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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
28
59
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
16
42
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Ensifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
9
17
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Town
9 Families width 24 Species
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets8SpeciesTaxom
Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859Wetas & King Crickets7SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae (Bolivar, 1878)Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845Camel Crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870Mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae Blanchard, 1845Tree cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Eneopteridae Saussure, 1893Bush cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Stenopelmatidae Burmeister, 1838Bulldog Raspy Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphidophoridae Walker, 1869And Cave Weta1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Town
17 Genera with 24 Species
Arytropteris Herman, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Borborothis Brunner von ..., 18882SpeciesTaxom
Bradyporus Charpentier, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1907Coneheads2SpeciesTaxom
Cophogryllus Saussure, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Glomeremus Karny, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpa Latreille, 1758Seven-spurred mole crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1773Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Henicus Gray, 19164SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1877Common tree crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Onosandridus Péringuey, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paroecanthus Saussure, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Phaneroptera Serville, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Ruspolia Schulthess-S..., 17862SpeciesTaxom
Sia Giebel, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Spelaeiacris Péringuey, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Zabalius Bolivar, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
24 Species
Arytropteris basalis Walker, 1869Flat-necked shieldback
Borborothis brunneri Bolivar, 1890
Borborothis opaca Brunner von ..., 1888
Bradyporus (Callimenus) oniscus Burmeister, 1838Wood-louse Glandular Bush-cricket
Conocephalus (Megalotheca) parvula Péringuey, 1916
Conocephalus (Megalotheca) vaginalis (Karny, 1907)⇒ Euconocephalus vaginalis Redtenbacher, 1891
Glomeremus chimaera Griffini, 1911
Glomeremus obtusus Karny, 1929
Glomeremus sphingoides Karny, 1929
Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa Linnaeus, 1758European mole cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Henicus brevimucronatus Griffini, 1911
Henicus monstrosus Herbst, 1803
Henicus prodigiosus Stål, 1878
Henicus promontori Péringuey, 1916
Oecanthus capensis Saussure, 1877
Onosandridus larvatus Karny, 1929Lost King Cricket
Paroecanthus oaxaca Gorochov, 2011
Phaneroptera (Phaneroptera) nana Fieber, 1853Mediterranean katydid
Ruspolia ampla Walker, 1869Robust Conehead Katydid
Ruspolia nitidula Scopoli, 1786Large Cone-head
Sia (Maxentius) pallidus Walker, 1869
Spelaeiacris tabulae Péringuey, 1916
Zabalius aridus Walker, 1869

Subnodes of Ensifera with occurrences in Cape Town
InfraorderGryllidea
Latreille, 1802
4
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTettigoniidea
Stol, 1788
Katydids and Camel Crickets
4
11
19
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