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Checklist for Superfamily Acridoidea MacLeay, 1819
and region Gauteng (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
332
2972
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
2971
5514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
314
2913
5427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
28
103
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
14
63
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
7
43
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
7
43
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
32
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gauteng
3 Families width 33 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts24SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper8SpeciesTaxom
Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956Lentulid Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gauteng
32 Genera with 33 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Acridoderes Bolivar, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1853
burrowing grasshoppers0SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Anaeolopus Uvarov, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Aneuryphymus Uvarov, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Batrachotetrix Burmeister, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Cannula I. Bolivar, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Duronia Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Faureia Uvarov, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Hoplolopha Stål, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Karruia Rehn, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Lamarckiana Kirby, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Leptacris Walker, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Lobosceliana Dirsh, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Nomadacris Uvarov, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Oxya Serville, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Pachyphymus Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pagopedilum Karsch, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Paracinema Fischer, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Platypternodes Bolivar, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Plegmapterus Martínez y F..., 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Transvaaliana Dirsh, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Truxaloides Dirsh, 18152SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gauteng
33 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873
Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869
Acridoderes laevigatus Bolivar, 1911
Aiolopus meruensis Sjöstedt, 1910
Anaeolopus dorsalis Thunberg, 1815
Aneuryphymus erythropus Thunberg, 1815Red-footed Agile Grasshopper
Batrachotetrix stolli Saussure, 1884
Cannula gracilis Burmeister, 1838Grass-mimicking Grasshopper
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Duronia chloronota Stål, 1876
Faureia milanjica Karsch, 1896
Gastrimargus wahlbergii Stål, 1873
Hoplolopha karasensis Sjöstedt, 1932
Karruia paradoxa Rehn, 1945
Lamarckiana cucullata Stoll, 1813
Lamarckiana punctosa Walker, 1870
Lobosceliana cinerascens Stål, 1873
Lobosceliana loboscelis Schaum, 1853
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville, 1839Red Locust
Oxya hyla Serville, 1831
Pachyphymus cristulifer Serville, 1838Ridgebacked Agile Grasshopper
Pagopedilum bradyanum Saussure, 1887
Paracinema tricolor Thunberg, 1815Tricolor Grasshopper
Platypternodes brevipes Stål, 1876
Transvaaliana distanti Saussure, 1892
Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870
Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Truxaloides braziliensis Drury, 1770
Truxaloides serratus Thunberg, 1815

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in Gauteng
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
25
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLentulidae
Dirsh, 1956
Lentulid Grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPamphagidae
Burmeister, 1840
toad grasshopper, Toad grasshoppers
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acridoidea at itis.gov