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Checklist for Family Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956 (Lentulid Grasshoppers)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
73
439
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
31
293
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
14
202
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
13
198
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
6
151
361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLentulidae
Dirsh, 1956
Lentulid Grasshoppers
20
87
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
20 Genera with 87 Species
Afrotettix Brown, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Atopotettix Brown, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Bacteracris Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Basutacris Dirsh, 1953
0SpeciesTaxom
Betiscoides Sjöstedt, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Calviniacris Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Devylderia Sjöstedt, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Dirshidium Brown, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Eremidium Karsch, 201718SpeciesTaxom
Gymnidium Karsch, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Helwigacris Rehn, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Kalaharicus Brown, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Karruacris Dirsh, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Karruia Rehn, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Leatettix Dirsh, 201432SpeciesTaxom
Lentula Stål, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Shelfordites Karny, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Swaziacris Dirsh, 1953
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanquata Otte, 20142SpeciesTaxom
Tsautettix Otte, 201411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
87 Species
Afrotettix fursti Brown, 1970Bokkeveld Earless Grasshopper
Afrotettix gariepensis Brown, 1970
Atopotettix megalocephalus Brown, 1970
Bacteracris antennata Dirsh, 1956
Betiscoides meridionalis Sjöstedt, 1923Slender Restio Grasshopper
Betiscoides parva Key, 1937Small Restio Grasshopper
Betiscoides sjostedti Key, 1937Robust Restio Grasshopper
Calviniacris nuda Dirsh, 1956
Devylderia acocksi Brown, 1960
Devylderia bothai Dirsh, 1956
Devylderia capensis Dirsh, 1956
Devylderia coryphistoides Sjöstedt, 1923
Dirshidium leucospilos Brown, 1970
Eremidium attenuatus Dirsh, 1956
Eremidium benga Otte, 2015
Eremidium carinae Otte & Armst..., 2017
Eremidium curvicercus Dirsh, 1956
Eremidium dosi Otte, 2015
Eremidium equuleus (Karsch, 1896)⇒ Eremidium maius Ramme, 1929
Eremidium gaape Otte, 2015
Eremidium hunda Otte, 2015
Eremidium kambati Otte & Armst..., 2017
Eremidium kevusco Otte, 2015
Eremidium laurelae Otte & Armst..., 2017
Eremidium maius Ramme, 1929
Eremidium obtusus Dirsh, 1956
Eremidium pondo Otte, 2015
Eremidium quati Otte, 2015
Eremidium samada Otte, 2015
Eremidium sesta Otte, 2015
Eremidium umtata Otte & Armst..., 2017
Gymnidium cuneatum Rehn, 1944
Gymnidium turbinatum Karsch, 1896
Helwigacris insolita Rehn, 1944
Kalaharicus elongatus Brown, 1961
Karruacris browni Dirsh, 1958
Karruia gracilis Dirsh, 1958
Karruia paradoxa Rehn, 1945
Leatettix browni Otte, 2014
Leatettix coti Otte, 2014
Leatettix denticornis Brown, 1970
Leatettix derula Otte, 2014
Leatettix emole Otte, 2014
Leatettix emota Otte, 2014
Leatettix erymna Otte, 2014
Leatettix fala Otte, 2014
Leatettix laticornis Dirsh, 1956
Leatettix limbi Otte, 2014
Leatettix monto Otte, 2014
Leatettix moraki Otte, 2014
Leatettix nasuta Brown, 1960
Leatettix noteta Otte, 2014
Leatettix pota Otte, 2014
Leatettix ratoza Otte, 2014
Leatettix selupa Otte, 2014
Leatettix selupina Otte, 2014
Leatettix sipina Otte, 2014
Leatettix smiti Dirsh, 1956
Leatettix sopika Otte, 2014
Leatettix sulefa Otte, 2014
Leatettix tido Otte, 2014
Leatettix timusa Otte, 2014
Leatettix tiono Otte, 2014
Leatettix tsaoba Otte, 2014
Leatettix ukami Otte, 2014
Leatettix vume Otte, 2014
Leatettix wiga Otte, 2014
Leatettix wotafa Otte, 2014
Leatettix zetti Otte, 2014
Leatettix zomana Otte, 2014
Lentula callani Dirsh, 1956
Lentula obtusifrons Stål, 1878
Shelfordites aberrans Karny, 1910
Shelfordites nanus Uvarov, 1925
Tanquata dabadum Otte, 2014
Tanquata kaiba Otte, 2014
Tsautettix cheya Otte, 2014
Tsautettix daba Otte, 2014
Tsautettix gareba Otte, 2014
Tsautettix gariesa Otte, 2014
Tsautettix goregu Otte, 2014
Tsautettix komaggas Otte, 2014
Tsautettix kuboosi Otte, 2014
Tsautettix namaquensis Dirsh, 1956
Tsautettix numee Otte, 2014
Tsautettix sau Otte, 2014
Tsautettix tsesa Otte, 2014

Subnodes of Lentulidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyLentulinae
Dirsh, 1956
10
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyShelforditinae
Ritchie, 1982
8
41
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Lentulidae at gbif.org
Lentulidae at itis.gov