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Checklist for Subfamily Hemiacridinae Dirsh, 1956
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
58
562
1506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
22
352
888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
10
204
476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
9
202
474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
147
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
139
326
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHemiacridinae
Dirsh, 1956
11
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
11 Genera with 16 Species
Acanthoxia Bolivar, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Hemiacris Walker, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Kassongia Bolivar, 19615SpeciesTaxom
Leptacris Walker, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Limnippa Uvarov, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Meruana Delucchi, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsera Bolivar, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Oraistes Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pristocorypha Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Sudanacris Uvarov, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Xenippa Stål, 19661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
16 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthoxia aculeus Grunshaw, 1996Uluguru Slender Grasshopper
Acanthoxia gladiator Westwood, 1841
Hemiacris fervens Walker, 1870
Kassongia flavovittata Bolivar, 1908
Kassongia flavovittata microptera Grunshaw, 1986
Kassongia maculifemur Grunshaw, 1986
Kassongia orientalis Kevan, 1961
Kassongia vittata Kevan, 1961
Leptacris monteiroi Bolivar, 1890
Leptacris monteiroi monteiroi Bolivar, 1890
Limnippa ensicerca Uvarov, 1941
Meruana elegans Delucchi, 1962
Meruana usambarica Karsch, 1896
Mesopsera filum Bolivar, 1890
Oraistes luridus Karsch, 1896
Pristocorypha corneola Karsch, 1896
Sudanacris schoutedeni Dirsh, 1954
Xenippa elegans Kevan, 1966

Subnodes of Hemiacridinae with occurrences in Tanzania
TribeHemiacridini
Dirsh, 1956
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLeptacrini
Johnston, 1956
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMesopserini
Otte, 1995
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hemiacridinae at itis.gov