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Checklist for Superfamily Grylloidea Laicharding, 1781 (Crickets)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
39
304
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
16
175
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Ensifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
8
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gryllidea
Latreille, 1802
7
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grylloidea
Laicharding, 1781
Crickets
6
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
6 Families width 8 Species
Trigonidiidae Saussure, 1870And Ground Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Phalangopsidae Chopard, 1949Spider cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Paragryllidae Desutter-Gra..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Podoscirtidae Saussure, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Eneopteridae Saussure, 1893Bush cricket1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
8 Genera with 8 Species
Cophoscottia Chopard, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Endecous Saussure, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Paragryllodes Karny, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Paragryllus Guérin-Ménev..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Schizotrypus Chopard, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Subtiloria Gorochov, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Tartarogryllus Tarbinsky, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Xenogryllus Bolivar, 18901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
8 Species
Cophoscottia fascipes Chopard, 1962
Endecous (Notendecous) onthophagus Berg, 1891
Paragryllodes optimus Gorochov, 1996
Paragryllus obscurus Scudder, 1869
Schizotrypus planus Gorochov, 1999
Subtiloria subtilis Gorochov, 1996
Tartarogryllus nigericus Chopard, 1961
Xenogryllus eneopteroides Bolivar, 1890

Subnodes of Grylloidea with occurrences in Nigeria
FamilyEneopteridae
Saussure, 1893
bush cricket
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGryllidae
Bolivar, 1878
Crickets, Tree crickets, True Crickets
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyParagryllidae
Desutter-Grandcolas, 1987
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPhalangopsidae
Chopard, 1949
spider cricket
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPodoscirtidae
Saussure, 1878
2
2
Genera
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