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Checklist for Subfamily Calliptaminae Tinkham, 1940
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
51
306
537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
22
176
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
12
133
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
11
131
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
6
109
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
81
124
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCalliptaminae
Tinkham, 1940
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
3 Genera with 5 Species
Acorypha Krauss, 18764SpeciesTaxom
Damaracris Brown, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromerus Stål, 19292SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
5 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acorypha nigrovariegata Bolivar, 1889
Acorypha nigrovariegata tibialis Kirby, W.F., 1902
Acorypha pallidicornis Stål, 1876
Acorypha pallidicornis pallidicornis Stål, 1876
Damaracris rupestris Brown, 1972
Sphodromerus gilli Uvarov, 1929
Sphodromerus violaceipennis Ramme, 1929


Links, sources and further information
Calliptaminae at itis.gov