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Taxonomy of Family Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
Bushlocusts, gaudy grasshopper, Gaudy grasshoppers, Pyrgomorphs


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
652
12648
108742
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
198
7490
64527
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
41
3563
30112
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
36
3513
29578
Families
Genera
Species
GroupAcridomorpha
Song & al., 2015
34
3098
25448
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Pyrgomorphoidea
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
1
220
1555
Family
Genera
Species
FamilyPyrgomorphidae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
Bushlocusts, Gaudy grasshopper, Gaudy grasshoppers
220
1555
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
SubfamilyOrthacridinae
Bolivar, 1905
47
197
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPyrgomorphinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
104
1100
Genera
Species
GenusAfrosphena
Kevan, 1956
  ⇒ Stenoscepa
4Species
GenusAmbrositacris
Dirsh, 1963
0Species
GenusAtractomorphus
Kirby, 1914
0Species
GenusAttractomorpha
Frings & Frings, 1962
  ⇒ Atractomorpha
4Species
GenusAtyphacris
Kevan, Singh & Akbar, 1964
1Species
GenusBatjanacris
Ramme, 1941
0Species
GenusBürgersius
Ramme, 1930
1Species
GenusBuinacris
Willemse, 1949
  ⇒ Modernacris
2Species
GenusBurgersius
Willemse, 1955
  ⇒ Buergersius
2Species
GenusComoensia
Bolívar, 1882
1Species
GenusCygniterra
Rehn, 1953
  ⇒ Monistria
2Species
GenusDeraspiella
Bolivar, 1905
  ⇒ Minorissa
1Species
GenusDeraspis
Bolivar, 1884
  ⇒ Minorissa
1Species
GenusDesmatoptera
Sjöstedt, 1935
2Species
GenusDesmopterina
Ramme, 1941
  ⇒ Menesesia
4Species
GenusDiscolorhinus
Bolivar, 1905
  ⇒ Dyscolorhinus
1Species
GenusEpamontor
Kirby, 1902
1Species
GenusIchthidion
Bolivar, 1884
  ⇒ Retocomus
2Species
GenusIchthiotettix
Rehn, 1901
0Species
GenusIchthyacris
Bolivar, 1909
0Species
GenusIchthydion
Saussure, 1859
  ⇒ Retocomus
1Species
GenusIchydion
Saussure, 1859
0Species
GenusIcthyotettix
Rehn, 1901
1Species
GenusLoveridgea
Rehn, 1953
1Species
GenusMalagasplena
Kevan, Akbar & Singh, 1964
0Species
GenusMaphyteus
Bolivar, 1904
4Species
GenusMegradin
Storozhenko, 2004
0Species
GenusMekongia
Uvarov, 1925
  ⇒ Mekongiana
7Species
GenusMenesiella
Kevan, 1963
0Species
GenusMesops
Erichson, 1842
  ⇒ Mesopsis
16Species
GenusMoxicus
Kevan, 1959
1Species
GenusMusciacris
Willemse, 1955
  ⇒ Tarbaleopsis
2Species
GenusOpomala
Agassiz, 1846
  ⇒ Tropidopola
36Species
GenusOxyarbaleus
Ramme, 1941
0Species
GenusOxytarbaleus
Ramme, 1941
  ⇒ Modernacris
1Species
GenusPachokeraian
Willemse, 1922
  ⇒ Doriaella
1Species
GenusPaecilocerus
Bordas, 1898
0Species
GenusPaekilocera
Westwood, 1841
0Species
GenusParadesmoptera
Ramme, 1941
0Species
GenusParasphenoides
Kevan, 1956
  ⇒ Parasphenella
2Species
GenusParortracris
Dirsh, 1958
0Species
GenusPerena
Walker, 1870
  ⇒ Atractomorpha
1Species
GenusPeristegas
Kirby, 1902
0Species
GenusPeristegus
Bolivar, 1884
  ⇒ Rutidoderes
3Species
GenusPetasia
Stephens, 1829
  ⇒ Brachionycha
18Species
GenusPhilippinacris
Willemse, 1932
  ⇒ Meubelia
3Species
GenusPhymaptera
Bolivar, 1884
  ⇒ Minorissa
1Species
GenusPhymelloides
Kevan & Akbar, 1963
2Species
GenusPisacris
Yin, Shi & Yin, 1996
0Species
GenusPlatydesmoptera
Ramme, 1941
  ⇒ Desmoptera
1Species
GenusPoecilocerus
Stål, 1855
  ⇒ Poekilocerus
18Species
GenusPoekilocera
Percheron, 1838
  ⇒ Poekilocerus
2Species
GenusProtagasta
Bolivar, 1908
  ⇒ Tanita
1Species
GenusProtomachus
Stål, 1876
  ⇒ Omura
1Species
GenusPseudorthacris
Kevan & Singh, 1964
0Species
GenusPyrgophyma
2Species
GenusRutioderes
Scudder, 1901
1Species
GenusSaggitacris
Dirsh, 1963
0Species
GenusSchistacra
Bruner, 1915
3Species
GenusSchultessia
Bolívar, 1905
0Species
GenusStenoxiphus
Blanchard, 1853
0Species
GenusTapesia
47Species
GenusToxopeusiacris
Willemse, 1956
0Species
GenusTrigoniza
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  ⇒ Sigaus
14Species
GenusTrigonizella
0Species
GenusTryxalis
Scudder, 1897
  ⇒ Truxalis
36Species
GenusWacata
Kirby, 1914
1Species
GenusYunnanitis
Uvarov, 1925
1Species
GenusZomocerus
Stål, 1873
0Species

Synonyms
Tagastinae (Bolivar, 1905)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Pyrgomorphidae
GermanKegelkopfschrecken
EnglishBushlocusts, Gaudy grasshopper, Gaudy grasshoppers, Pyrgomorphs
DutchKegelkopsprinkhanen


Distribution and Species lists of Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
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Afghanistan
2 Genera  3 Species
Algeria
5 Genera  7 Species
Angola
18 Genera  32 Species
Argentina
0 Genera  0 Species
Australia
15 Genera  37 Species
Azerbaijan
1 Genus  1 Species
Bahamas
1 Genus  1 Species
Bangladesh
3 Genera  3 Species
Benin
8 Genera  9 Species
Bolivia
1 Genus  1 Species
Botswana
6 Genera  5 Species
Brazil
7 Genera  9 Species
Burkina Faso
2 Genera  2 Species
Burundi
3 Genera  3 Species
Cambodia
2 Genera  2 Species
Cameroon
12 Genera  22 Species
Canada
2 Genera  2 Species
Cape Verde
2 Genera  2 Species
Central African Republic
6 Genera  12 Species
Chad
7 Genera  11 Species
Chile
1 Genus  0 Species
China
12 Genera  36 Species
Colombia
2 Genera  2 Species
Comoros
1 Genus  1 Species
Costa Rica
1 Genus  1 Species
Cyprus
1 Genus  3 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
13 Genera  32 Species
Djibouti
1 Genus  1 Species
Dominican Republic
1 Genus  2 Species
Ecuador
2 Genera  2 Species
Egypt
5 Genera  8 Species
El Salvador
2 Genera  2 Species
Equatorial Guinea
2 Genera  2 Species
Eritrea
3 Genera  4 Species
Ethiopia
15 Genera  32 Species
Fiji
1 Genus  1 Species
Finland
1 Genus  1 Species
France
5 Genera  7 Species
Gabon
5 Genera  6 Species
Gambia
6 Genera  10 Species
Germany
3 Genera  2 Species
Ghana
11 Genera  23 Species
Greece
2 Genera  3 Species
Guatemala
2 Genera  3 Species
Guinea
10 Genera  17 Species
Guinea-Bissau
3 Genera  3 Species
Guyana
2 Genera  2 Species
Honduras
1 Genus  1 Species
India
20 Genera  51 Species
Indonesia
10 Genera  28 Species
Iran
2 Genera  5 Species
Iraq
1 Genus  1 Species
Ireland
1 Genus  1 Species
Israel
2 Genera  4 Species
Italy
2 Genera  2 Species
Ivory Coast
10 Genera  16 Species
Japan
2 Genera  6 Species
Jordan
1 Genus  1 Species
Kazakhstan
2 Genera  2 Species
Kenya
12 Genera  33 Species
Lesotho
14 Genera  18 Species
Liberia
6 Genera  12 Species
Libya
4 Genera  6 Species
Madagascar
21 Genera  68 Species
Malawi
5 Genera  7 Species
Malaysia
6 Genera  8 Species
Maldives
1 Genus  1 Species
Mali
8 Genera  11 Species
Malta
1 Genus  1 Species
Mauritania
5 Genera  6 Species
Mexico
8 Genera  35 Species
Mongolia
1 Genus  1 Species
Morocco
2 Genera  11 Species
Mozambique
9 Genera  14 Species
Myanmar
5 Genera  7 Species
Namibia
8 Genera  11 Species
Nepal
5 Genera  9 Species
Netherlands
3 Genera  2 Species
New Zealand
1 Genus  0 Species
Niger
6 Genera  7 Species
Nigeria
13 Genera  24 Species
Pakistan
7 Genera  12 Species
Palestine
1 Genus  1 Species
Papua New Guinea
13 Genera  25 Species
Peru
1 Genus  1 Species
Philippines
8 Genera  22 Species
Portugal
2 Genera  2 Species
Republic of the Congo
12 Genera  13 Species
Republic South Africa
23 Genera  41 Species
Romania
1 Genus  1 Species
Russia
1 Genus  1 Species
Rwanda
3 Genera  3 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
1 Genus  1 Species
Saudi Arabia
4 Genera  5 Species
Senegal
11 Genera  16 Species
Sierra Leone
9 Genera  12 Species
Singapore
1 Genus  2 Species
Solomon Islands
2 Genera  5 Species
Somalia
10 Genera  13 Species
South Korea
1 Genus  2 Species
Spain
2 Genera  3 Species
Sri Lanka
5 Genera  10 Species
Sudan
11 Genera  19 Species
Suriname
1 Genus  1 Species
Sweden
3 Genera  2 Species
Switzerland
5 Genera  5 Species
Syria
1 Genus  3 Species
Taiwan
2 Genera  3 Species
Tajikistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Tanzania
21 Genera  43 Species
Thailand
5 Genera  8 Species
Togo
10 Genera  16 Species
Tunisia
1 Genus  2 Species
Turkey
1 Genus  6 Species
Turkmenistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Uganda
9 Genera  13 Species
United Arab Emirates
1 Genus  1 Species
United Kingdom
5 Genera  14 Species
USA
8 Genera  9 Species
Uzbekistan
2 Genera  3 Species
Venezuela
3 Genera  3 Species
Vietnam
5 Genera  12 Species
Yemen
11 Genera  15 Species
Zambia
9 Genera  11 Species
Zimbabwe
14 Genera  24 Species


Distribution on islands


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