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Checklist for Family Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956 (Lentulid Grasshoppers)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
60
436
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
19
234
473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
8
141
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
8
141
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
114
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLentulidae
Dirsh, 1956
Lentulid Grasshoppers
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
4 Genera with 6 Species
Altiusambilla Jago, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Mecostibus Karsch, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Rhainopomma Jago, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Usambilla Sjöstedt, 18964SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Altiusambilla keniensis Hemp, 2007
Mecostibus sellatus Uvarov, 1941
Rhainopomma montanum Kevan, 1950Taita Striped Grasshopper
Usambilla emaliensis Jago, 1981
Usambilla oraria Jago, 1981
Usambilla turgidicrus Karsch, 1896
Usambilla turgidicrus turgidicrus (Karsch, 1896)⇒ Usambilla turgidicrus Karsch, 1896

Subnodes of Lentulidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyLentulinae
Dirsh, 1956
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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