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Checklist of Infraorder Acrididea Song & al., 2015
for Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
494
4980
11122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
493
4974
11111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
473
4901
10973
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
48
219
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
22
152
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
10
107
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
9
106
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
9 Families width 158 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts83SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper26SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts10SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers7SpeciesTaxom
Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956Lentulid Grasshoppers19SpeciesTaxom
Pneumoridae Stål, 1873Bladder grasshopper8SpeciesTaxom
Lithidiidae Dirsh, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Episactidae Burr, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Thericleidae Burr, 18993SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
106 Genera with 158 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Acocksacris Dirsh, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1838burrowing grasshoppers8SpeciesTaxom
Adephagus Saussure, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Afrosphenella Kevan & Akbar, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Akicera Serville, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Amblyphymus Uvarov, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Anaeolopus Uvarov, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Aneuryphymus Uvarov, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Ascetotettix Grant, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Bacteracris Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Basutacris Dirsh, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Batrachornis Saussure, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Batrachotetrix Burmeister, 18848SpeciesTaxom
Betiscoides Sjöstedt, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Brownacris Dirsh, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Bullacris Roberts, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamicus Uvarov, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamulus Uvarov, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Calviniacris Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Chondracris Uvarov, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Choroedocus Bolivar, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Devylderia Sjöstedt, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Dictyophorus Thunberg, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Dirshacris Brown, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Dirshidium Brown, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Duronia Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Eneremius Saussure, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Eremidium Karsch, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Euloryma Spearman, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Euryphymus Stål, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Frontifissia Key, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Gymnidium Karsch, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Helwigacris Rehn, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Heteropternis Stål, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Hoplolopha Stål, 18704SpeciesTaxom
Humbe Bolivar, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Karruia Rehn, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Keya Uvarov, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Lamarckiana Kirby, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Leatettix Dirsh, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Lentula Stål, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Leva I. Bolivar, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Locustana Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Lounsburyna Uvarov, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Malagassa Saussure, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1920Spur-throat grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Meruana Delucchi, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Ochrophlebia Stål, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 17733SpeciesTaxom
Oxya Serville, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Pachyphymus Uvarov, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Pagopedilum Karsch, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Palaisioscaria Günther, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagus Thunberg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Parabullacris Dirsh, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Paracinema Fischer, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnobothrus Karny, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1815Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Paraxenotettix Dirsh, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Peringueyacris Dirsh, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Phymateus Thunberg, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Phymella Uvarov, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Physemacris Roberts, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Platypternodes Bolivar, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Plegmapteroides Dirsh, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Plegmapterus Martínez y F..., 19565SpeciesTaxom
Plerisca Bolivar, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Pnorisa Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Porthetis Serville, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothericles Burr, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Pycnodictya Stål, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorpha Serville, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphella Bolivar, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Rhachitopis Uvarov, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Scintharista Saussure, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 18764SpeciesTaxom
Stolliana Bolivar, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Swaziacris Dirsh, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1887Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Tettiella Hancock, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Thericlesiella Descamps, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Thrincotropis Saussure, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Tmetonota Saussure, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Trachypetrella Kirby, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Truxaloides Dirsh, 18153SpeciesTaxom
Tsautettix Otte, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tylotropidius Stål, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Vitticatantops Sjöstedt, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Xenotettix Uvarov, 19253SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
158 Species and 4 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acocksacris karruensis Dirsh, 1958
Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873
Acrida gigantea Herbst, 1786
Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acrotylus angulatus Stål, 1876
Acrotylus apricarius Stål, 1873
Acrotylus crassus Saussure, 1884
Acrotylus deustus Thunberg, 1815
Acrotylus furcifer Saussure, 1888
Acrotylus junodi Schulthess S..., 1899
Acrotylus patruelis Herrich-Scha..., 1838Slender Burrowing Grasshopper
Adephagus cristatus Burmeister, 1838
Afrosphenella capensis Key, 1937
Afrosphenella senecionicola Key, 1937
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Akicera fusca Thunberg, 1815
Anacridium moestum Serville, 1838Tree Locust
Anaeolopus dorsalis Thunberg, 1815
Aneuryphymus rhodesianus Uvarov, 1922Wolkberg Agile Grashopper
Ascetotettix capensis Günther, 1956
Bacteracris antennata Dirsh, 1956
Batrachornis hottentotus Saussure, 1884
Batrachornis peringueyi Saussure, 1888
Batrachotetrix acutus Saussure, 1888
Batrachotetrix cantans Saussure, 1888
Batrachotetrix loricatus Saussure, 1884
Batrachotetrix peringueyi Saussure, 1888
Batrachotetrix pistrinarius Saussure, 1884
Batrachotetrix scutigera Walker, 1870
Batrachotetrix stolli Saussure, 1884
Betiscoides meridionalis Sjöstedt, 1923Slender Restio Grasshopper
Betiscoides parva Key, 1937Small Restio Grasshopper
Betiscoides sjostedti Key, 1937Robust Restio Grasshopper
Brownacris namaquensis Brown, 1972
Bullacris discolor Thunberg, 1810Bladder grasshopper
Bullacris obliqua Thunberg, 1810Bladder grasshopper
Bullacris serrata Thunberg, 1810Bladder grasshopper
Bullacris unicolor Linnaeus, 1758Bladder grasshopper
Calliptamicus antennatus Kirby, 1902Kirby's Agile Grasshopper
Calliptamicus semiroseus Serville, 1838Southern Agile Grasshopper
Calviniacris nuda Dirsh, 1956
Chondracris rosea De Geer, 1773
Choroedocus capensis Thunberg, 1815
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Devylderia bothai Dirsh, 1956
Devylderia capensis Dirsh, 1956
Devylderia coryphistoides Sjöstedt, 1923
Dictyophorus (Dictyophorus) spumans Thunberg, 1787Koppie foam grasshopper
Dirshacris aridus Brown, 1959
Dirshidium leucospilos Brown, 1970
Duronia chloronota Stål, 1876
Eneremius pusillus Uvarov, 1925
Eremidium obtusus Dirsh, 1956
Euryphymus haematopus Linnaeus, 1758Red-legged Agile Grasshopper
Euryphymus tuberculatus Martínez y F..., 1898Common Agile Grasshopper
Eyprepocnemis calceata Serville, 1838
Eyprepocnemis plorans Charpentier, 1825Lamenting Grasshopper
Frontifissia elegans Key, 1937
Frontifissia laevata Dirsh, 1956
Gastrimargus determinatus Walker, 1871
Gymnidium cuneatum Rehn, 1944
Gymnidium turbinatum Karsch, 1896
Gymnobothrus carinatus Uvarov, 1941
Gymnobothrus temporalis Stål, 1876
Helwigacris insolita Rehn, 1944
Heteracris calliptamoides Uvarov, 1921
Heteracris prasinata Stål, 1876
Heteropternis pudica Serville, 1838
Heteropternis thoracica Walker, 1870
Hoplolopha asina Saussure, 1887
Hoplolopha horrida Burmeister, 1838
Hoplolopha reflexa Walker, 1870
Humbe tenuicornis Schaum, 1853
Karruia gracilis Dirsh, 1958
Karruia paradoxa Rehn, 1945
Keya capicola Uvarov, 1941
Lamarckiana cucullata Stoll, 1813
Lamarckiana sparrmani Stål, 1876
Leatettix laticornis Dirsh, 1956
Lentula callani Dirsh, 1956
Lentula obtusifrons Stål, 1878
Leva callosa Uvarov, 1922
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Locustana pardalina Walker, 1870Brown locust
Malagassa leptotes Brancsik, 1893
Melanoplus elater Strohecker, 1963
Melanoplus viridipes eurycercus (Hebard, 1920)⇒ Melanoplus eurycercus Hebard, 1920
Meruana liriomyzae Boucek, 1988
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Ochrophlebia cafra Linnaeus, 1764
Oedaleus flavus Linnaeus, 1758
Oedaleus nigrofasciatus De Geer, 1773
Oxya hyla Serville, 1831
Pachyphymus cristulifer Serville, 1838Ridgebacked Agile Grasshopper
Pagopedilum bradyanum Saussure, 1887
Pagopedilum sordidum (Walker, 1870)⇒ Pagopedilum sordida Walker, F., 1870
Palaisioscaria calosoma calosoma (Günther, 1934)⇒ Palaisioscaria calosoma Günther, 1934
Pamphagus elephas Linnaeus, 1758
Parabullacris vansoni Dirsh, 1963
Paracinema tricolor Thunberg, 1815Tricolor Grasshopper
Paragymnobothrus rufipes Uvarov, 1925
Paratettix scaber Thunberg, 1815
Paraxenotettix calcaratus Uvarov, 1925
Peringueyacris namaqua Péringuey, 1916Bladder grasshopper
Phymateus (Phymateus) madagassus Karsch, 1888
Phymateus (Phymateus) morbillosus Linnaeus, 1758
Phymella capensis Uvarov, 1922
Physemacris papillosa Fabricius, 1775Bladder grasshopper
Physemacris variolosa Linnaeus, 1758Silver spotted bladder grasshopper
Platypternodes brevipes Stål, 1876
Plegmapteroides minutus Dirsh, 1959Short-legged Agile Grasshopper
Plegmapterus fernandezi Uvarov, 1922Nama-Karoo Agile Grasshopper
Plegmapterus saturatus Walker, 1870Yellow-legged Agile Grasshopper
Plegmapterus sinuosus Martínez y F..., 1898Rugose Agile Grasshopper
Plegmapterus splendens Dirsh, 1956Pink Agile Grasshopper
Plerisca rubripennulis Key, 1937
Pnorisa squalus Stål, 1861
Porthetis carinata Linnaeus, 1758
Pseudothericles jallae Griffini, 1897
Pycnodictya obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Pyrgomorpha (Phymelloides) rugosa Key, 1937
Pyrgomorpha (Pyrgomorpha) minuta Kevan, 1963
Rhachitopis nigripes Uvarov, 1922Dark-legged Agile Grasshopper
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Scintharista magnifica Uvarov, 1922
Scintharista saucia Stål, 1873
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) capensis Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) nigripennis Serville, 1838
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) scabriculus Stål, 1876
Stolliana angusticornis Dirsh, 1958
Stolliana minor Dirsh, 1958
Stolliana sabulosa Stål, 1875
Tetrix condylops Gerstaecker, 1869
Tetrix dubiosus Bolivar, 1887
Tettiella arcuata Hancock, 1909
Tettiella odiosa Walker, 1871
Thericlesiella granulata Descamps, 1977
Thericlesiella meridionalis Sjöstedt, 1923
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833
Thrincotropis caffra Saussure, 1899
Thrincotropis trilobata Miller, 1932
Tmetonota verrucosa Saussure, 1888
Trachypetrella anderssonii Stål, 1875
Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870
Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Truxaloides braziliensis Drury, 1770
Truxaloides serratus Thunberg, 1815
Tsautettix namaquensis Dirsh, 1956
Tylotropidius didymus Thunberg, 1815
Vitticatantops fasciatus Karny, 1907
Vitticatantops humeralis Thunberg, 1815
Xenotettix albicans Miller, 1932
Xenotettix armipes Uvarov, 1925

Subnodes of Acrididea with occurrences in Western Cape
SuperfamilyTetrigoidea
Serville, 1838
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7
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