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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1882
3253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
282
1879
3243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
265
1827
3170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
36
247
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
19
187
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
8
135
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
7
133
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
105
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLentulidae
Dirsh, 1956
Lentulid Grasshoppers
17
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Free State
17 Genera with 26 Species
Afrotettix Brown, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Atopotettix Brown, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Bacteracris Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Basutacris Dirsh, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Betiscoides Sjöstedt, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Calviniacris Dirsh, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Devylderia Sjöstedt, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Dirshidium Brown, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Eremidium Karsch, 19564SpeciesTaxom
Gymnidium Karsch, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Helwigacris Rehn, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Kalaharicus Brown, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Karruacris Dirsh, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Karruia Rehn, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Leatettix Dirsh, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Lentula Stål, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Shelfordites Karny, 19251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Free State
26 Species
Afrotettix fursti Brown, 1970Bokkeveld Earless Grasshopper
Afrotettix gariepensis Brown, 1970
Atopotettix megalocephalus Brown, 1970
Bacteracris antennata Dirsh, 1956
Basutacris minuta Brown, 1962
Betiscoides parva Key, 1937Small 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 curvicercus Dirsh, 1956
Eremidium maius Ramme, 1929
Eremidium obtusus Dirsh, 1956
Gymnidium cuneatum Rehn, 1944
Helwigacris insolita Rehn, 1944
Kalaharicus elongatus Brown, 1961
Karruacris browni Dirsh, 1958
Karruia gracilis Dirsh, 1958
Karruia paradoxa Rehn, 1945
Leatettix laticornis Dirsh, 1956
Leatettix nasuta Brown, 1960
Lentula callani Dirsh, 1956
Shelfordites nanus Uvarov, 1925

Subnodes of Lentulidae with occurrences in Free State
SubfamilyLentulinae
Dirsh, 1956
9
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyShelforditinae
Ritchie, 1982
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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