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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
58
562
1506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
22
352
888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Ensifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
12
148
412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gryllidea
Latreille, 1802
8
57
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanzania
8 Families width 133 Species and 5 Subspecies
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets78SpeciesTaxom
Podoscirtidae Saussure, 187818SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidiidae (Saussure, 1870)And Ground Crickets16SpeciesTaxom
Mogoplistidae Saussure, 1877Scaly cricket8SpeciesTaxom
Phalangopsidae Chopard, 1949Spider cricket3SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870Mole cricket5SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae Blanchard, 1845Tree cricket4SpeciesTaxom
Eneopteridae Saussure, 1893Bush cricket1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanzania
57 Genera with 133 Species
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Abmisha Otte, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Acanthogryllus Saussure, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Acanthoplistus Saussure, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Acheta Linnaeus, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Acrophonus Bolivar, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Afrophaloria Desutter-Gra..., 20152SpeciesTaxom
Afrotruljalia Gorochov, 20054SpeciesTaxom
Amusurgus Brunner von ..., 19361SpeciesTaxom
Anacyrtoxipha Chopard, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Anaxipha Saussure, 1910Brown sword-tail crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Apentacentrus Chopard, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Aphonoides Chopard, 1878slender silent bush crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Arachnocephalus Costa, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Brachytrupes Serville, 18906SpeciesTaxom
Callogryllus Sjöstedt, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Cophogryllus Saussure, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Cryncus Gorochov, 19106SpeciesTaxom
Cycloptiloides Sjostedt, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Danielottea Kocak & Kemal, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Ectatoderus Guérin-Ménev..., 19104SpeciesTaxom
Endecous Saussure, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Eumadasumma Chopard, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Euscyrtus Guérin-Ménev..., 18441SpeciesTaxom
Geogryllus Otte & Perez..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Grylloderes Bolivar, 19843SpeciesTaxom
Gryllopsis Chopard, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpa Latreille, 1983Seven-spurred mole crickets5SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1869Common crickets11SpeciesTaxom
Gymnogryllus de Saussure, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Hoplosphyrum Rehn & Hebard, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Kilimagryllus Sjöstedt, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Laranda Herrich-Schä..., 18901SpeciesTaxom
Metioche Stål, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Modicogryllus Chopard, 19848SpeciesTaxom
Nemobius Serville, 1839
ground cricket0SpeciesTaxom
Neoscapteriscus Cadena-Casta..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1988Common tree crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Orocharis Uhler, 1772Loud-singing bush crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Paracophus Chopard, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Paragryllodes Karny, 19999SpeciesTaxom
Paranaudus Saussure, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Paraphasius Chopard, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Parasongella Otte, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Phaeophilacris Walker, 18787SpeciesTaxom
Phaephilacris
0SpeciesTaxom
Phasmagryllus Desutter-Gra..., 20151SpeciesTaxom
Podogryllus Karsch, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolebinthus Robillard, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Pteronemobius Jakobson, 19846SpeciesTaxom
Rhicnogryllus Chopard, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Scapsipedus Saussure, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Songella Otte, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Teleogryllus Chopard, 18696SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidium Audinet-Serv..., 19092SpeciesTaxom
Uluguria Otte, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Upupagryllus Desutter-Gra..., 20152SpeciesTaxom
Velarifictorus Randell, 19831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
133 Species and 5 Subspecies
Abmisha sigi Otte, 1987
Acanthogryllus brunneri Selys-Longch..., 1868
Acanthoplistus acutus (Saussure, 1877)⇒ Acanthoplistus carinatus Saussure, 1877
Acanthoplistus carinatus Saussure, 1877
Acanthoplistus maliensis Gorochov, 1988
Acheta domesticus Fabricius, 1787European hearth cricket
Acrophonus jeanneli Chopard, 1932
Acrophonus stenus Gorochov, 2005
Afrophaloria amani Desutter-Gra..., 2015
Afrophaloria hempae Desutter-Gra..., 2015
Afrotruljalia magnifica Gorochov, 2005
Afrotruljalia pulla Gorochov, 2005
Afrotruljalia sordidula Gorochov, 2005
Afrotruljalia uvarovi Gorochov, 2005
Amusurgus (Amusurgus) africanus L. Chopard, 1936
Anacyrtoxipha albotibialis La Baume, 1911
Anaxipha kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1910
Anaxipha sjostedti Chopard, 1968
Anaxipha vadschaggae Sjöstedt, 1910
Apentacentrus copalicus A. V. Gorochov, 2010
Aphonoides ocellaris Saussure, 1878
Arachnocephalus meruensis Sjöstedt, 1910
Arachnocephalus rufoniger Sjöstedt, 1910
Brachytrupes chopardi Uvarov, 1922
Brachytrupes chopardi tropicus Gorochov, 1988
Brachytrupes membranaceus Drury, 1770Tobacco cricket
Brachytrupes membranaceus colosseus Saussure, 1899
Brachytrupes membranaceus membranaceus Drury, 1773
Brachytrupes politus Bolivar, 1890
Callogryllus kilimandjaricus Sjöstedt, 1910
Callogryllus parvipennis Chopard, 1963
Cophogryllus fulvus Chopard, 1927
Cophogryllus parvipennis (Chopard, 1963)⇒ Callogryllus parvipennis Chopard, 1963
Cryncus agilis Otte, 1985
Cryncus duplicatus Otte, 1985
Cryncus grumeti Otte, 1985
Cryncus mombo Otte, 1985
Cryncus scenicus Gerstaecker, 1869
Cryncus superciliosus Sjöstedt, 1910
Cycloptiloides meruensis Sjöstedt, 1910
Danielottea lupanga Otte, 1987
Ectatoderus bimaculatus Sjöstedt, 1910
Ectatoderus collatatus Karsch, 1893
Ectatoderus kilimandjaricus Sjöstedt, 1910
Ectatoderus ochraceus Sjöstedt, 1910
Endecous (Notendecous) onthophagus Berg, 1891
Eumadasumma lucens Chopard, 1934
Euscyrtus (Euscyrtus) bivittatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Geogryllus oryctes Otte & Perez..., 2009
Grylloderes atritus Otte & Cade, 1984
Grylloderes morio Fabricius, 1781
Grylloderes serengeticus Otte & Cade, 1984
Gryllopsis marmorata Chopard, 1962
Gryllotalpa africana Beauvois, 1805African Mole Cricket
Gryllotalpa africana africana (Beauvois, 1805)⇒ Gryllotalpa africana Beauvois, 1805
Gryllotalpa bulla Townsend, 1983
Gryllotalpa debilis Gerstaecker, 1869
Gryllotalpa robusta Townsend, 1983
Gryllus (Gryllus) bellicosus Otte & Cade, 1984
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Gryllus (Gryllus) luctuosus (Bolivar, 1910)⇒ Bryodema luctuosa Stoll, 1813
Gryllus (Gryllus) meruensis Sjöstedt, 1910
Gryllus (Gryllus) pennsylvanicus Burmeister, 1838Fall cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) personatus Uhler, 1864Badlands cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) rixator Otte & Cade, 1984
Gryllus brunneri (Saussure, 1877)⇒ Acanthogryllus brunneri Selys-Longch..., 1868
Gryllus conspersus (Houttuyn, 1813)⇒ Aularches miliaris miliaris Linnaeus, 1758
Gryllus morio (Charpentier, 1825)⇒ Stauroderus scalaris scalaris Fischer von ..., 1846
Gryllus physomerus Gerstaecker, 1869
Gymnogryllus ebneri Chopard, 1927
Hoplosphyrum rufum Chopard, 1932
Kilimagryllus (Kilimagryllus) ochraceus Sjöstedt, 1910
Laranda annulata Bolivar, 1890
Metioche (Metioche) massaica (Sjöstedt, 1909)⇒ Metioche massaicum Sjöstedt, 1910
Metioche massaicum Sjöstedt, 1910
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) amani Otte & Cade, 1984
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) conspersus Schaum, 1853Cricket
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) garriens Otte & Cade, 1984
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) massaicus Sjöstedt, 1910
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) meruensis Otte & Cade, 1984
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) parilis Otte & Cade, 1984
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) serengetensis Otte & Cade, 1984
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) zinzilulans Otte & Cade, 1984
Neoscapteriscus vicinus Scudder, 1869Mole cricket
Oecanthus filiger Walker, F., 1871
Oecanthus pellucens Scopoli, 1763European tree cricket
Oecanthus socians Otte, D., 1988
Orocharis gryllodes (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Antillicharis gryllodes Pallas, 1772
Paracophus placonotus Hubbell, 1972
Paragryllodes affinis Sjöstedt, 1910
Paragryllodes amani Desutter-Gra..., 2015
Paragryllodes borgerti Karny, 1909
Paragryllodes campanella Desutter-Gra..., 1998
Paragryllodes dissimilis Desutter-Gra..., 1999
Paragryllodes minor Desutter-Gra..., 1999
Paragryllodes pyrrhopterus Kaltenbach, 1982
Paragryllodes silvaepluvialis Sjöstedt, 1910
Paragryllodes unicolor Desutter-Gra..., 1999
Paranaudus terebrans Saussure, 1878
Paraphasius lepturoides Chopard, 1927
Parasongella nigriceps Otte, 1987
Phaeophilacris aranea Saussure, 1878
Phaeophilacris bukobiana Rehn, 1914
Phaeophilacris chopardiana Kaltenbach, 1983
Phaeophilacris grandis (Sjöstedt, 1913)⇒ Phaeophilacris spectrum Saussure, 1878
Phaeophilacris lucifuga Sjöstedt, 1910
Phaeophilacris microps Sjöstedt, 1910
Phaeophilacris spectrum Saussure, 1878
Phasmagryllus elegans Desutter-Gra..., 2015
Podogryllus bonga Otte, 1983
Podogryllus estesi Otte, 1983
Pseudolebinthus gorochovi Robillard, 2018
Pteronemobius (Pteronemobius) heydenii Fischer, 1853Marsh cricket
Pteronemobius heydenii massaicus Sjöstedt, 1909
Pteronemobius (Pteronemobius) maculosus Saussure, 1899
Pteronemobius (Stilbonemobius) niveipalpus Sjöstedt, 1910
Pteronemobius (Stilbonemobius) pseudotaprobanensis Gorochov, 1984
Pteronemobius (Stilbonemobius) troitzkyi Gorochov, 1984
Rhicnogryllus lepidus Chopard, 1962
Rhicnogryllus zeuneri L. Chopard, 1936
Scapsipedus latus Gorochov, 1988
Scapsipedus marginatus Afzelius & B..., 1804
Songella ebneri Chopard, 1927
Songella obscuripennis Chopard, 1927
Teleogryllus afer Saussure, 1877
Teleogryllus gnu Otte & Cade, 1983
Teleogryllus grumeti Otte & Cade, 1983
Teleogryllus meru Otte & Cade, 1983
Teleogryllus pulchriceps Gerstaecker, 1869
Teleogryllus xanthoneurus Gerstaecker, 1869
Trigonidium (Trigonidium) cicindeloides Rambur, 1838Common Trig
Trigonidium massaicum (Sjöstedt, 1909)⇒ Metioche massaicum Sjöstedt, 1910
Uluguria fontilecta Hoffman, 2005
Uluguria neglecta Hoffman, 1964
Uluguria paucipora Hoffman, 2005
Upupagryllus alatus Desutter-Gra..., 2015
Upupagryllus subapterus Desutter-Gra..., 2015
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) amani Otte & Cade, 1983

Subnodes of Gryllidea with occurrences in Tanzania
SuperfamilyGrylloidea
Laicharding, 1781
Crickets
7
55
128
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGryllotalpoidea
Fieber, 1852
1
2
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Gryllidea at itis.gov