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Checklist for Suborder Ensifera Lesson, 1843 (Locusts)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
142
2517
10595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
51
1612
6281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Ensifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
26
655
2738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
26 Families width 2738 Species and 194 Subspecies
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Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859Wetas & King Crickets77SpeciesTaxom
Elcanidae Handlirsch, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Eneopteridae (Saussure, 1893)Bush cricket11SpeciesTaxom
Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845Camel Crickets104SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets647SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870Mole cricket22SpeciesTaxom
Haglidae Handlirsch, 1906Hump-winged cricket2SpeciesTaxom
Malgasiidae (Gorochov, 1984)15SpeciesTaxom
Mogoplistidae Saussure, 1877Scaly cricket62SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecophilidae Saussure, 1874Ant cricket14SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845)Tree cricket25SpeciesTaxom
Oedischiidae Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Paragryllidae (Desutter-Gra..., 1987)5SpeciesTaxom
Permoraphidiidae Tillyard, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Phalangopsidae (Chopard, 1949)Spider cricket16SpeciesTaxom
Podoscirtidae Saussure, 1878139SpeciesTaxom
Proparagryllacrididae Riek, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Pruvostitidae Zalessky, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pteroplistidae (Chopard, 1936)1SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphidophoridae Walker, 1869And Cave Weta5SpeciesTaxom
Schizodactylidae Karny, 1927Dune crickets8SpeciesTaxom
Stenopelmatidae Burmeister, 1838Bulldog Raspy Crickets4SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets1430SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidiidae (Saussure, 1870)And Ground Crickets140SpeciesTaxom
Vitimiidae Sharov, 19680SpeciesTaxom
Xenopteridae Riek, 19552SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Ensifera with occurrences in Africa
InfraorderElcanidea
Handlirsch, 1906
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderGryllidea
Latreille, 1802
12
230
1097
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderOedischiidea
Handlirsch, 1906
4
6
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTettigoniidea
Stol, 1788
Katydids and Camel Crickets
5
409
1617
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyRhaphidophoroidea
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySchizodactyloidea
Karny, 1927
1
1
8
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyVitimiidae
Sharov, 1968
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ensifera at artfakta.se
Ensifera at dyntaxa.se
Ensifera at itis.gov