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Checklist for Superfamily Grylloidea Laicharding, 1781 (Crickets)
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
568
7208
15765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7204
15757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
537
7075
15500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
68
440
857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
27
276
498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Ensifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
16
89
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gryllidea
Latreille, 1802
7
31
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grylloidea
Laicharding, 1781
Crickets
6
30
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwazulu-Natal
6 Families width 48 Species and 3 Subspecies
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets31SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidiidae Saussure, 1870And Ground Crickets4SpeciesTaxom
Phalangopsidae Chopard, 1949Spider cricket3SpeciesTaxom
Podoscirtidae Saussure, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae Blanchard, 1845Tree cricket6SpeciesTaxom
Eneopteridae Saussure, 1893Bush cricket1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
30 Genera with 48 Species
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Acanthogryllus Saussure, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Anaxipha Saussure, 1906Brown sword-tail crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Astrupia Otte, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Brachytrupes Serville, 17701SpeciesTaxom
Cophogryllus Saussure, 19873SpeciesTaxom
Damaracheta Otte, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Endecous Saussure, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Euscyrtus Guérin-Ménev..., 18952SpeciesTaxom
Geogryllus Otte & Perez..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Grylloderes Bolivar, 19843SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1773Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Gymnogryllus de Saussure, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Hirpinus Stål, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Homonemobius Chopard, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Kilimagryllus Sjöstedt, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Lobeda Walker, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Modicogryllus Chopard, 19843SpeciesTaxom
Natalogryllus Gorochov & M..., 19872SpeciesTaxom
Nemoricantor Desutter-Gra..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1932Common tree crickets6SpeciesTaxom
Paragryllodes Karny, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Parametrypa Brunner von ..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Paroecanthus Saussure, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Prolandreva Gorochov, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Scapsipedus Saussure, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Svercus Gorochov, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Taciturna Otte, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Teleogryllus Chopard, 19833SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidium Audinet-Serv..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Velarifictorus Randell, 19551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
48 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acanthogryllus fortipes Walker, 1869
Anaxipha gueinzii Kirby, 1906
Astrupia gazensis Otte, 1987
Astrupia sodwanensis Otte, 1987
Brachytrupes membranaceus Drury, 1770Tobacco cricket
Cophogryllus fasciatus Walker, 1869
Cophogryllus maculatus Chopard, 1955
Cophogryllus simonsi Otte, 1987
Damaracheta capensis Otte, 1987
Endecous (Notendecous) onthophagus Berg, 1891
Euscyrtus (Euscyrtus) bivittatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Euscyrtus bivittatus fuscinervis Bolivar, 1895
Geogryllus oryctes Otte & Perez..., 2009
Grylloderes capensis Otte & Cade, 1984
Grylloderes ignobilis Walker, 1869
Grylloderes primiformis Otte & Cade, 1984
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Gymnogryllus capensis Otte, Toms &..., 1988
Gymnogryllus compactus Walker, 1869
Gymnogryllus vicinus Chopard, 1955
Hirpinus afer Stål, 1855
Homonemobius africanus Chopard, 1955
Kilimagryllus (Brevitrella) africanus Walker, 1869
Lobeda ovalis Walker, 1869
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) brincki Chopard, 1955
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) conspersus Schaum, 1853Cricket
Modicogryllus (Modicogryllus) segnis Otte & Cade, 1984
Natalogryllus escourtensis Otte, 1987
Natalogryllus eshowensis Otte, 1987
Nemoricantor maculatus maculatus Gorochov, 2007
Oecanthus brevicauda Saussure, 1878
Oecanthus capensis Saussure, 1877
Oecanthus dissimilis Toms & D. Otte, 1988
Oecanthus filiger Walker, F., 1871
Oecanthus karschi Chopard, 1932
Oecanthus similis Chopard, 1932
Paragryllodes africanus Gorochov, 2015
Parametrypa fortipes Walker, 1869
Paroecanthus jalisco Gorochov, 2011
Prolandreva mirabilis Gorochov, 2010
Scapsipedus meridianus Otte & Cade, 1984
Svercus palmetorum Krauss, 1902Cicada Cricket
Svercus palmetorum geonomes Otte, D. & Cade, 1984
Taciturna dlinza Otte, 1987
Taciturna knysna Otte, 1987
Teleogryllus africanus Otte & Cade, 1983
Teleogryllus natalensis Otte & Cade, 1983
Teleogryllus zululandicus Otte & Cade, 1983
Trigonidium (Trigonidium) erythrocephalum Walker, 1869
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) vicinus Chopard, 1955

Subnodes of Grylloidea with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
FamilyEneopteridae
Saussure, 1893
bush cricket
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGryllidae
Bolivar, 1878
Crickets, Tree crickets, True Crickets
18
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOecanthidae
Blanchard, 1845
tree cricket
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPhalangopsidae
Chopard, 1949
spider cricket
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPodoscirtidae
Saussure, 1878
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTrigonidiidae
Saussure, 1870
And Ground Crickets, Sword-Tailed Crickets, Trigs
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Grylloidea (Laicharding 1781)
Grylloidea (Laicharding 1781)


Links, sources and further information
Grylloidea at itis.gov