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Checklist for Tribe Arcypterini Bolivar, 1914
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1271
2495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
19
154
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
9
122
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
5
116
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
5
116
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
103
155
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
103
155
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
19
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeArcypterini
Bolivar, 1914
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benin
5 Genera with 6 Species
Aulacobothrus Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Berengueria Bolivar, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Crucinotacris Jago, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Leionotacris Jago, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphotittha Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
6 Species
Aulacobothrus invenustus Karsch, 1893
Berengueria bifoveolata Karsch, 1893
Berengueria cryptica Jago, 1996
Crucinotacris werneriana Karny, 1907
Leionotacris gilloni Hollis, 1966
Rhaphotittha levis Karsch, 1896