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Checklist for Subfamily Gryllinae Laicharting, 1781 (Common crickets)
and region Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
32
175
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
14
81
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Ensifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
6
24
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gryllidea
Latreille, 1802
4
12
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grylloidea
Laicharding, 1781
Crickets
4
12
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGryllidae
Bolivar, 1878
Crickets, Tree crickets, True Crickets
8
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGryllinae
Laicharting, 1781
Common crickets, Field crickets
6
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
6 Genera with 14 Species
Brachytrupes Serville, 17701SpeciesTaxom
Damaracheta Otte, 19873SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1984Common crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Modicogryllus Chopard, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Neogryllopsis Otte, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Velarifictorus Randell, 19875SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
14 Species
Brachytrupes membranaceus Drury, 1770Tobacco cricket
Damaracheta kasungu Otte, 1987
Damaracheta mlozi Otte, 1987
Damaracheta zomba Otte, 1987
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Gryllus (Gryllus) mzimba Otte, 1987
Gryllus (Gryllus) nyasa Otte & Cade, 1984
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) mulanje Otte, 1987
Neogryllopsis zomba Otte, 1983
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) dedzai Otte, 1987
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) kasungu Otte, 1987
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) lengwe Otte, 1987
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) nyasa Otte, 1987
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) viphius Otte, 1987

Subnodes of Gryllinae with occurrences in Malawi
TribeGryllini
Laicharting, 1781
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeModicogryllini
Otte & Alexander, 1983
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTuranogryllini
Otte, 1987
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Gryllinae at itis.gov