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Checklist for Tribe Cyrtacanthacridini Kirby, 1902 (Giant Spur-throated Grasshoppers)
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
568
7208
15765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7204
15757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
537
7075
15500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
68
440
857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
27
276
498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
11
187
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
10
184
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
4
144
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
106
178
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
9
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCyrtacanthacridini
Kirby, 1902
Giant Spur-throated Grasshoppers
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
4 Genera with 7 Species
Anacridium Uvarov, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Nomadacris Uvarov, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
7 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anacridium aegyptium Linnaeus, 1764Egyptian Grasshopper
Anacridium incisum Rehn, 1942
Anacridium rehni Dirsh, 1953
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville, 1839Red Locust
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust