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Checklist for Subfamily Acridinae MacLeay, 1821 (Silent slant-faced grasshoppers)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
58
562
1506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
22
352
888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
10
204
476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
9
202
474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
147
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
139
326
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers
22
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
22 Genera with 61 Species
#ACDGLOPSTUZ
Acrida Linnaeus, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Acteana Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Afrophlaeoba Jago, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Cannula I. Bolivar, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Chromochokwea Jago, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Comacris Bolivar, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Coryphosima Karsch, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Duronia Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothroides Karny, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 187613SpeciesTaxom
Lobopoma Karsch, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Odontomelus Bolivar, 19957SpeciesTaxom
Orthochtha Karsch, 19296SpeciesTaxom
Panzia Miller, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paralobopoma Rehn, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Parga Walker, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Parodontomelus Ramme, 19836SpeciesTaxom
Sumba Bolivar, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Truxaloides Dirsh, 18153SpeciesTaxom
Uganda Bolivar, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Zacompsa Karsch, 19531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
61 Species and 8 Subspecies
Acrida bara Steinmann, 1963Usambara Slant-faced Grasshopper
Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acteana alazonica Karsch, 1896Tanzanian Coast Grasshopper
Afrophlaeoba euthynota Jago, 1983Uluguru Forest Edge Grasshopper
Afrophlaeoba longicornis Jago, 1983Rubeho Forest Edge Grasshopper
Afrophlaeoba nguru Jago, 1983Nguru Forest Edge Grasshopper
Afrophlaeoba usambarica Ramme, 1929Usambara Forest Edge Grasshopper
Cannula gracilis Burmeister, 1838Grass-mimicking Grasshopper
Chromochokwea backlundi Uvarov, 1953
Chromochokwea fitzgeraldi Uvarov, 1953Ufipa Blue-winged Grasshopper
Comacris semicarinatus Gerstaecker, 1869
Coryphosima centralis Rehn, 1914
Coryphosima cytidonota Jago, 1970Kasulu Grasshopper
Coryphosima stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Coryphosima stenoptera stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Duronia chloronota Stål, 1876
Gymnobothroides levipes Karsch, 1896
Gymnobothroides pullus Karny, 1917
Gymnobothroides pullus pullus Karny, 1917
Gymnobothrus bounites Jago, 1970
Gymnobothrus brevipennis Miller, 1929
Gymnobothrus cruciatus Bolivar, 1889
Gymnobothrus gracilis Ramme, 1931
Gymnobothrus lineaalba Bolivar, 1889
Gymnobothrus longicornis Ramme, 1931
Gymnobothrus meruensis Sjöstedt, 1929
Gymnobothrus oberthuri Bolivar, 1890Oberthür's Grasshopper
Gymnobothrus roemeri Karny, 1909Römer's Gasshopper
Gymnobothrus romeri Karny, 1909
Gymnobothrus temporalis Stål, 1876
Gymnobothrus temporalis flexuosus Schulthess S..., 1898
Gymnobothrus temporalis temporalis Stål, 1876
Lobopoma ambages Karsch, 1896
Lobopoma mitchelli Popov & Fish..., 1992
Odontomelus brachypterus Gerstaecker, 1869Kilimanjaro Woodland Grasshopper
Odontomelus mahali Jago, 1995Mahale Woodland Grasshopper
Odontomelus micropterus Johnsen & Fo..., 1975Iringa Woodland Grasshopper
Odontomelus nguruense Jago, 1995Nguru Woodland Grasshopper
Odontomelus pareense Jago, 1995South Pare Woodland Grasshopper
Odontomelus scalatus Karsch, 1896
Odontomelus scalatus lanceolatus Jago, 1995
Orthochtha dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869
Orthochtha dasycnemis alca Bolivar, 1908
Orthochtha dasycnemis dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869
Orthochtha dasycnemis lindneri Kevan, D.K.M., 1955
Orthochtha dimorpha Miller, 1929
Orthochtha squamipennis (Ramme, 1929)⇒ Orthochtha dasycnemis dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869
Panzia uvarovi Miller, 1929
Paralobopoma bugoiensis Rehn, 1914
Paralobopoma sjostedti Ramme, 1931
Parga angusticornis (Sjöstedt, 1932)⇒ Parga taeniata Bolivar, 1889
Parga cyanoptera Uvarov, 1926
Parga rammei Sjöstedt, 1932
Parga taeniata Bolivar, 1889
Parodontomelus arachniformis Jago, 1983Northern Forest Grasshopper
Parodontomelus brachypterus Karny, 1917Southern Forest Grasshopper
Parodontomelus luci Hochkirch, 1999Udzungwa Forest Grasshopper
Parodontomelus mazumbaiensis Jago, 1983Mazumbai Forest Grasshopper
Parodontomelus stoltzei Johnsen, 1983Kimboza Forest Grasshopper
Parodontomelus verticulus Jago, 1983Pugu Forest Grasshopper
Sumba roseipennis Bolivar, 1912
Truxalis burtti Dirsh, 1950
Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Truxaloides braziliensis Drury, 1770
Truxaloides burttianus Dirsh, 1954
Truxaloides serratus Thunberg, 1815
Uganda kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1910
Zacompsa pedestris Uvarov, 1953

Subnodes of Acridinae with occurrences in Tanzania
TribeAcridini
MacLeay, 1821
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTruxalini
Serville, 1838
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Acridinae (MacLeay 1821)
Acridinae (MacLeay 1821)


Links, sources and further information
Acridinae at itis.gov