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Checklist for Infraorder Gryllidea Latreille, 1802
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
 

Infraorder
 
Gryllidea
Latreille, 1802
8
33
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
8 Families width 68 Species and 1 Subspecies
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets53SpeciesTaxom
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
Eneopteridae Saussure, 1893Bush cricket1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
33 Genera with 68 Species
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Abmisha Otte, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Acanthogryllus Saussure, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Acheta Linnaeus, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Afrotruljalia Gorochov, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Arachnocephalus Costa, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Brachytrupes Serville, 17701SpeciesTaxom
Callogryllus Sjöstedt, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Cophogryllus Saussure, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Cryncus Gorochov, 19854SpeciesTaxom
Cycloptiloides Sjostedt, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Ectatoderus Guérin-Ménev..., 19101SpeciesTaxom
Endecous Saussure, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Grylloderes Bolivar, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpa Latreille, 1805Seven-spurred mole crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1938Common crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Gymnogryllus de Saussure, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Hemitruljalia Gorochov, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Homoeogryllus Guérin-Ménev..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Modicogryllus Chopard, 19388SpeciesTaxom
Mombasina Otte, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthodes Toms & D. Otte, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1932Common tree crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Omogryllus Otte, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Paracophus Chopard, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Paragryllodes Karny, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Phaeophilacris Walker, 19836SpeciesTaxom
Podogryllus Karsch, 19834SpeciesTaxom
Pteronemobius Jakobson, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Scapsipedus Saussure, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Teleogryllus Chopard, 19075SpeciesTaxom
Turanogryllus Tarbinsky, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Velarifictorus Randell, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Xenogryllus Bolivar, 18901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
68 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abmisha coiblemmoides Gorochov, 2001
Abmisha illex Otte, 1987
Acanthogryllus brunneri Selys-Longch..., 1868
Acheta gossypii Costa, 1855
Acheta svatoshi Gorochov, 1988
Afrotruljalia grisea Chopard, 1932
Afrotruljalia kevani Gorochov, 2005
Afrotruljalia tshetyrkinae Gorochov, 1988
Arachnocephalus kevani Chopard, 1954
Arachnocephalus rufoniger Sjöstedt, 1910
Brachytrupes membranaceus Drury, 1770Tobacco cricket
Callogryllus kilimandjaricus Sjöstedt, 1910
Callogryllus olohius Otte, 1987
Callogryllus parvus Chopard, 1932
Cophogryllus parvipennis (Chopard, 1963)⇒ Callogryllus parvipennis Chopard, 1963
Cryncus alternatus Otte, 1985
Cryncus impiger Otte, 1985
Cryncus matuga Otte, 1985
Cryncus sagalus Otte, 1985
Ectatoderus kilimandjaricus Sjöstedt, 1910
Endecous (Notendecous) onthophagus Berg, 1891
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
Hemitruljalia rufula Gorochov, 2005
Hemitruljalia viridula Gorochov, 2005
Homoeogryllus xanthographus Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
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
Oecanthodes anomala Toms & D. Otte, 1988
Oecanthus similis Chopard, 1932
Omogryllus jeanneli Chopard, 1938
Paracophus placonotus Hubbell, 1972
Paragryllodes kenyanus Kaltenbach, 1982
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
Podogryllus chyulu Otte, 1983
Podogryllus latipennis Chopard, 1954
Podogryllus unicolor Chopard, 1954
Podogryllus zambezicus Otte, 1983
Pteronemobius (Pteronemobius) chopardi Bolivar, 1922
Scapsipedus icipe Hugel & Tanga, 2018
Scapsipedus marginatus Afzelius & B..., 1804
Scapsipedus nigriceps 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
Turanogryllus kitale Otte, 1987
Turanogryllus mau Otte, 1987
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) matuga Otte & Cade, 1983
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) shimba Otte & Cade, 1983
Xenogryllus eneopteroides Bolivar, 1890

Subnodes of Gryllidea with occurrences in Kenya
SuperfamilyGrylloidea
Laicharding, 1781
Crickets
7
32
67
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGryllotalpoidea
Fieber, 1852
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Gryllidea at itis.gov