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Checklist for Superfamily Acridoidea MacLeay, 1819
and region Somalia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
224
1873
3964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
1870
3961
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
214
1838
3889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
34
188
362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
16
113
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
8
81
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
8
81
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
4
63
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Somalia
4 Families width 126 Species and 23 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts120SpeciesTaxom
Dericorythidae Jacobson & B..., 19022SpeciesTaxom
Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956Lentulid Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Somalia
63 Genera with 126 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acorypha Krauss, 19506SpeciesTaxom
Acoryphella Giglio-Tos, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Acrostegastes Karsch, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1961burrowing grasshoppers7SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Brachycatantops Dirsh, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Chloebora Saussure, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cophotylus Krauss, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocatantops Jago, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dericorys Serville, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Diabolocatantops Jago, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Elmisia Dirsh, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Ermia Popov, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Eurynotacris Ramme, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Guaranacris Rehn, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Guichardippus Dirsh, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 18764SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 19816SpeciesTaxom
Heteropternis Stål, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Iranella Uvarov, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Ischnansis Karsch, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Jasomenia Bolivar, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Kevanacris Dirsh, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Leopardia Baccetti, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Leva I. Bolivar, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Mecostibus Karsch, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Melinocatantops Jago, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Melinohippus Jago, 19414SpeciesTaxom
Merehana Kevan, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Meruana Delucchi, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Metaxymecus Karsch, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ochrilidia Stål, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Odontomelus Bolivar, 19823SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 19816SpeciesTaxom
Orthochtha Karsch, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Oxyaeida Bolivar, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Pachycatantops Dirsh, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Paracinema Fischer, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Parodontomelus Ramme, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Platycatantops Baccetti, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Platyverticula Jago, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Pycnodictya Stål, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Robecchia Schulthess S..., 18983SpeciesTaxom
Sauracris Burr, 19598SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Scintharista Saussure, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Somaliacris Dirsh, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Spathosternum Krauss, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 19857SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromerus Stål, 19433SpeciesTaxom
Stenocrobylus Gerstaecker, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Stenohippus Uvarov, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Surudia Uvarov, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Taramassus Giglio-Tos, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Thalpomena Saussure, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 19505SpeciesTaxom
Vosseleriana Uvarov, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Xenippella Kevan, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Xiphoceriana Dirsh, 18873SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somalia
126 Species and 23 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acorypha concisa Walker, 1870
Acorypha glaucopsis Walker, 1870
Acorypha nodula Giglio-Tos, 1907
Acorypha ornatipes Uvarov, 1950
Acorypha pulla Uvarov, 1950
Acorypha pulla pulla Uvarov, 1950
Acoryphella agilis Baccetti, 1984Hiiraan Agile Grasshopper
Acoryphella robusta Baccetti, 1984Bulo Burti Agile Grasshopper
Acoryphella zonata Giglio-Tos, 1907Somalian Agile Grasshopper
Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869
Acrostegastes affinis Schulthess S..., 1898
Acrostegastes florisi Baccetti, 1984
Acrostegastes glaber Karsch, 1896
Acrotylus knipperi Kevan, 1961
Acrotylus longipes longipes Charpentier, 1845
Acrotylus meruensis Sjöstedt, 1932
Acrotylus ndoloi Kevan, 1956
Acrotylus somaliensis Johnsen & Sc..., 1982
Acrotylus trifasciatus Kevan, 1961
Acrotylus trifasciatus trifasciatus Kevan, D.K.M., 1961
Aiolopus longicornis Sjöstedt, 1910
Brachycatantops emalicus Kevan, 1950
Brachycatantops emalicus fasciatus Baccetti, 1985
Brachycatantops emalicus gracilis Dirsh, 1956
Chloebora dimorpha Uvarov, 1930
Cophotylus thalpomenoides Dirsh, 1949
Cryptocatantops allessandricus Sjöstedt, 1931
Cryptocatantops uvarovi Dirsh, 1956
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Dericorys guichardi Dirsh, 1950
Diabolocatantops axillaris Thunberg, 1815
Diabolocatantops axillaris saucius Burmeister, 1838
Elmisia camelina Dirsh, 1949
Ermia somalica Popov, 1957
Eurynotacris somalica Ramme, 1931
Gastrimargus verticalis Saussure, 1884
Gastrimargus verticalis verticalis Saussure, 1884
Guaranacris rubripennis Perty, 1832
Guichardippus somalicus Dirsh, 1959
Gymnobothrus cruciatus Bolivar, 1889
Gymnobothrus temporalis Stål, 1876
Gymnobothrus temporalis flexuosus Schulthess S..., 1898
Gymnobothrus temporalis temporalis Stål, 1876
Heteracris africanus Johnsen & Sc..., 1982
Heteracris coerulescens Stål, 1876
Heteracris cyanescens Uvarov, 1939
Heteracris juliea Grunshaw, 1991
Heteracris puntica Popov, 1981
Heteracris somalica Popov, 1981
Heteropternis couloniana Saussure, 1884
Heteropternis pugnax Bolivar, 1912
Heteropternis thoracica Walker, 1870
Iranella eremiaphila Uvarov, 1922
Ischnansis gracilis Schulthess S..., 1898
Ischnansis serenae Baccetti, 1984
Jasomenia sansibara Karsch, 1896
Kevanacris squamiptera Kevan, 1951Ethiopian Agile Grasshopper
Leopardia bivittata Baccetti, 1985
Leva guichardi Jago, 1996
Leva nicholai Baccetti, 1985
Leva paraindica Jago, 1996
Mecostibus minimus Ritchie, 1988
Melinocatantops somalicus Sjöstedt, 1931
Melinohippus boranae Jago, 1996
Melinohippus boranae boranae Jago, 1996
Melinohippus ritchiei Jago, 1996
Melinohippus taylori Uvarov, 1941
Merehana somalica Ritchie, 1982
Meruana usambarica Karsch, 1896
Metaxymecus gracilipes Brancsik, 1895
Ochrilidia cretacea Bolivar, 1914
Ochrilidia intermedia Bolivar, 1908
Ochrilidia marmorata Uvarov, 1952
Odontomelus afar Jago, 1995
Odontomelus agrostoides Jago, 1995
Odontomelus somalicus Johnsen & Sc..., 1982
Oedaleus flavus Linnaeus, 1758
Oedaleus flavus somaliensis Sjöstedt, 1931
Oedaleus inornatus Schulthess S..., 1898
Oedaleus instillatus Burr, 1900
Oedaleus miniatus Uvarov, 1930
Oedaleus nadiae Ritchie, 1981
Orthochtha dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869
Orthochtha dasycnemis dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869
Orthochtha dasycnemis somalica Popov, G.B. ..., 1992
Orthochtha dimorpha Miller, 1929
Oxyaeida baccettii Otte, 1995
Oxyaeida poultoni Ramme, 1929
Pachycatantops longipennis Baccetti, 1985
Paracinema tricolor tricolor Thunberg, 1815Vlei Grasshopper
Parodontomelus microptilus Baccetti, 1997
Platycatantops depressus Baccetti, 1985
Platyverticula ritchiei Jago, 1983
Pycnodictya galinieri Reiche & Fai..., 1849
Pycnodictya galinieri citrina Kevan, D.K.M., 1961
Pycnodictya kelleri Schulthess S..., 1894
Robecchia gibba Baccetti, 1991
Robecchia granulosa Uvarov, 1931
Robecchia obesa Schulthess S..., 1898
Sauracris crypta Popov, 1959
Sauracris lacerta Burr, 1900
Sauracris ornata Popov, 1959
Sauracris parvula Ramme, 1929
Sauracris parvula parvula Ramme, 1929
Sauracris popovi Ritchie, 1988
Sauracris simonettae Ritchie, 1988
Sauracris zinae Popov, 1959
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust
Scintharista notabilis Walker, 1870
Scintharista notabilis lateritia Uvarov, 1941
Somaliacris rugosa Dirsh, 1959Bandarbeyla Agile Grasshopper
Spathosternum nigro-taeniatum Stål, 1876
Spathosternum nigrotaeniatum Stål, 1876
Sphingonotus (Parasphingonotus) turkanae Uvarov, 1938
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) africanus Johnsen, 1985
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) atropurpureus Uvarov, 1930
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) collenettei Uvarov, 1930
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) somalicus Johnsen, 1985
Sphingonotus somalicus meridionalis Baccetti, 1985
Sphingonotus somalicus somalicus Johnsen, 1985
Sphodromerus calliptamoides Uvarov, 1943
Sphodromerus inconspicuus Schulthess S..., 1894
Sphodromerus somali Uvarov, 1943
Stenocrobylus somalus Baccetti, 1984
Stenohippus maculifemur Jago, 1996
Stenohippus xanthus Karny, 1907
Surudia aptera Kevan, 1956Carcar Agile Grasshopper
Surudia loboptera Uvarov, 1930Cal Madow Agile Grasshopper
Surudia somalica Dirsh, 1961Erigabo Agile Grasshopper
Taramassus cervus Giglio-Tos, 1907
Taramassus dirshi Baccetti, 1962
Taramassus zavattarii Salfi, 1939
Thalpomena schulthessi Uvarov, 1923
Truxalis burtti Dirsh, 1950
Truxalis conspurcata Klug, 1840
Truxalis conspurcata somalia Burr, 1902
Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Truxalis rubripennis (Dirsh, 1950)⇒ Guaranacris rubripennis Perty, 1832
Vosseleriana somali Uvarov, 1923
Xenippella benadiria Baccetti, 1984
Xiphoceriana atrox Gerstaecker, 1869
Xiphoceriana brunneriana Saussure, 1887
Xiphoceriana cristata Saussure, 1887

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in Somalia
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
59
120
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDericorythidae
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLentulidae
Dirsh, 1956
Lentulid Grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPamphagidae
Burmeister, 1840
toad grasshopper, Toad grasshoppers
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acridoidea at itis.gov