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Checklist of Superfamily Grylloidea Laicharding, 1781 (Crickets)
for Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
494
4980
11122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
493
4974
11111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
473
4901
10973
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
48
219
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
22
152
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Ensifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
12
45
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gryllidea
Latreille, 1802
6
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grylloidea
Laicharding, 1781
Crickets
5
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
5 Families width 9 Species
Trigonidiidae Saussure, 1870And Ground Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Phalangopsidae Chopard, 1949Spider cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Podoscirtidae Saussure, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae Blanchard, 1845Tree cricket3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
8 Genera with 9 Species
Allonemobius Hebard, 1773Robust ground crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Cophogryllus Saussure, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Endecous Saussure, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Gryllodes de Saussure, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1773Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Hapithus Uhler, 1864Flightless bush crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Macrogryllus Saussure, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1932Common tree crickets4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
9 Species
Allonemobius fasciatus De Geer, 1773Striped ground cricket
Endecous (Notendecous) onthophagus Berg, 1891
Gryllodes sigillatus (Walker, 1869)⇒ Gryllodes supplicans Walker, 1859
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Hapithus agitator Uhler, 1864Agitating cricket
Macrogryllus consocius Walker, 1869
Oecanthus capensis Saussure, 1877
Oecanthus karschi Chopard, 1932
Oecanthus rufopictus Chopard, 1932

Subnodes of Grylloidea with occurrences in Western Cape
FamilyGryllidae
Bolivar, 1878
Crickets, Tree crickets, True Crickets
4
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOecanthidae
Blanchard, 1845
tree cricket
1
3
Genus
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)


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