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Checklist for Infraorder Gryllidea Latreille, 1802
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
95
811
2249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
35
480
1292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Ensifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
19
166
454
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gryllidea
Latreille, 1802
8
60
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
8 Families width 158 Species and 6 Subspecies
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets101SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidiidae Saussure, 1870And Ground Crickets11SpeciesTaxom
Mogoplistidae Saussure, 1877Scaly cricket7SpeciesTaxom
Podoscirtidae Saussure, 18788SpeciesTaxom
Phalangopsidae Chopard, 1949Spider cricket6SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870Mole cricket7SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae Blanchard, 1845Tree cricket13SpeciesTaxom
Eneopteridae Saussure, 1893Bush cricket5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
60 Genera with 158 Species
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Acanthogryllus Saussure, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Acanthoplistus Saussure, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Acheta Linnaeus, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Acophogryllus Gorochov, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Acroneuroptila Baccetti, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Allonemobius Hebard, 1773Robust ground crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Anaxipha Saussure, 1955Brown sword-tail crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Arachnocephalus Costa, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Astrupia Otte, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Brachytrupes Serville, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Clearidas Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Cophogryllus Saussure, 19879SpeciesTaxom
Damaracheta Otte, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Depressotrella Gorochov, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Ectatoderus Guérin-Ménev..., 19101SpeciesTaxom
Endecous Saussure, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Eucycloptilum Chopard, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Euscyrtus Guérin-Ménev..., 18952SpeciesTaxom
Geogryllus Otte & Perez..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Grylloderes Bolivar, 18775SpeciesTaxom
Gryllodes de Saussure, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpa Latreille, 1991Seven-spurred mole crickets8SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1869Common crickets7SpeciesTaxom
Gymnogryllus de Saussure, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Hapithus Uhler, 1864Flightless bush crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Hirpinus Stål, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Homoeogryllus Guérin-Ménev..., 17812SpeciesTaxom
Homonemobius Chopard, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Kilimagryllus Sjöstedt, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Kurtguentheria Gorochov, 20083SpeciesTaxom
Larandeicus Chopard, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Lobeda Walker, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Macrogryllus Saussure, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Modicogryllus Chopard, 19846SpeciesTaxom
Natalogryllus Gorochov & M..., 19873SpeciesTaxom
Nemoricantor Desutter-Gra..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Neogryllopsis Otte, 198316SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1988Common tree crickets13SpeciesTaxom
Paracophus Chopard, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Paragryllodes Karny, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Parametrypa Brunner von ..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Paroecanthus Saussure, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Phaeophilacris Walker, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Phaephilacris
0SpeciesTaxom
Podogryllus Karsch, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Prolandreva Gorochov, 20104SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomogoplistes Gorochov, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pteronemobius Jakobson, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Rupilius Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Scapsipedus Saussure, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Scapteriscus Scudder, 1868
Two-clawed mole crickets0SpeciesTaxom
Stalacris Desutter-Gra..., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Stenonemobius Gorochov, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Svercus Gorochov, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Taciturna Otte, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Teleogryllus Chopard, 19837SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidium Audinet-Serv..., 18783SpeciesTaxom
Velarifictorus Randell, 19559SpeciesTaxom
Xenogryllus Bolivar, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Zaora Walker, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
158 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acanthogryllus brunneri Selys-Longch..., 1868
Acanthogryllus fortipes Walker, 1869
Acanthoplistus africanus Gorochov, 1988
Acheta domesticus Fabricius, 1787European hearth cricket
Acophogryllus schultzei Gorochov, 1996
Acroneuroptila puddui Cadeddu, 1970Southern Sardinian Cricket
Acroneuroptila sardoa Baccetti, 1959Northern Sardinian Cricket
Allonemobius fasciatus De Geer, 1773Striped ground cricket
Anaxipha gueinzii Kirby, 1906
Anaxipha natalensis Chopard, 1955Natal Tiny Cricket
Arachnocephalus angustifrons Chopard, 1955
Arachnocephalus bidentatus Chopard, 1951
Arachnocephalus brincki Chopard, 1955
Astrupia gazensis Otte, 1987
Astrupia sodwanensis Otte, 1987
Brachytrupes calaharicus Karny, 1910
Brachytrupes membranaceus Drury, 1770Tobacco cricket
Brachytrupes politus Bolivar, 1890
Brachytrupes testaceus Karny, 1910
Clearidas nigriceps Stål, 1876
Cophogryllus brevicauda Karny, 1910
Cophogryllus delalandi Saussure, 1877
Cophogryllus fasciatus Walker, 1869
Cophogryllus kuhlgatzi Karny, 1908
Cophogryllus maculatus Chopard, 1955
Cophogryllus pietersburgi Gorochov & M..., 2008
Cophogryllus schultzei (Gorochov, 1996)⇒ Acophogryllus schultzei Gorochov, 1996
Cophogryllus simonsi Otte, 1987
Cophogryllus zoutpansbergi Otte, 1987
Damaracheta capensis Otte, 1987
Damaracheta kriegbaumi Otte & Hennig, 1998
Damaracheta schultzei Karny, 1910
Depressotrella minuta Gorochov, 2005
Depressotrella modulata Gorochov, 2005
Depressotrella testata Gorochov, 2005
Ectatoderus meridionalis Karny, 1910
Endecous (Notendecous) onthophagus Berg, 1891
Eucycloptilum longipes Chopard, 1935
Eucycloptilum veali Chopard, 1935
Euscyrtus (Euscyrtus) bivittatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Euscyrtus bivittatus fuscinervis Bolivar, 1895
Geogryllus oryctes Otte & Perez..., 2009
Grylloderes capensis Otte & Cade, 1984
Grylloderes cockbilli Chopard, 1954
Grylloderes ignobilis Walker, 1869
Grylloderes primiformis Otte & Cade, 1984
Grylloderes quadristrigatus Saussure, 1877
Gryllodes sigillatus (Walker, 1869)⇒ Gryllodes supplicans Walker, 1859
Gryllodes supplicans Walker, 1859Tropical House Cricket
Gryllotalpa africana Beauvois, 1805African Mole Cricket
Gryllotalpa africana africana (Beauvois, 1805)⇒ Gryllotalpa africana Beauvois, 1805
Gryllotalpa devia Saussure, 1877
Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa Linnaeus, 1758European mole cricket
Gryllotalpa minuta Burmeister, 1838
Gryllotalpa parva Townsend, 1983
Gryllotalpa sedecim Baccetti & C..., 1978Sixteen-chromosome Mole-cricket
Gryllotalpa vigintiunum Baccetti, 1991Twenty-one-chromosome Mole-cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Gryllus (Gryllus) braueri Karny, 1910
Gryllus (Gryllus) krugeri Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Gryllus (Gryllus) maunus Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Gryllus (Gryllus) namibius Otte & Cade, 1984
Gryllus (Gryllus) zaisi Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Gryllus physomerus Gerstaecker, 1869
Gymnogryllus capensis Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Gymnogryllus compactus Walker, 1869
Gymnogryllus joburgensis Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Gymnogryllus vicinus Chopard, 1955
Hapithus agitator Uhler, 1864Agitating cricket
Hirpinus afer Stål, 1855
Homoeogryllus orientalis Desutter-Gra..., 1985
Homoeogryllus reticulatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Homoeogryllus venosus Saussure, 1878
Homonemobius africanus Chopard, 1955
Kilimagryllus (Brevitrella) africanus Walker, 1869
Kurtguentheria brachyxipha Gorochov & M..., 2008
Kurtguentheria laciniosa Gorochov, 1996
Kurtguentheria macroxipha Gorochov & M..., 2008
Larandeicus bicolor Chopard, 1937
Lobeda ovalis Walker, 1869
Macrogryllus consocius Walker, 1869
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) brincki Chopard, 1955
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) conspersus Schaum, 1853Cricket
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) ngamius Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) pafuri Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) perplexus Otte & Cade, 1984
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) segnis Otte & Cade, 1984
Natalogryllus escourtensis Otte, 1987
Natalogryllus eshowensis Otte, 1987
Natalogryllus trichardti Otte, 1987
Nemoricantor maculatus maculatus Gorochov, 2007
Neogryllopsis capricornis Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Neogryllopsis ghanzicus Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Neogryllopsis jordani Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Neogryllopsis kuhlgatzi Karny, 1910
Neogryllopsis limpopensis Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Neogryllopsis messinae Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Neogryllopsis mirus Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Neogryllopsis nyandanus Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Neogryllopsis ohopohoi Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Neogryllopsis orpeni Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Neogryllopsis pundae Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Neogryllopsis sabianus Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Neogryllopsis satarae Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Neogryllopsis skukuzae Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Neogryllopsis storozhenkoi Gorochov, 1988
Neogryllopsis tshokwane Otte, 1983Tshokwane Sand Cricket
Oecanthus brevicauda Saussure, 1878
Oecanthus burmeisteri Saussure, 1877
Oecanthus capensis Saussure, 1877
Oecanthus dissimilis Toms & D. Otte, 1988
Oecanthus filiger Walker, F., 1871
Oecanthus galpini Toms & D. Otte, 1988Limpopo Green Tree Cricket
Oecanthus karschi Chopard, 1932
Oecanthus neofiliger Toms & D. Otte, 1988
Oecanthus neosimilis Toms & D. Otte, 1988
Oecanthus pseudosimilis Otte, D., 1988
Oecanthus rufopictus Chopard, 1932
Oecanthus similis Chopard, 1932
Oecanthus sycomorus Toms & D. Otte, 1988
Paracophus placonotus Hubbell, 1972
Paragryllodes africanus Gorochov, 2015
Parametrypa fortipes Walker, 1869
Paroecanthus jalisco Gorochov, 2011
Paroecanthus oaxaca Gorochov, 2011
Phaeophilacris spectrum Saussure, 1878
Podogryllus physomerus Gerstaecker, 1869
Prolandreva aenigmatosa Gorochov, 2005
Prolandreva aenigmatosa aenigmatosa Gorochov, 2005
Prolandreva aenigmatosa borealis Gorochov, 2010
Prolandreva mirabilis Gorochov, 2010
Pseudomogoplistes squamiger Fischer, 1853Mediterranean Beach-cricket
Pteronemobius (Pteronemobius) camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1900
Pteronemobius (Stilbonemobius) niveipalpus Sjöstedt, 1910
Rupilius nigrosignatus Stål, 1876
Scapsipedus meridianus Otte & Cade, 1984
Stalacris meridionalis Desutter-Gra..., 2013
Stenonemobius (Stenonemobius) gracilis Jakovlev, 1871Dwarf Cricket
Svercus palmetorum Krauss, 1902Cicada Cricket
Svercus palmetorum geonomes Otte, D. & Cade, 1984
Taciturna dlinza Otte, 1987
Taciturna knysna Otte, 1987
Teleogryllus (Brachyteleogryllus) occipitalis Serville, 1838
Teleogryllus africanus Otte & Cade, 1983
Teleogryllus commodus Walker, 1869Black field cricket
Teleogryllus leo Otte & Cade, 1983
Teleogryllus mosetse Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Teleogryllus natalensis Otte & Cade, 1983
Teleogryllus zululandicus Otte & Cade, 1983
Trigonidium (Trigonidium) cicindeloides Rambur, 1838Common Trig
Trigonidium (Trigonidium) erythrocephalum Walker, 1869
Trigonidium (Trigonidium) guineense Saussure, 1878
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) botswanus Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) brachyxiphus Chopard, 1955
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) ceylonicus Chopard, 1928
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) chobei Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) ghanzicus Otte, 1987
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) natus Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) obniger Otte & Cade, 1983
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) okavangus Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) vicinus Chopard, 1955
Xenogryllus eneopteroides Bolivar, 1890
Xenogryllus mozambicus Robillard, 2019
Zaora morbillosa Walker, 1869

Subnodes of Gryllidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
SuperfamilyGrylloidea
Laicharding, 1781
Crickets
7
58
151
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGryllotalpoidea
Fieber, 1852
1
2
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Gryllidea at itis.gov