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Checklist for Superfamily Acridoidea MacLeay, 1819
and region Namaqualand (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
148
717
1239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
148
717
1239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
145
712
1235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
15
53
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
12
49
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
8
43
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
8
43
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
4
35
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namaqualand
4 Families width 36 Species
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts20SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper9SpeciesTaxom
Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956Lentulid Grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Lithidiidae Dirsh, 19612SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Namaqualand
35 Genera with 36 Species
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Acrotylus Fieber, 1838burrowing grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Adephagus Saussure, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Akicera Serville, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Anaeolopus Uvarov, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Bacteracris Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Batrachornis Saussure, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Batrachotetrix Burmeister, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamicus Uvarov, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Calviniacris Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Dirshacris Brown, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Euloryma Spearman, 2013
0SpeciesTaxom
Euryphymus Stål, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Geloiomimus Saussure, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Karruia Rehn, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Lithidiopsis Dirsh, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Locustana Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Lounsburyna Uvarov, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyphymus Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnobothrus Karny, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Paraxenotettix Dirsh, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Plegmapteroides Dirsh, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Plegmapterus Martínez y F..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Porthetis Serville, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Scintharista Saussure, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Shelfordites Karny, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromerus Stål, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Thrincotropis Saussure, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Trachypetrella Kirby, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Truxaloides Dirsh, 17701SpeciesTaxom
Tsautettix Otte, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Vitticatantops Sjöstedt, 18151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namaqualand
36 Species
Acrotylus angulatus Stål, 1876
Acrotylus crassus Saussure, 1884
Acrotylus patruelis Herrich-Scha..., 1838Slender Burrowing Grasshopper
Adephagus cristatus Burmeister, 1838
Akicera fusca Thunberg, 1815
Anaeolopus dorsalis Thunberg, 1815
Bacteracris antennata Dirsh, 1956
Batrachornis namaquensis Saussure, 1888
Batrachornis peringueyi Saussure, 1888
Batrachornis perloides Saussure, 1884
Batrachotetrix loricatus Saussure, 1884
Calviniacris nuda Dirsh, 1956
Dirshacris aridus Brown, 1959
Euryphymus tuberculatus Martínez y F..., 1898Common Agile Grasshopper
Geloiomimus nasicus Saussure, 1899
Karruia gracilis Dirsh, 1958
Lithidiopsis bushmanicum Dirsh, 1956
Lithidiopsis carinatus Dirsh, 1956
Locustana pardalina Walker, 1870Brown locust
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Pachyphymus cristulifer Serville, 1838Ridgebacked Agile Grasshopper
Paragymnobothrus rufipes Uvarov, 1925
Paraxenotettix calcaratus Uvarov, 1925
Plegmapteroides minutus Dirsh, 1959Short-legged Agile Grasshopper
Plegmapterus sinuosus Martínez y F..., 1898Rugose Agile Grasshopper
Porthetis carinata Linnaeus, 1758
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Scintharista magnifica Uvarov, 1922
Scintharista saucia Stål, 1873
Shelfordites aberrans Karny, 1910
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) scabriculus Stål, 1876
Sphodromerus gilli Uvarov, 1929
Trachypetrella anderssonii Stål, 1875
Truxaloides braziliensis Drury, 1770
Tsautettix namaquensis Dirsh, 1956
Vitticatantops humeralis Thunberg, 1815

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in Namaqualand
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
21
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLentulidae
Dirsh, 1956
Lentulid Grasshoppers
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLithidiidae
Dirsh, 1961
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPamphagidae
Burmeister, 1840
toad grasshopper, Toad grasshoppers
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acridoidea at itis.gov