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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
317
2422
5011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
316
2415
4984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
301
2376
4934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
34
140
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
20
106
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
12
80
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
11
79
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
5
64
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Cape
5 Families width 89 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts45SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper33SpeciesTaxom
Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956Lentulid Grasshoppers8SpeciesTaxom
Lithidiidae Dirsh, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Lathiceridae Dirsh, 19541SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Cape
64 Genera with 89 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1838burrowing grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Adephagus Saussure, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Afrotettix Brown, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Akicera Serville, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Anaeolopus Uvarov, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Bacteracris Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Batrachornis Saussure, 18844SpeciesTaxom
Batrachotetrix Burmeister, 18846SpeciesTaxom
Betiscoides Sjöstedt, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Brownacris Dirsh, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamicus Uvarov, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Calviniacris Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Dirshacris Brown, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Duplessisia Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Duronia Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Eneremius Saussure, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Eremotettix Saussure, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Euloryma Spearman, 2013
0SpeciesTaxom
Euryphymus Stål, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Geloiomimus Saussure, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hemiloryma Brown, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Hoplolopha Stål, 18755SpeciesTaxom
Karruhippus Brown, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Karruia Rehn, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Lamarckiana Kirby, 18764SpeciesTaxom
Lathicerus Saussure, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Leatettix Dirsh, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Lithidiopsis Dirsh, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Lobosceliana Dirsh, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Locustana Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Lounsburyna Uvarov, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Nomadacris Uvarov, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyphymus Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pagopedilum Karsch, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Parageloiomimus Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnobothrus Karny, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Paraxenotettix Dirsh, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Phaeocatantops Dirsh, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Platypternodes Bolivar, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Plegmapteroides Dirsh, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Plegmapterus Martínez y F..., 19563SpeciesTaxom
Pnorisa Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Porthetis Serville, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Puncticornia Dirsh, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Rhachitopis Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Scintharista Saussure, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Shelfordites Karny, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromerus Stål, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Stolliana Bolivar, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Thrincotropis Saussure, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Trachypetrella Kirby, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Truxaloides Dirsh, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Tsautettix Otte, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Vitticatantops Sjöstedt, 18151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Cape
89 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acrotylus angulatus Stål, 1876
Acrotylus crassus Saussure, 1884
Acrotylus diana Karny, 1910
Acrotylus furcifer Saussure, 1888
Acrotylus patruelis Herrich-Scha..., 1838Slender Burrowing Grasshopper
Adephagus cristatus Burmeister, 1838
Afrotettix fursti Brown, 1970Bokkeveld Earless Grasshopper
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Akicera fusca Thunberg, 1815
Anacridium moestum Serville, 1838Tree Locust
Anaeolopus dorsalis Thunberg, 1815
Bacteracris antennata Dirsh, 1956
Batrachornis hottentotus Saussure, 1884
Batrachornis namaquensis Saussure, 1888
Batrachornis peringueyi Saussure, 1888
Batrachornis perloides Saussure, 1884
Batrachotetrix acutus Saussure, 1888
Batrachotetrix cantans Saussure, 1888
Batrachotetrix loricatus Saussure, 1884
Batrachotetrix pistrinarius Saussure, 1884
Batrachotetrix scutigera Walker, 1870
Batrachotetrix stolli Saussure, 1884
Betiscoides meridionalis Sjöstedt, 1923Slender Restio Grasshopper
Brownacris namaquensis Brown, 1972
Calviniacris nuda Dirsh, 1956
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Dirshacris aridus Brown, 1959
Duplessisia sulcata Dirsh, 1956
Duronia chloronota Stål, 1876
Eremotettix capensis Miller, 1932
Euryphymus tuberculatus Martínez y F..., 1898Common Agile Grasshopper
Geloiomimus nasicus Saussure, 1899
Hemiloryma deserticola Brown, 1973
Hoplolopha asina Saussure, 1887
Hoplolopha horrida Burmeister, 1838
Hoplolopha karasensis Sjöstedt, 1932
Hoplolopha reflexa Walker, 1870
Hoplolopha serrata Stål, 1875
Karruhippus albicornis Brown, 1989
Karruia gracilis Dirsh, 1958
Lamarckiana bolivariana Saussure, 1887
Lamarckiana cucullata Stoll, 1813
Lamarckiana punctosa Walker, 1870
Lamarckiana sparrmani Stål, 1876
Lathicerus cimex Saussure, 1888
Leatettix denticornis Brown, 1970
Lithidiopsis bushmanicum Dirsh, 1956
Lithidiopsis carinatus Dirsh, 1956
Lobosceliana cinerascens Stål, 1873
Locustana pardalina Walker, 1870Brown locust
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville, 1839Red Locust
Pachyphymus cristulifer Serville, 1838Ridgebacked Agile Grasshopper
Pagopedilum bradyanum Saussure, 1887
Parageloiomimus spinosus Dirsh, 1956
Paragymnobothrus rufipes Uvarov, 1925
Paraxenotettix calcaratus Uvarov, 1925
Phaeocatantops sulphureus Walker, 1870
Platypternodes brevipes Stål, 1876
Plegmapteroides minutus Dirsh, 1959Short-legged Agile Grasshopper
Plegmapterus fernandezi Uvarov, 1922Nama-Karoo Agile Grasshopper
Plegmapterus sinuosus Martínez y F..., 1898Rugose Agile Grasshopper
Plegmapterus splendens Dirsh, 1956Pink Agile Grasshopper
Pnorisa squalus Stål, 1861
Porthetis carinata Linnaeus, 1758
Puncticornia puncticornis Stål, 1876
Rhachitopis crassus Walker, 1870Humped Agile Grasshopper
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Scintharista magnifica Uvarov, 1922
Scintharista saucia Stål, 1873
Shelfordites aberrans Karny, 1910
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) capensis Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) nigripennis Serville, 1838
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) scabriculus Stål, 1876
Sphodromerus gilli Uvarov, 1929
Stolliana angusticornis Dirsh, 1958
Stolliana sabulosa Stål, 1875
Thrincotropis karruensis Brown, 1960
Thrincotropis trilobata Miller, 1932
Trachypetrella anderssonii Stål, 1875
Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870
Truxaloides braziliensis Drury, 1770
Truxaloides serratus Thunberg, 1815
Tsautettix namaquensis Dirsh, 1956
Vitticatantops humeralis Thunberg, 1815

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in Northern Cape
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
37
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLathiceridae
Dirsh, 1954
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLentulidae
Dirsh, 1956
Lentulid Grasshoppers
8
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLithidiidae
Dirsh, 1961
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPamphagidae
Burmeister, 1840
toad grasshopper, Toad grasshoppers
16
33
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acridoidea at itis.gov