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Checklist for Family Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956 (Lentulid Grasshoppers)
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1812
113780
1210168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
368
9143
57034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
89
5406
31644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
36
2699
14010
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
31
2668
13737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
12
1854
9270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLentulidae
Dirsh, 1956
Lentulid Grasshoppers
38
189
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
38 Genera with 189 Species
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Afrotettix Brown, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Altiusambilla Jago, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Armstrongium Brown, 20144SpeciesTaxom
Atopotettix Brown, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Bacteracris Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Basutacris Dirsh, 19534SpeciesTaxom
Betiscoides Sjöstedt, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Calviniacris Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Chromousambilla Jago, 19816SpeciesTaxom
Devylderia Sjöstedt, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Dirshidium Brown, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Eremidium Karsch, 201548SpeciesTaxom
Gymnidium Karsch, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Helwigacris Rehn, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Kalaharicus Brown, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Karruacris Dirsh, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Karruia Rehn, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Leatettix Dirsh, 201433SpeciesTaxom
Lentula Stål, 19324SpeciesTaxom
Limpopoacris H.D. Brown, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Malawia Dirsh, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Mecostiboides Dirsh, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Mecostibus Karsch, 198212SpeciesTaxom
Microusambilla Jago, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Nyassacris Ramme, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Occidentula Brown, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Paralentula Rehn, 19444SpeciesTaxom
Pondoidium Brown, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Qachasia Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Rhainopomma Jago, 19817SpeciesTaxom
Shelfordites Karny, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Silvanidiella Brown, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Silvanidium Brown, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Swaziacris Dirsh, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Tanquata Otte, 20142SpeciesTaxom
Tsautettix Otte, 201411SpeciesTaxom
Usambilla Sjöstedt, 192919SpeciesTaxom
Zulutettix Otte & Armst..., 20174SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
189 Species and 6 Subspecies
Afrotettix fursti Brown, 1970Bokkeveld Earless Grasshopper
Afrotettix gariepensis Brown, 1970
Altiusambilla keniensis Hemp, 2007
Altiusambilla modicicrus Karsch, 1896Kilimanjaro Striped Grasshopper
Armstrongium carolinae Otte & Armst..., 2017
Armstrongium dlinza Otte & Armst..., 2017
Armstrongium pondoense Brown, 2014
Armstrongium viridipes Brown, 2014
Atopotettix megalocephalus Brown, 1970
Bacteracris antennata Dirsh, 1956
Basutacris inflatifrons Brown, 1962
Basutacris minuta Brown, 1962
Basutacris natalensis Dirsh, 1956
Basutacris scotti Dirsh, 1953
Betiscoides meridionalis Sjöstedt, 1923Slender Restio Grasshopper
Betiscoides parva Key, 1937Small Restio Grasshopper
Betiscoides sjostedti Key, 1937Robust Restio Grasshopper
Calviniacris nuda Dirsh, 1956
Chromousambilla burtti Otte, 1995Mpwapwa Silent Grasshopper
Chromousambilla latestriata Ramme, 1929
Chromousambilla latistriata Ramme, 1929Rukwa Silent Grasshopper
Chromousambilla mweruensis Jago, 1981
Chromousambilla robertsoni Jago, 1981Chenene Silent Grasshopper
Chromousambilla veseyi Jago, 1981Ruaha Silent Grasshopper
Devylderia acocksi Brown, 1960
Devylderia bothai Dirsh, 1956
Devylderia capensis Dirsh, 1956
Devylderia coryphistoides Sjöstedt, 1923
Dirshidium leucospilos Brown, 1970
Eremidium aculeatum Brown, 2012
Eremidium amazulu Brown, 2013
Eremidium anono Otte, 2015
Eremidium armstrongi Brown, 2012
Eremidium attenuatus Dirsh, 1956
Eremidium basuto Brown, 1962
Eremidium benga Otte, 2015
Eremidium blythense Otte & Armst..., 2017
Eremidium browni Otte & Armst..., 2017
Eremidium carinae Otte & Armst..., 2017
Eremidium curriense Otte & Armst..., 2017
Eremidium curvicercus Dirsh, 1956
Eremidium denticercus Dirsh, 1956
Eremidium didima Otte & Armst..., 2017
Eremidium dosi Otte, 2015
Eremidium equuleus (Karsch, 1896)⇒ Eremidium maius Ramme, 1929
Eremidium erectus Dirsh, 1956Ukhahlamba Earless Grasshopper
Eremidium gaape Otte, 2015
Eremidium gomezi Otte & Armst..., 2017
Eremidium griqua Brown, 2013
Eremidium hunda Otte, 2015
Eremidium jabulanii Otte & Armst..., 2017
Eremidium kambati Otte & Armst..., 2017
Eremidium kevusco Otte, 2015
Eremidium kloofense Otte & Armst..., 2017
Eremidium laurelae Otte & Armst..., 2017
Eremidium louwi Otte & Armst..., 2017
Eremidium mabengu Otte & Armst..., 2017
Eremidium macmac Otte, 2015
Eremidium maius Ramme, 1929
Eremidium manicaense Brown, 2012
Eremidium margaretae Brown, 2013
Eremidium obtusus Dirsh, 1956
Eremidium oribi Otte, 2015
Eremidium otuso Otte, 2015
Eremidium pondo Otte, 2015
Eremidium quati Otte, 2015
Eremidium richmondi Otte & Armst..., 2017
Eremidium samada Otte, 2015
Eremidium sambaba Otte & Armst..., 2017
Eremidium sesta Otte, 2015
Eremidium sinka Otte, 2015
Eremidium trilineatum Brown, 2013
Eremidium umfolozi Otte & Armst..., 2017
Eremidium umtata Otte & Armst..., 2017
Eremidium velaphii Otte & Armst..., 2017
Eremidium vernoncrookesi Otte, 2015
Eremidium yandi Otte, 2015
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 nama 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 minuta Dirsh, 1956
Lentula obtusifrons Stål, 1878
Lentula tuberculata Miller, 1932
Limpopoacris obeliscata Brown, 2011
Malawia leei Dirsh, 1968
Mecostiboides physalus Karsch, 1896East Usambara Earless Grasshopper
Mecostibus burtti Dirsh, 1957Kingolwera Shortheaded Grasshopper
Mecostibus glaber Ramme, 1929
Mecostibus leprosus Karsch, 1896Warty Shortheaded Grasshopper
Mecostibus mafukae Uvarov, 1953
Mecostibus minimus Ritchie, 1988
Mecostibus minor Bruner, 1910Little Shortheaded Grasshopper
Mecostibus mopanei Uvarov, 1953
Mecostibus nyassae Uvarov, 1953
Mecostibus rubripes Dirsh, 1957
Mecostibus sellatus Uvarov, 1941
Mecostibus sublaevis Karsch, 1896Ufipa Shortheaded Grasshopper
Mecostibus succinctus Bouvy, 1982
Microusambilla cylindricollis Ramme, 1929
Nyassacris uvarovi Ramme, 1929
Occidentula latens Brown, 1967
Paralentula candidoi Ramme, 1929
Paralentula marcida Rehn, 1944
Paralentula mecostiboides Ramme, 1929
Paralentula prasinata Rehn, 1944
Pondoidium trilineatum Brown, 2013
Qachasia fastigiata Dirsh, 1956
Rhainopomma magnificum Jago, 1981South Pare Striped Grasshopper
Rhainopomma montanum Kevan, 1950Taita Striped Grasshopper
Rhainopomma nguruense Jago, 1981Nguru Striped Grasshopper
Rhainopomma pseudomontanum Hemp, 2007West Usambara Striped Grasshopper
Rhainopomma uguenoensis Hemp, 2007North Pare Striped Grasshopper
Rhainopomma usambaricum Ramme, 1929East Usambara Striped Grasshopper
Rhainopomma wapugu Jago, 1981Pugu Striped Grasshopper
Shelfordites aberrans Karny, 1910
Shelfordites nanus Uvarov, 1925
Silvanidiella amazulu Brown, 2013
Silvanidiella griqua Brown, 2013
Silvanidium margaretae Brown, 2013
Swaziacris burtti Dirsh, 1953
Swaziacris fastigiata Brown, 1962
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
Usambilla affinis Kevan, 1961Uluguru Striped Grasshopper
Usambilla affinis affinis Kevan, D.K.M., 1961Uluguru Striped Grasshopper
Usambilla affinis kikomboensis Jago, 1981
Usambilla castigata Hemp, 2017
Usambilla chlorophrygana Jago, 1981Mpwapwa Striped Grasshopper
Usambilla emaliensis Jago, 1981
Usambilla haematogramma Jago, 1981Ufipa Striped Grasshopper
Usambilla hanangensis Hemp, 2008Hanang Striped Grasshopper
Usambilla insolita Rehn, 1914
Usambilla leptophrygana Jago, 1981Western Striped Grasshopper
Usambilla olivacea Sjöstedt, 1910
Usambilla oraria Jago, 1981
Usambilla sagonai Ramme, 1929
Usambilla sagonai fractolineata Jago, 1981
Usambilla sagonai sagonai Ramme, 1929
Usambilla turgidicrus Karsch, 1896
Usambilla turgidicrus olivacea (Sjöstedt, 1909)⇒ Usambilla olivacea Sjöstedt, 1910
Usambilla turgidicrus turgidicrus (Karsch, 1896)⇒ Usambilla turgidicrus Karsch, 1896
Usambilla usambarica (Ramme, 1929)⇒ Rhainopomma usambaricum Ramme, 1929
Zulutettix entumeni Otte & Armst..., 2017
Zulutettix hluhluwe Otte & Armst..., 2017
Zulutettix tarranti Otte & Armst..., 2017
Zulutettix unicornis Otte & Armst..., 2017

Subnodes of Lentulidae with occurrences in Continents
SubfamilyLentulinae
Dirsh, 1956
25
125
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyShelforditinae
Ritchie, 1982
9
43
Genera
Species

Taxom



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