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Checklist for Suborder Ensifera Lesson, 1843 (Locusts)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
39
304
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
16
175
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Ensifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
8
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
8 Families width 30 Species and 2 Subspecies
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets21SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidiidae Saussure, 1870And Ground Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Phalangopsidae Chopard, 1949Spider cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870Mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Paragryllidae Desutter-Gra..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Podoscirtidae Saussure, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Eneopteridae Saussure, 1893Bush cricket1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
27 Genera with 30 Species
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Acridoxena White, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Anepitacta Brunner von ..., 19653SpeciesTaxom
Arantia Stål, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Chondrodera Karsch, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Cophoscottia Chopard, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Dapanera Karsch, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Ducetia Stål, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Endecous Saussure, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Eulioptera Ragge, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Eurycorypha Stål, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpa Latreille, 1983Seven-spurred mole crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Horatosphaga Schaum, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Pantecphylus Karsch, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Paragryllodes Karny, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Paragryllus Guérin-Ménev..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Phaneroptera Serville, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Proamytta Beier, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhynchus Audinet-Serv..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Ruspolia Schulthess-S..., 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Schizotrypus Chopard, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Stenampyx Karsch, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Subtiloria Gorochov, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Tartarogryllus Tarbinsky, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Tylopsis Fieber, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Xenogryllus Bolivar, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Zabalius Bolivar, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Zeuneria Karsch, 18891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
30 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acridoxena hewaniana Smith, 1865
Anepitacta (Anepitacta) bicaudata Beier, 1965
Anepitacta (Anepitacta) egestoides Beier, 1967
Anepitacta (Anepitacta) nigerica Beier, 1965
Arantia (Arantia) hydatinoptera Karsch, 1889
Chondrodera subvitrea Karsch, 1891
Cophoscottia fascipes Chopard, 1962
Dapanera genuteres Karsch, 1889
Ducetia crosskeyi Ragge, 1961
Endecous (Notendecous) onthophagus Berg, 1891
Eulioptera crosskeyi Ragge, 1968
Eulioptera disparidens Ragge, 1980
Eurycorypha stylata Stål, 1873
Gryllotalpa brevilyra Townsend, 1983
Horatosphaga crosskeyi Ragge, 1960Nigerian Leaf Katydid
Pantecphylus (Pantecphylus) kamerunus Schmidt, 2003Cameroon Spiny Katydid
Paragryllodes optimus Gorochov, 1996
Paragryllus obscurus Scudder, 1869
Phaneroptera (Phaneroptera) nana Fieber, 1853Mediterranean katydid
Phaneroptera nana sparsa (Stål, 1857)⇒ Phaneroptera sparsa Stål, 1857
Phaneroptera (Phaneroptera) sparsa Stål, 1857Arabian Sickle Bush-cricke
Proamytta (Proamytta) sincera Beier, 1965
Pseudorhynchus crosskeyi Ragge, 1969
Schizotrypus planus Gorochov, 1999
Stenampyx annulicornis Karsch, 1891
Subtiloria subtilis Gorochov, 1996
Tartarogryllus nigericus Chopard, 1961
Tylopsis irregularis Karsch, 1893
Xenogryllus eneopteroides Bolivar, 1890
Zabalius apicalis Bolivar, 1886
Zabalius apicalis apicalis Bolivar, 1886
Zeuneria melanopeza Karsch, 1889

Subnodes of Ensifera with occurrences in Nigeria
InfraorderGryllidea
Latreille, 1802
7
9
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTettigoniidea
Stol, 1788
Katydids and Camel Crickets
1
18
21
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Ensifera at dyntaxa.se
Ensifera at itis.gov