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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
941
1098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
941
1098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
205
934
1092
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
16
42
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
13
36
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
7
26
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
6
25
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
19
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Stellenbosch
3 Families width 26 Species
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts22SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper2SpeciesTaxom
Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956Lentulid Grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Stellenbosch
19 Genera with 26 Species
Acrida Linnaeus, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1838burrowing grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Akicera Serville, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Anaeolopus Uvarov, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamicus Uvarov, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Devylderia Sjöstedt, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Euryphymus Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Heteropternis Stål, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Porthetis Serville, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pycnodictya Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rhachitopis Uvarov, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Truxaloides Dirsh, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Vitticatantops Sjöstedt, 18151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Stellenbosch
26 Species
Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873
Acrotylus apricarius Stål, 1873
Acrotylus crassus Saussure, 1884
Acrotylus deustus Thunberg, 1815
Acrotylus patruelis Herrich-Scha..., 1838Slender Burrowing Grasshopper
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Akicera fusca Thunberg, 1815
Anaeolopus dorsalis Thunberg, 1815
Calliptamicus antennatus Kirby, 1902Kirby's Agile Grasshopper
Calliptamicus semiroseus Serville, 1838Southern Agile Grasshopper
Devylderia bothai Dirsh, 1956
Devylderia coryphistoides Sjöstedt, 1923
Euryphymus haematopus Linnaeus, 1758Red-legged Agile Grasshopper
Eyprepocnemis calceata Serville, 1838
Heteropternis pudica Serville, 1838
Heteropternis thoracica Walker, 1870
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Oedaleus flavus Linnaeus, 1758
Oedaleus nigrofasciatus De Geer, 1773
Porthetis carinata Linnaeus, 1758
Pycnodictya obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Rhachitopis nigripes Uvarov, 1922Dark-legged Agile Grasshopper
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) nigripennis Serville, 1838
Truxaloides serratus Thunberg, 1815
Vitticatantops humeralis Thunberg, 1815

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in Stellenbosch
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
16
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLentulidae
Dirsh, 1956
Lentulid Grasshoppers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPamphagidae
Burmeister, 1840
toad grasshopper, Toad grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acridoidea at itis.gov