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Checklist for Superfamily Acridoidea MacLeay, 1819
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
42
186
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
20
127
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
9
85
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
9
85
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
63
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern Cape
3 Families width 85 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts65SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper13SpeciesTaxom
Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956Lentulid Grasshoppers7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eastern Cape
63 Genera with 85 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Acorypha Krauss, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1899burrowing grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Anaeolopus Uvarov, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Batrachotetrix Burmeister, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamicus Uvarov, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamulus Uvarov, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Cardeniopsis Dirsh, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Catantops Schaum, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Coryphosima Karsch, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Dirshacris Brown, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Duronia Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Eremidium Karsch, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Euloryma Spearman, 2013
0SpeciesTaxom
Eupropacris Walker, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Euryphymus Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Heteropternis Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Hoplolopha Stål, 19584SpeciesTaxom
Humbe Bolivar, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Karruacris Dirsh, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Karruhippus Brown, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Lamarckiana Kirby, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Leatettix Dirsh, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Lentula Stål, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Leva I. Bolivar, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Locustana Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Lounsburyna Uvarov, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Machaeridia Stål, 1889Machaeridians1SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Nomadacris Uvarov, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Orthochtha Karsch, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Oxya Serville, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Pagopedilum Karsch, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Paracinema Fischer, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Parga Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Phaeocatantops Dirsh, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Platacanthoides Kirby, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Plegmapterus Martínez y F..., 18982SpeciesTaxom
Pnorisa Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Porthetis Serville, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudegnatius Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoarcyptera Bolívar, I., 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Pycnodictya Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rhachitopis Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphotittha Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Scintharista Saussure, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromerus Stål, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Thrincotropis Saussure, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Tmetonota Saussure, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom
Truxaloides Dirsh, 18152SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
85 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873
Acrida gigantea Herbst, 1786
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acrotylus apricarius Stål, 1873
Acrotylus crassus Saussure, 1884
Acrotylus furcifer Saussure, 1888
Acrotylus insubricus (Scopoli, 1786)⇒ Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Acrotylus junodi Schulthess S..., 1899
Aiolopus simulatrix Walker, 1870Sudan plague locust
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Anaeolopus dorsalis Thunberg, 1815
Batrachotetrix peringueyi Saussure, 1888
Batrachotetrix scutigera Walker, 1870
Batrachotetrix stolli Saussure, 1884
Calliptamicus antennatus Kirby, 1902Kirby's Agile Grasshopper
Calliptamicus semiroseus Serville, 1838Southern Agile Grasshopper
Cardeniopsis trifasciatus Kirby, 1902
Catantops melanostictus Schaum, 1853
Coryphosima stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Dirshacris aridus Brown, 1959
Duronia chloronota Stål, 1876
Eremidium attenuatus Dirsh, 1956
Eremidium curvicercus Dirsh, 1956
Eremidium obtusus Dirsh, 1956
Eupropacris fumida (Walker, 1870)⇒ Eupropacris cylindricollis Schaum, 1853
Euryphymus haematopus Linnaeus, 1758Red-legged Agile Grasshopper
Gastrimargus determinatus Walker, 1871
Gastrimargus marmoratus Thunberg, 1815
Gastrimargus wahlbergii Stål, 1873
Gymnobothrus temporalis Stål, 1876
Heteracris herbacea Serville, 1838
Heteracris speciosa (Sjöstedt, 1913)⇒ Tylotropidius didymus Thunberg, 1815
Heteropternis pudica Serville, 1838
Hoplolopha asina Saussure, 1887
Hoplolopha horrida Burmeister, 1838
Hoplolopha reflexa Walker, 1870
Hoplolopha vansoni Dirsh, 1958
Humbe tenuicornis Schaum, 1853
Karruacris browni Dirsh, 1958
Karruhippus albicornis Brown, 1989
Lamarckiana cucullata Stoll, 1813
Lamarckiana punctosa Walker, 1870
Lamarckiana sparrmani Stål, 1876
Leatettix zetti Otte, 2014
Lentula callani Dirsh, 1956
Lentula obtusifrons Stål, 1878
Leva callosa Uvarov, 1922
Locustana pardalina Walker, 1870Brown locust
Lounsburyna capensis Uvarov, 1922
Machaeridia conspersa Bolivar, 1889
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville, 1839Red Locust
Oedaleus flavus Linnaeus, 1758
Oedaleus nigrofasciatus De Geer, 1773
Orthochtha rosacea Walker, 1871
Oxya hyla Serville, 1831
Pagopedilum sordidum (Walker, 1870)⇒ Pagopedilum sordida Walker, F., 1870
Paracinema tricolor Thunberg, 1815Tricolor Grasshopper
Parga xanthoptera (Stål, 1855)⇒ Parga musanae Sjöstedt, 1931
Phaeocatantops sulphureus Walker, 1870
Platacanthoides morosus Walker, 1870Eastern Cape Agile Grasshopper
Plegmapterus fernandezi Uvarov, 1922Nama-Karoo Agile Grasshopper
Plegmapterus sinuosus Martínez y F..., 1898Rugose Agile Grasshopper
Pnorisa squalus Stål, 1861
Porthetis carinata Linnaeus, 1758
Pseudegnatius reyneckei Dirsh, 1956
Pycnodictya obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Rhachitopis crassus Walker, 1870Humped Agile Grasshopper
Rhaphotittha levis Karsch, 1896
Scintharista saucia Stål, 1873
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) capensis Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) scabriculus Stål, 1876
Sphodromerus gilli Uvarov, 1929
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833
Thrincotropis karruensis Brown, 1960
Tmetonota abrupta Walker, 1870
Tmetonota verrucosa Saussure, 1888
Trilophidia annulata Thunberg, 1815
Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870
Truxaloides braziliensis Drury, 1770
Truxaloides serratus Thunberg, 1815

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in Eastern Cape
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
53
65
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLentulidae
Dirsh, 1956
Lentulid Grasshoppers
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPamphagidae
Burmeister, 1840
toad grasshopper, Toad grasshoppers
6
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acridoidea at itis.gov