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Checklist for Family Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874 (Bushlocusts)
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
39
233
426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
16
137
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
9
95
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
8
94
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pyrgomorphoidea
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
1
12
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPyrgomorphidae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
Bushlocusts, Gaudy grasshopper, Gaudy grasshoppers
12
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transvaal
12 Genera with 13 Species
Atractomorpha Saussure, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Carinisphena Kevan, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Chrotogonus Serville, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Dictyophorus Thunberg, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Maura Stål, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Ochrophlegma Bolivar, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Parasphenella Kevan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Phymateus Thunberg, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorpha Serville, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Stenoscepa Karsch, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Taphronota Stål, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Zonocerus Stål, 18152SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
13 Species and 4 Subspecies
Atractomorpha acutipennis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Carinisphena producta Kevan, 1966
Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) hemipterus Schaum, 1853
Dictyophorus (Dictyophorus) spumans Thunberg, 1787Koppie foam grasshopper
Dictyophorus spumans ater Distant, 1892
Maura rubroornata Stål, 1855
Ochrophlegma violacea Stål, 1876
Parasphenella carinata Bolivar, 1904
Phymateus (Maphyteus) leprosus Fabricius, 1793
Phymateus leprosus leprosus Fabricius, 1793
Phymateus (Phymateus) morbillosus Linnaeus, 1758
Phymateus morbillosus sjostedti Bolivar, 1904
Pyrgomorpha (Phymelloides) granulata Stål, 1875
Stenoscepa picticeps Bolivar, 1904
Taphronota (Epamontor) stali Bolivar, 1884
Zonocerus elegans Thunberg, 1815Elegant Grasshopper
Zonocerus elegans elegans Thunberg, 1815Elegant Grasshopper

Subnodes of Pyrgomorphidae with occurrences in Transvaal
SubfamilyPyrgomorphinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
12
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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