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Checklist for Suborder Ensifera Lesson, 1843 (Locusts)
and region Makhanda (Makana Local Municipality, Sarah Baartman District)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
229
1256
1792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
229
1256
1792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
219
1242
1781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
18
49
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
12
40
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Ensifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
6
13
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Makhanda (Grahamstown)
6 Families width 11 Species
Gryllidae (Bolivar, 1878)Crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets5SpeciesTaxom
Phalangopsidae Chopard, 1949Spider cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870Mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae Blanchard, 1845Tree cricket0SpeciesTaxom
Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859Wetas & King Crickets1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Makhanda (Grahamstown)
13 Genera with 11 Species
Acanthogryllus Saussure, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Acanthoplistus Saussure, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Arytropteris Herman, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Austrodontura Fontana & Bu..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Clonia Stål, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Endecous Saussure, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpa Latreille, 1805Seven-spurred mole crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1773Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Melidia Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1831
Common tree crickets0SpeciesTaxom
Onosandrus Stål, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaneroptera Serville, 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Thoracistus Pictet, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Makhanda (Grahamstown)
11 Species
Acanthogryllus fortipes Walker, 1869
Acanthoplistus africanus Gorochov, 1988
Arytropteris basalis Walker, 1869Flat-necked shieldback
Austrodontura capensis Walker, 1869Cape Flightless Katydid
Clonia (Xanthoclonia) tessellata Saussure, 1888Yellow-winged Clonia
Endecous (Notendecous) onthophagus Berg, 1891
Gryllotalpa africana Beauvois, 1805African Mole Cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Melidia brunneri Stål, 1876Brunner's Melidia
Onosandrus tigrinus Karny, 1929
Thoracistus viridifer Walker, 1869Two-colored Seedpod Shieldback

Subnodes of Ensifera with occurrences in Makhanda (Grahamstown)
InfraorderGryllidea
Latreille, 1802
4
6
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTettigoniidea
Stol, 1788
Katydids and Camel Crickets
2
7
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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