walker, 1870
Lentula tuberculata Miller, 1932
Limpopoacris obeliscata Brown, 2011
Lobosceliana cinerascens Stål, 1873
Lobosceliana loboscelis Schaum, 1853
Lobosceliana rugosipes Kirby, 1902
Lophothericles armatus Descamps, 1977
Lophothericles browni Dirsh, 1964
Lophothericles faurei Descamps, 1977
Lophothericles flavifrons Descamps, 1977
Lophothericles magnus Descamps, 1977
Lophothericles marginatus Descamps, 1977
Lophothericles modestus Descamps, 1977
Lophothericles mucronatus Descamps, 1977
Lophothericles pallens Descamps, 1977
Maura rubroornata Stål, 1855
Mesopsera filum Bolivar, 1890
Mesopsis hessei Uvarov, 1929
Mesopsis laticornis Krauss, 1877
Mistothericles whitei Dirsh, 1964
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Ochrophlegma violacea Stål, 1876
Odontomelus brevipennis Uvarov, 1922
Odontomelus krugeri Jago, 1995
Oedaleus interruptus Kirby, 1902
Oedaleus plenus Walker, 1870
Orthochtha browni Popov & Fish..., 1992
Orthochtha dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869
Oxya hyla Serville, 1831
Pagopedilum bradyanum Saussure, 1887
Pagopedilum subcruciatum Karsch, 1896
Paragymnobothrus rectus Karny, 1910
Paralentula marcida Rehn, 1944
Paralentula mecostiboides Ramme, 1929
Paralentula prasinata Rehn, 1944
Parasphenella carinata Bolivar, 1904
Paratettix scaber Thunberg, 1815
Parepistaurus browni Green, 1998
Phaeocatantops decoratus Gerstaecker, 1869
Phaeocatantops rosaceus Uvarov, 1942
Phloeonotus humilis Gerstaecker, 1869
Phymateus (Maphyteus) leprosus Fabricius, 1793
Phymateus leprosus leprosus Fabricius, 1793
Phymateus (Phymateus) morbillosus Linnaeus, 1758
Phymateus morbillosus sjostedti Bolivar, 1904
Platypternodes brevipes Stål, 1876
Porthetis carinata Linnaeus, 1758
Pristocorypha popa Rehn, 1940
Pristocorypha turrigera Rehn, 1940
Pseudamatonga carinicrus Schulthess S..., 1909
Pseudoarcyptera cephalica Bolívar, I., 1909
Pseudogmothela media Uvarov, 1921
Pseudogmothela pallida Kirby, 1902
Pseudoleva vittatus Kirby, 1902
Pyrgomorpha (Phymelloides) granulata Stål, 1875
Raphithericles cuneatus Descamps, 1977
Raphithericles rotundatus Descamps, 1977
Rhodesiana maculata Dirsh, 1959Spotted Agile Grasshopper
Rhytidacris punctata Kirby, 1902
Schulthessiella minuta Schulthess S..., 1909
Stenoscepa picticeps Bolivar, 1904
Sygrus vansoni Rehn, 1944
Taphronota (Epamontor) stali Bolivar, 1884
Tettiella latipes Stål, 1877
Thericles obtusifrons Stål, 1875
Tmetonota terrosa Saussure, 1888
Transvaaliana distanti Saussure, 1892
Transvaaliana granulosa Kirby, 1902
Transvaaliana picta Saussure, 1892
Transvaaliana striata Johnsen, 1973
Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870
Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Truxaloides braziliensis Drury, 1770
Truxaloides braziliensis braziliensis Drury, 1773
Truxaloides serratus Thunberg, 1815
Xiphoceriana atrox Gerstaecker, 1869
Zonocerus elegans Thunberg, 1815Elegant Grasshopper
Zonocerus elegans elegans Thunberg, 1815Elegant Grasshopper

Subnodes of Acrididea with occurrences in Transvaal
SuperfamilyTetrigoidea
Serville, 1838
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4
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Links, sources and further information
Acrididea at itis.gov