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Checklist for Superfamily Acridoidea MacLeay, 1819
and region North Tanzania (Tanganyika, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
168
687
904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
168
687
904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
156
653
856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
32
116
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
7
40
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
3
21
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
20
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
17
18
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Tanzania
1 Family width 18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts18SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Tanzania
17 Genera with 18 Species
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Afrophlaeoba Jago, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Afroxyrrhepes Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Anischnansis Dirsh, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Aresceutica Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Catantops Schaum, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ixalidium Gerstaecker, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Oraistes Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Orthochtha Karsch, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Parepistaurus Karsch, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Phaeocatantops Dirsh, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Tanzania
18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acrida bara Steinmann, 1963Usambara Slant-faced Grasshopper
Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869
Afrophlaeoba usambarica Ramme, 1929Usambara Forest Edge Grasshopper
Afroxyrrhepes procera Burmeister, 1838
Aiolopus longicornis Sjöstedt, 1910
Anischnansis burtti Uvarov, 1941Usambara Splendid Grasshopper
Aresceutica subnuda Karsch, 1896Usambara Dusky Grasshopper
Catantops momboensis Sjöstedt, 1931
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Gastrimargus africanus Saussure, 1889
Heteracris coerulipes Sjöstedt, 1910Eastern Arc Forest Grasshopper
Ixalidium sjostedti Kevan, 1950Kilimanjaro Drumming Grasshopper
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Oraistes luridus Karsch, 1896
Orthochtha dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869
Parepistaurus jagoi Green, 1998West Usambara Wigwag Grasshopper
Phaeocatantops decoratus Gerstaecker, 1869

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in North Tanzania
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
17
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPamphagidae
Burmeister, 1840
toad grasshopper, Toad grasshoppers
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acridoidea at itis.gov