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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
60
436
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
19
234
473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Ensifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
11
93
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
11 Families width 183 Species and 8 Subspecies
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets53SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets112SpeciesTaxom
Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845Camel Crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Podoscirtidae Saussure, 18785SpeciesTaxom
Mogoplistidae Saussure, 1877Scaly cricket3SpeciesTaxom
Phalangopsidae Chopard, 1949Spider cricket2SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpidae (Saussure, 1870)Mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae Blanchard, 1845Tree cricket2SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidiidae Saussure, 1870And Ground Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Stenopelmatidae Burmeister, 1838Bulldog Raspy Crickets0SpeciesTaxom
Eneopteridae Saussure, 1893Bush cricket1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
93 Genera with 183 Species
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Abmisha Otte, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Acanthogryllus Saussure, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Acanthoscirtes Hemp, 1954thorny meadow hoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Acauloplax Karsch, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Acheta Linnaeus, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Aerotegmina Hemp, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Afroanthracites Hemp & Ingrisch, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Afroneanias Karny, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Afrotruljalia Gorochov, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Amytta Karsch, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Anonconotus Camerano, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Arachnocephalus Costa, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Arantia Stål, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Bicolorana Zeuner, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Brachytrupes Serville, 17701SpeciesTaxom
Bradyopisthius Karsch, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Callogryllus Sjöstedt, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Chortoscirtes Hemp, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Clonia Stål, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1909Coneheads3SpeciesTaxom
Cophogryllus Saussure, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Cryncus Gorochov, 19854SpeciesTaxom
Cycloptiloides Sjostedt, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Cymatomera bl�te..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Cymatomerella Beier, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Decticus Serville, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Diogena Brunner von ..., 19541SpeciesTaxom
Ducetia Stål, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Ectatoderus Guérin-Ménev..., 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ectomoptera Ragge, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Endecous Saussure, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Enyaliopsis Karsch, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Eugaster Serville, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Eugasteroides Weidner, 19984SpeciesTaxom
Eulioptera Ragge, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Eupholidoptera Maran, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Eurycorypha Stål, 19546SpeciesTaxom
Fulvoscirtes Hemp, 20123SpeciesTaxom
Gonatoxia Karsch, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Grylloderes Bolivar, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpa Latreille, 1805Seven-spurred mole crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1938Common crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Gymnogryllus de Saussure, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Gymnoproctus Karsch, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Hemitruljalia Gorochov, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Homoeogryllus Guérin-Ménev..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Homorocoryphus Karny, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Horatosphaga Schaum, 195413SpeciesTaxom
Isophya Brunner von ..., 18781SpeciesTaxom
Kevaniella Chopard, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Lamecosoma Ragge, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Madiga Kirby, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Melanoscirtes Hemp, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Melidia Stål, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Meruterrana Sjöstedt, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Metrioptera Wesmael, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Modicogryllus Chopard, 19388SpeciesTaxom
Mombasina Otte, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Niphetogryllacris Karny, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthodes Toms & D. Otte, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1932Common tree crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Omogryllus Otte, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Oxyecous Chopard, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Paracophus Chopard, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Paragryllodes Karny, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Peronura Karsch, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Phaeophilacris Walker, 19836SpeciesTaxom
Phaneroptera Serville, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Phlesirtes Bolivar, 201714SpeciesTaxom
Phlugidia Kevan, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Plangia Stål, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Plangiodes Chopard, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Platycleis Fieber, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Podogryllus Karsch, 19834SpeciesTaxom
Poecilogramma Karsch, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pteronemobius Jakobson, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Rhacocleis Fieber, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Ruspolia Schulthess-S..., 17863SpeciesTaxom
Scapsipedus Saussure, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Spalacomimus Karsch, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Stenopelmatus Burmeister, 1838
Jerusalem crickets0SpeciesTaxom
Stictogryllacris Karny, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Teleogryllus Chopard, 19075SpeciesTaxom
Tenerasphaga C.Hemp, 20074SpeciesTaxom
Terpnistrioides Ragge, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Tessellana Zeuner, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Tropidonotacris Chopard, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Turanogryllus Tarbinsky, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Tylopsis Fieber, 19005SpeciesTaxom
Velarifictorus Randell, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Xenogryllus Bolivar, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Zabalius Bolivar, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Zeuneria Karsch, 18891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
183 Species and 8 Subspecies
Abmisha coiblemmoides Gorochov, 2001
Abmisha illex Otte, 1987
Acanthogryllus brunneri Selys-Longch..., 1868
Acanthoscirtes bilineatus Chopard, 1954
Acanthoscirtes kevani Chopard, 1954
Acauloplax exigua Karsch, 1891Elegant Sylvan Katydid
Acheta gossypii Costa, 1855
Acheta svatoshi Gorochov, 1988
Aerotegmina taitensis Hemp, 2013Taita Balloon Bushcricket
Afroanthracites pommeri Hemp, 2019
Afroneanias scheffleri Griffini, 1908
Afrotruljalia grisea Chopard, 1932
Afrotruljalia kevani Gorochov, 2005
Afrotruljalia tshetyrkinae Gorochov, 1988
Amytta abbreviata Beier, 1967
Amytta taitensis C.Hemp, 2017
Anonconotus alpinus (Yersin, 1858)⇒ Anonconotus ghiliani Camerano, 1878
Anonconotus ghiliani Camerano, 1878
Arachnocephalus kevani Chopard, 1954
Arachnocephalus rufoniger Sjöstedt, 1910
Arantia (Euarantia) fasciata Walker, 1869Giant Leaf Katydid
Arantia (Euarantia) rectifolia Brunner von ..., 1878
Bicolorana roeselii roeselii Hagenbach, 1822
Brachytrupes membranaceus Drury, 1770Tobacco cricket
Bradyopisthius dentatus Weidner, 1941
Callogryllus kilimandjaricus Sjöstedt, 1910
Callogryllus olohius Otte, 1987
Callogryllus parvus Chopard, 1932
Chortoscirtes meruensis Sjöstedt, 1910
Clonia (Clonia) kenyana Uvarov, 1942
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) maculatus Le Guillou, 1841Spotted Meadow Katydid
Conocephalus (Conocephalus) conocephalus Linnaeus, 1767African Cone-head
Conocephalus meruense Sjöstedt, 1909
Cophogryllus parvipennis (Chopard, 1963)⇒ Callogryllus parvipennis Chopard, 1963
Cryncus alternatus Otte, 1985
Cryncus impiger Otte, 1985
Cryncus matuga Otte, 1985
Cryncus sagalus Otte, 1985
Cymatomera paradoxa Gerstaecker, 1869
Cymatomerella excisa Kevan, 1954
Cymatomerella muta Beier, 1954
Decticus verrucivorus verrucivorus Linnaeus, 1758Wart-biter
Diogena denticulata Chopard, 1954
Ducetia punctipennis Gerstaecker, 1869
Ducetia reticulosa Karsch, F., 1889
Ectatoderus kilimandjaricus Sjöstedt, 1910
Ectomoptera nepicauda Ragge, 1980
Endecous (Notendecous) onthophagus Berg, 1891
Enyaliopsis carolinus Sjöstedt, 1913
Eugaster loricatus (Weidner, 1941)⇒ Eugasteroides loricatus Gerstaecker, 1869
Eugasteroides loricatus Gerstaecker, 1869
Eugasteroides loricatus loricatus Gerstaecker, 1869
Eugasteroides loricatus speciosus Sjöstedt, 1912
Eugasteroides loricatus weidneri Schmidt, G.H., 1998
Eulioptera montana Ragge, 1980
Eupholidoptera helina Çiplak, 2009
Eurycorypha diminuta Chopard, 1938
Eurycorypha kenyensis Massa, 2016
Eurycorypha kevani Chopard, 1954
Eurycorypha pseudomeruensis C.Hemp, 2017
Eurycorypha punctipennis Chopard, 1938
Eurycorypha simillima Chopard, 1954
Fulvoscirtes fulvotaitensis Hemp, 2012
Fulvoscirtes kilimandjaricus Sjöstedt, 1910
Fulvoscirtes laticercus Hemp, 2012
Gonatoxia maculata Karsch, 1889
Grylloderes arambourgi Chopard, 1938
Grylloderes ovum Gorochov, 1988
Gryllotalpa africana Beauvois, 1805African Mole Cricket
Gryllotalpa africana africana (Beauvois, 1805)⇒ Gryllotalpa africana Beauvois, 1805
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Gryllus (Gryllus) chappuisi Chopard, 1938
Gymnogryllus amani Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Gymnoproctus rammei Weidner, 1941
Gymnoproctus sculpturatus Schmidt, 1990
Hemitruljalia rufula Gorochov, 2005
Hemitruljalia viridula Gorochov, 2005
Homoeogryllus xanthographus Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Homorocoryphus exiguus (Bolivar, 1922)⇒ Ruspolia exigua Bolivar, 1922
Homorocoryphus nitidulus (Walker, F., 1869)⇒ Ruspolia nitidula Scopoli, 1786
Horatosphaga diminuta Chopard, 1954
Horatosphaga elgonis Chopard, 1938Mount Elgon Grass Bush-cricket
Horatosphaga gracilis Sjöstedt, 1912
Horatosphaga heteromorpha Karsch, 1889
Horatosphaga kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909
Horatosphaga leggei Kirby, 1909
Horatosphaga longipes Bolivar, 1922
Horatosphaga meruensis Sjöstedt, 1910
Horatosphaga regularis Bolivar, 1922
Horatosphaga ruspolii Schulthess S..., 1898
Horatosphaga sabuk Hemp, 2006
Horatosphaga tenera Hemp, 2007
Horatosphaga vicina Chopard, 1954
Isophya kraussii Brunner von ..., 1878Krauss's Plump Bush-cricket
Kevaniella bipunctata Chopard, 1954
Lamecosoma inerme Ragge, 1961
Lamecosoma inermis Ragge, 1961
Madiga verrucifera (Karsch, 1887)⇒ Spalacomimus verruciferus Karsch, 1887
Melanoscirtes taitensis Hemp, 2010
Melidia kenyensis Chopard, 1954
Meruterrana elegans Sjöstedt, 1912
Metrioptera (Roeseliana) roeselii (Hagenbach, 1822)⇒ Bicolorana roeselii roeselii Hagenbach, 1822
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) alluaudi Chopard, 1932
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) dewhursti Otte & Cade, 1984
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) elgonensis Chopard, 1938
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) jagoi Otte & Cade, 1984
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) kenyensis Otte & Cade, 1984
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) mombasae Otte & Cade, 1984
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) parilis Otte & Cade, 1984
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) rotundipennis Chopard, 1938
Mombasina rufulus Chopard, 1932
Niphetogryllacris submutica Brunner von ..., 1888
Niphetogryllacris submutica submutica Brunner von ..., 1888
Oecanthodes anomala Toms & D. Otte, 1988
Oecanthus similis Chopard, 1932
Omogryllus jeanneli Chopard, 1938
Oxyecous apertus Ragge, 1956
Paracophus placonotus Hubbell, 1972
Paragryllodes kenyanus Kaltenbach, 1982
Peronura clavigera Karsch, 1889
Peronura hildebrandtiana Karsch, 1889
Phaeophilacris abyssinica Saussure, 1878
Phaeophilacris bimaculata Chopard, 1935
Phaeophilacris grandis (Sjöstedt, 1913)⇒ Phaeophilacris spectrum Saussure, 1878
Phaeophilacris harzi Kaltenbach, 1983
Phaeophilacris spectrum Saussure, 1878
Phaeophilacris troglophila Kaltenbach, 1983
Phaneroptera (Phaneroptera) acaciae Chopard, 1954
Phaneroptera (Phaneroptera) nana Fieber, 1853Mediterranean katydid
Phaneroptera (Phaneroptera) sparsa Stål, 1857Arabian Sickle Bush-cricke
Phlesirtes brachiatus Uvarov, 1924
Phlesirtes chyuluensis C.Hemp, 2017
Phlesirtes elgonensis C.Hemp, 2017
Phlesirtes githunguri C.Hemp, 2017
Phlesirtes gladiolus C.Hemp, 2017
Phlesirtes keniensis C.Hemp, 2017
Phlesirtes kinangopa C.Hemp, 2017
Phlesirtes laikipiaensis C.Hemp, 2017
Phlesirtes latifrons Chopard, 1954
Phlesirtes limuru C.Hemp, 2017
Phlesirtes mauensis C.Hemp, 2017
Phlesirtes merumontanus Sjöstedt, 1910
Phlesirtes ngongensis C.Hemp, 2017
Phlesirtes timboroa C.Hemp, 2017
Phlugidia africana Kevan, 1993
Plangiodes carinatus Chopard, 1954
Platycleis (Tessellana) tessellata (Charpentier, 1825)⇒ Tessellana tessellata tessellata Charpentier, 1825
Podogryllus chyulu Otte, 1983
Podogryllus latipennis Chopard, 1954
Podogryllus unicolor Chopard, 1954
Podogryllus zambezicus Otte, 1983
Poecilogramma striatifemur Karsch, 1887
Pteronemobius (Pteronemobius) chopardi Bolivar, 1922
Rhacocleis graeca Uvarov, 1942Greek Bush-cricket
Rhacocleis thyrrhenica La Greca, 1952Tyrrhenian Bush-cricket
Ruspolia differens Serville, 1838
Ruspolia exigua Bolivar, 1922
Ruspolia nitidula Scopoli, 1786Large Cone-head
Scapsipedus icipe Hugel & Tanga, 2018
Scapsipedus marginatus Afzelius & B..., 1804
Scapsipedus nigriceps Chopard, 1954
Spalacomimus talpa Gerstaecker, 1869
Spalacomimus verruciferus Karsch, 1887
Stictogryllacris pallidus Chopard, 1954
Teleogryllus (Teleogryllus) xanthoneuroides Chopard, 1932
Teleogryllus commodus Walker, 1869Black field cricket
Teleogryllus marabu Otte & Cade, 1983
Teleogryllus pulchriceps Gerstaecker, 1869
Teleogryllus wernerianus Karny, 1907
Tenerasphaga chyuluensis Hemp, 2018
Tenerasphaga meruensis Sjöstedt, 1910
Tenerasphaga nanyuki Hemp, 2018
Tenerasphaga tenera Hemp, 2007
Terpnistrioides tuberculata Chopard, 1954
Tessellana tessellata Charpentier, 1825Brown-spotted Bush-cricket
Tessellana tessellata tessellata Charpentier, 1825Brown-spotted Bush-cricket
Tropidonotacris carinata Chopard, 1954
Turanogryllus kitale Otte, 1987
Turanogryllus mau Otte, 1987
Tylopsis dispar Sjöstedt, 1910
Tylopsis fissa Ragge, 1964
Tylopsis gracilis Chopard, 1954
Tylopsis irregularis Karsch, 1893
Tylopsis rubrescens Kirby, 1900Elongate Grass Katydid
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) matuga Otte & Cade, 1983
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) shimba Otte & Cade, 1983
Xenogryllus eneopteroides Bolivar, 1890
Zabalius ophthalmicus Walker, 1869Blue-legged Sylvan Katydid
Zeuneria melanopeza Karsch, 1889

Subnodes of Ensifera with occurrences in Kenya
InfraorderGryllidea
Latreille, 1802
8
33
68
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTettigoniidea
Stol, 1788
Katydids and Camel Crickets
3
60
115
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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