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Checklist for Superfamily Eumastacoidea Burr, 1899
and region West Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
78
771
1758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
26
462
996
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
14
273
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
12
269
558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eumastacoidea
Burr, 1899
5
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Africa
5 Families width 13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Thericleidae Burr, 18994SpeciesTaxom
Euschmidtiidae Rehn, 19484SpeciesTaxom
Chorotypidae Stål, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Eumastacidae Burr, 1898Matchstick grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Episactidae Burr, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Africa
10 Genera with 13 Species
Adelothericles Descamps, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Afromastax Descamps, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Eudirshia Roy, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Euschmidtia Karsch, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Hemierianthus Saussure, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Homeomastax Descamps, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Malagassa Saussure, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Mastachopardia Descamps, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Oncothericles Descamps, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Thamithericles Descamps, 18931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Adelothericles nigeriae Descamps, 1977
Afromastax zebra Gerstaecker, 1889
Afromastax zebra occidentalis Descamps, 1977
Eudirshia koba Roy, 1961
Euschmidtia congana Rehn, 1914
Hemierianthus assiniensis Bolivar, 1930
Hemierianthus curtithorax Karsch, 1890
Hemierianthus parki Bolivar, 1930
Homeomastax strigla Rowell & Ben..., 2001
Malagassa leptotes Brancsik, 1893
Mastachopardia jagoi Descamps, 1964
Mastachopardia zougueana Descamps, 1964
Oncothericles nigeriae Descamps, 1977
Thamithericles quagga Karsch, 1893

Subnodes of Eumastacoidea with occurrences in West Africa
FamilyChorotypidae
Stål, 1873
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEpisactidae
Burr, 1899
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEumastacidae
Burr, 1898
Matchstick grasshoppers, monkey grasshopper, Monkey grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEuschmidtiidae
Rehn, 1948
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThericleidae
Burr, 1899
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eumastacoidea at itis.gov