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Checklist for Superfamily Grylloidea Laicharding, 1781 (Crickets)
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
44
338
1205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
17
131
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Ensifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
9
42
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gryllidea
Latreille, 1802
7
18
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grylloidea
Laicharding, 1781
Crickets
6
17
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ethiopia
6 Families width 34 Species and 2 Subspecies
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets28SpeciesTaxom
Podoscirtidae Saussure, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidiidae Saussure, 1870And Ground Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Mogoplistidae Saussure, 1877Scaly cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Phalangopsidae Chopard, 1949Spider cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecophilidae Saussure, 1874Ant cricket2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ethiopia
17 Genera with 34 Species
Acanthogryllus Saussure, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Afrotruljalia Gorochov, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Anaxipha Saussure, 1938Brown sword-tail crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Brachytrupes Serville, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Cryncus Gorochov, 19905SpeciesTaxom
Ectatoderus Guérin-Ménev..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Endecous Saussure, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Gryllodes de Saussure, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1773Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Homoeogryllus Guérin-Ménev..., 18472SpeciesTaxom
Modicogryllus Chopard, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecophila mj�be..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Myrmophilellus Uvarov, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Phaeophilacris Walker, 201512SpeciesTaxom
Phonarellus Gorochov, 1983
0SpeciesTaxom
Scapsipedus Saussure, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Svercoides Gorochov, 19901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
34 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthogryllus acus Gorochov, 1988
Afrotruljalia ethiopica Gorochov, 1990
Anaxipha ornata Chopard, 1938
Brachytrupes membranaceus membranaceus Drury, 1773
Cryncus gambelae Gorochov, 1990
Cryncus illubabori Gorochov, 1990
Cryncus medvedevi Gorochov, 1990
Cryncus pulchellus Gorochov, 1990
Cryncus rybalovi Gorochov, 1990
Ectatoderus nigriventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Endecous (Notendecous) onthophagus Berg, 1891
Gryllodes sigillatus (Walker, 1869)⇒ Gryllodes supplicans Walker, 1859
Gryllodes supplicans Walker, 1859Tropical House Cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Homoeogryllus adunctus Gorochov, 1988
Homoeogryllus xanthographus Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) beibienkoi Chopard, 1938
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) smolus Gorochov, 1988
Myrmecophila meneliki (Reichensperger, 1913)⇒ Myrmophilellus meneliki Reichensperger, 1913
Myrmophilellus meneliki Reichensperger, 1913
Phaeophilacris abbaica Kaltenbach, 1983
Phaeophilacris abyssinica Saussure, 1878
Phaeophilacris aroussiensis Kaltenbach, 1983
Phaeophilacris chopardacheta Kaltenbach, 1983
Phaeophilacris chopardi La Greca, 1978
Phaeophilacris dmitrievi Gorochov, 2015
Phaeophilacris macroxipha La Greca, 1978
Phaeophilacris martinii Bormans, 1881
Phaeophilacris parva La Greca, 1978
Phaeophilacris pilipennis (Chopard, 1934)⇒ Phaeophilacris chopardacheta Kaltenbach, 1983
Phaeophilacris townsendi Kaltenbach, 1983
Phaeophilacris townsendi aethiopica Gorochov, 2015
Scapsipedus limbatus Saussure, 1877
Scapsipedus mjagkovi Gorochov, 1988
Svercoides alweroensis Gorochov, 1990

Subnodes of Grylloidea with occurrences in Ethiopia
FamilyGryllidae
Bolivar, 1878
Crickets, Tree crickets, True Crickets
11
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMogoplistidae
Saussure, 1877
scaly cricket, Scaly crickets
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMyrmecophilidae
Saussure, 1874
Ant cricket, Ant crickets, ant-loving cricket, Ant-loving crickets
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPhalangopsidae
Chopard, 1949
spider cricket
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPodoscirtidae
Saussure, 1878
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTrigonidiidae
Saussure, 1870
And Ground Crickets, Sword-Tailed Crickets, Trigs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Grylloidea (Laicharding 1781)
Grylloidea (Laicharding 1781)


Links, sources and further information
Grylloidea at itis.gov