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Checklist for Suborder Ensifera Lesson, 1843 (Locusts)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
21
49
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
14
40
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Ensifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
7
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
7 Families width 13 Species
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets7SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets0SpeciesTaxom
Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845Camel Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870Mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859Wetas & King Crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Stenopelmatidae Burmeister, 1838Bulldog Raspy Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphidophoridae Walker, 1869And Cave Weta1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
12 Genera with 13 Species
Arytropteris Herman, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Clonia Stål, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Cophogryllus Saussure, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Glomeremus Karny, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpa Latreille, 1758Seven-spurred mole crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Henicus Gray, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Hetrodes Fischer von ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Plangia Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Sia Giebel, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Spelaeiacris Péringuey, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Tettigonia Linnaeus, 1781katydid2SpeciesTaxom
Thoracistus Pictet, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
13 Species
Arytropteris basalis Walker, 1869Flat-necked shieldback
Clonia (Leptoclonia) vittata Thunberg, 1789Common Wavy Clonia
Glomeremus sphingoides Karny, 1929
Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa Linnaeus, 1758European mole cricket
Henicus brevimucronatus Griffini, 1911
Henicus monstrosus Herbst, 1803
Hetrodes pupus Linnaeus, 1758Koringkriek
Plangia graminea Serville, 1838Krompokkel
Sia (Maxentius) pallidus Walker, 1869
Spelaeiacris tabulae Péringuey, 1916
Tettigonia catena (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Quintilia catena Fabricius, 1775
Tettigonia villosa (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Paranistria villosa Fabricius, 1781
Thoracistus viridifer Walker, 1869Two-colored Seedpod Shieldback

Subnodes of Ensifera with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
InfraorderGryllidea
Latreille, 1802
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTettigoniidea
Stol, 1788
Katydids and Camel Crickets
4
9
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyRhaphidophoroidea
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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