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Checklist of Suborder Ensifera Lesson, 1843 (Locusts)
for Cape Winelands (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
209
924
1064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
209
924
1064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
203
917
1058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
15
41
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
12
35
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Ensifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
5
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Winelands
5 Families width 11 Species
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets6SpeciesTaxom
Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859Wetas & King Crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845Camel Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870Mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae Blanchard, 1845Tree cricket0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Winelands
9 Genera with 11 Species
Arytropteris Herman, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Borborothis Brunner von ..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Clonia Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1767Coneheads2SpeciesTaxom
Glomeremus Karny, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpa Latreille, 1758Seven-spurred mole crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Henicus Gray, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1831Common tree crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Ruspolia Schulthess-S..., 19072SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Winelands
11 Species
Arytropteris basalis Walker, 1869Flat-necked shieldback
Borborothis opaca Brunner von ..., 1888
Clonia (Hemiclonia) melanoptera Linnaeus, 1758Giant Black-winged Clonia
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) maculatus Le Guillou, 1841Spotted Meadow Katydid
Conocephalus (Conocephalus) conocephalus Linnaeus, 1767African Cone-head
Glomeremus sphingoides Karny, 1929
Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa Linnaeus, 1758European mole cricket
Henicus monstrosus Herbst, 1803
Henicus prodigiosus Stål, 1878
Ruspolia consobrina Walker, 1869
Ruspolia fuscopunctata Karny, 1907

Subnodes of Ensifera with occurrences in Cape Winelands
InfraorderGryllidea
Latreille, 1802
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderTettigoniidea
Stol, 1788
Katydids and Camel Crickets
3
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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