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Checklist for Family Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874 (Bushlocusts)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
95
811
2249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
35
480
1292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
16
314
838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
15
309
825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pyrgomorphoidea
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
1
24
44
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPyrgomorphidae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
Bushlocusts, Gaudy grasshopper, Gaudy grasshoppers
24
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
24 Genera with 44 Species
#ACDMOPSTZ
Afrosphenella Kevan & Akbar, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Atractomorpha Saussure, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Carinisphena Kevan, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Chrotogonus Serville, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Dictyophorus Thunberg, 18946SpeciesTaxom
Maura Stål, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Ochrophlebia Stål, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Ochrophlegma Bolivar, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Orthacris Bolivar, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Parasphenella Kevan, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Petasia Stephens, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Phymateus Thunberg, 187313SpeciesTaxom
Phymella Uvarov, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Phyteumas Bolivar, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Plerisca Bolivar, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Poekilocerus Serville, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorpha Serville, 19375SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphella Bolivar, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenoscepa Karsch, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Tanita Bolivar, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Tanitella Kevan, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Tapesia1SpeciesTaxom
Taphronota Stål, 18555SpeciesTaxom
Zonocerus Stål, 18152SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
44 Species and 17 Subspecies
Afrosphenella capensis Key, 1937
Afrosphenella senecionicola Key, 1937
Atractomorpha acutipennis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Atractomorpha acutipennis gerstaeckeri Bolivar, 1884
Carinisphena producta Kevan, 1966
Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) hemipterus Schaum, 1853
Dictyophorus (Dictyophorus) spumans Thunberg, 1787Koppie foam grasshopper
Dictyophorus spumans ater Distant, 1892
Dictyophorus spumans pulchra Bolivar, 1904
Dictyophorus spumans servillei Bolivar, 1904
Dictyophorus spumans spumans Thunberg, 1787Koppie Foam Grasshopper
Dictyophorus impotens oberthueri Bolivar, 1894
Maura rubroornata Stål, 1855
Ochrophlebia cafra Linnaeus, 1764
Ochrophlebia cafra cafra Linnaeus, 1764
Ochrophlebia cafra ligneola Serville, 1838
Ochrophlegma violacea Stål, 1876
Ochrophlegma vittifera Walker, 1871
Orthacris (Orthacris) curvicerca Kevan, 1953
Parasphenella carinata Bolivar, 1904
Parasphenella meridionalis Kevan, 1956
Petasia cruentata (Serville, 1831)⇒ Dictyophorus impotens oberthueri Bolivar, 1894
Phymateus (Maphyteus) baccatus (Stål, 1876)⇒ Phymateus bolivari compressicollis Bolivar, 1904
Phymateus bolivari compressicollis Bolivar, 1904
Phymateus (Maphyteus) leprosus Fabricius, 1793
Phymateus leprosus leprosus Fabricius, 1793
Phymateus (Phymateus) bolivari Kirby, 1910
Phymateus (Phymateus) karschi Bolivar, 1904
Phymateus (Phymateus) madagassus Karsch, 1888
Phymateus (Phymateus) morbillosus Linnaeus, 1758
Phymateus morbillosus morbillosus Linnaeus, 1758Common Milkweed Locust
Phymateus morbillosus sjostedti Bolivar, 1904
Phymateus (Phymateus) viridipes Stål, 1873
Phymateus viridipes brunneri Bolivar, 1884
Phymateus viridipes viridipes Stål, 1873Green Milkweed Locust
Phymella capensis Uvarov, 1922
Plerisca peringueyi Bolivar, 1904
Plerisca rubripennulis Key, 1937
Poekilocerus roseipennis (Serville, 1831)⇒ Zonocerus elegans Thunberg, 1815
Pyrgomorpha (Phymelloides) granulata Stål, 1875
Pyrgomorpha (Phymelloides) rugosa Key, 1937
Pyrgomorpha (Pyrgomorpha) conica Olivier, 1791Common Stick Grasshopper
Pyrgomorpha (Pyrgomorpha) minuta Kevan, 1963
Pyrgomorpha rugosus Key, 1937
Stenoscepa gracilis Kevan, 1956
Stenoscepa picticeps Bolivar, 1904
Tanita purpurea Bolivar, 1904
Tanita stulta Bolivar, 1912
Tanitella prasina Karsch, 1888
Tanitella sanderi Krauss, 1901
Tapesia spumans servillei (Bolivar, 1904)⇒ Dictyophorus spumans servillei Bolivar, 1904
Taphronota (Epamontor) stali Bolivar, 1884
Taphronota (Taphronota) calliparea (Schaum, 1853)⇒ Taphronota grandis Kevan, 1975
Taphronota calliparea calliparea Schaum, 1853
Taphronota (Taphronota) grandis Kevan, 1975
Taphronota porosus Stål, 1855
Zonocerus elegans Thunberg, 1815Elegant Grasshopper
Zonocerus elegans elegans Thunberg, 1815Elegant Grasshopper

Subnodes of Pyrgomorphidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyOrthacridinae
Bolivar, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPyrgomorphinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
21
41
Genera
Species

Taxom



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