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Checklist of Suborder Ensifera Lesson, 1843 (Locusts)
for Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
393
3768
6674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
391
3766
6672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
374
3723
6624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
40
168
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
14
66
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Ensifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
7
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Natal
7 Families width 19 Species
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets10SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae (Bolivar, 1878)Crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Phalangopsidae Chopard, 1949Spider cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870Mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859Wetas & King Crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae Blanchard, 1845Tree cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Pruvostitidae Zalessky, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Natal
17 Genera with 19 Species
Arantia Stål, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Arytropteris Herman, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Brachytrupes Serville, 17701SpeciesTaxom
Clasma Karsch, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Clonia Stål, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Endecous Saussure, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Eurycorypha Stål, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpa Latreille, 1805Seven-spurred mole crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1773Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Lanista Bolivar, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Libanasa Walker, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Nasidius Stål, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1877Common tree crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Onosandrus Stål, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Protettavus Riek, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Ruspolia Schulthess-S..., 17863SpeciesTaxom
Zabalius Bolivar, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
19 Species
Arantia (Arantia) orthocnemis Karsch, 1890
Arantia (Euarantia) fasciata Walker, 1869Giant Leaf Katydid
Arytropteris granulithorax Péringuey, 1916East Coast Flat-necked Shieldback
Brachytrupes membranaceus Drury, 1770Tobacco cricket
Clasma pareiochlora Karny, 1907
Clonia (Hemiclonia) assimilis Kaltenbach, 1971Eastern Black-winged Clonia
Endecous (Notendecous) onthophagus Berg, 1891
Eurycorypha cereris Stål, 1857Kalahari Oblong-eyed Katydid
Gryllotalpa africana Beauvois, 1805African Mole Cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Lanista annulicornis Walker, 1869Southern Black-faced Katydid
Nasidius minotaurus Karny, 1929
Oecanthus capensis Saussure, 1877
Onosandrus fuscodorsalis Sjöstedt, 1913
Onosandrus natalensis Karny, 1929
Protettavus exilis E. F. Riek, 1976
Ruspolia ampla Walker, 1869Robust Conehead Katydid
Ruspolia nitidula Scopoli, 1786Large Cone-head
Zabalius aridus Walker, 1869

Subnodes of Ensifera with occurrences in Natal
InfraorderGryllidea
Latreille, 1802
4
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderOedischiidea
Handlirsch, 1906
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderTettigoniidea
Stol, 1788
Katydids and Camel Crickets
2
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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