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Checklist for Superfamily Pyrgomorphoidea Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
and region Australasia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
942
23049
129157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
938
23017
129086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
883
22694
128014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
116
1420
5754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
40
808
2991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
15
382
1154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
13
374
1119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pyrgomorphoidea
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
1
31
84
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Australasia
1 Family width 84 Species and 3 Subspecies
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts84SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Australasia
31 Genera with 84 Species
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Atractomorpha Saussure, 18845SpeciesTaxom
Buergersius Ramme, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Chrotogonus Serville, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Desmoptera Bolivar, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Desmopterella Ramme, 197016SpeciesTaxom
Doriaella Bolivar, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Fusiacris Willemse, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Greyacris Rehn, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Kapaoria Bolivar, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Megra Campion, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Menesesia Willemse, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Menesesiella Kevan, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Modernacris Willemse, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Monistria Stål, 189614SpeciesTaxom
Neorthacris Kevan & Singh, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Noonacris Kevan, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Paradoriaella Willemse, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Parastria Key, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Paratarbaleus Ramme, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Petasida A. White, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Propsednura Rehn, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Psedna Key, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Psednura Burr, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Scutillya Sjöstedt, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxyphellus Ramme, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxyphula Kevan, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxyphus Blanchard, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Taphronota Stål, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Tarbaleopsis Ramme, 19667SpeciesTaxom
Verdulia Bolivar, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Yeelanna Rehn, 19532SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australasia
84 Species and 3 Subspecies
Atractomorpha australis Rehn, 1907Australian Grass Pyrgomorph
Atractomorpha crenaticeps Blanchard, 1853
Atractomorpha hypoestes Key & Kevan, 1980Hypoestes pyrgomorph
Atractomorpha lata Mochulsky, 1866Smaller long-headed locust
Atractomorpha similis Bolivar, 1884Common Grass Pyrgomorph
Buergersius olivaceus Ramme, 1930
Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) oxypterus Blanchard, 1836
Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) trachypterus Blanchard, 1836
Desmoptera (Desmoptera) irianica Kevan, 1982
Desmoptera (Desmoptera) truncatipennis Sjöstedt, 1920Large Forest Pyrgomorph
Desmopterella angustata Ramme, 1941
Desmopterella biroi Bolivar, 1905
Desmopterella buergersi Ramme, 1941
Desmopterella cercata Ramme, 1941
Desmopterella circe Kevan, 1970
Desmopterella curvata Kevan, 1970
Desmopterella curvicercis Ramme, 1941
Desmopterella denticulata Ramme, 1941
Desmopterella esme Kevan, 1970
Desmopterella explicata Karsch, 1888
Desmopterella haani Bolivar, 1898
Desmopterella marginata Bolivar, 1898
Desmopterella sundaica Rehn, 1909
Desmopterella sundaica steini Ramme, 1941
Desmopterella sylvatica Montrouzier, 1855
Desmopterella willemsei Kevan, 1970
Doriaella cheesmanae Kevan, 1966
Doriaella cinnabarina Bolivar, 1898
Fusiacris spinata Willemse, 1955
Fusiacris uniformis Willemse, 1955
Greyacris cordata Sjöstedt, 1921
Greyacris picta Sjöstedt, 1921Painted pyrgomorph
Greyacris profundesulcata Carl, 1916Queensland Spotted Pyrgomorph
Kapaoria flava Willemse, 1936
Kapaoria flavomaculata Willemse, 1955
Kapaoria novaeguineae Bolivar, 1898
Megra flava Willemse, 1922
Megra trimaculata Willemse, 1955
Menesesia novaeguineae Willemse, 1922
Menesesiella occulta Rehn, 1951
Menesesiella weylandi Ramme, 1941
Modernacris guentheri Ramme, 1941
Monistria cicatricosa Rehn, 1953
Monistria concinna Walker, 1871Southern Pyrgomorph
Monistria consobrina Key, 1985South-Central Pyrgomorph
Monistria discrepans Walker, 1871Common Pyrgomorph
Monistria latevittata (Sjöstedt, 1921)⇒ Monistria discrepans Walker, 1871
Monistria ligata (Bolivar, 1904)⇒ Monistria discrepans Walker, 1871
Monistria maculicornis Sjöstedt, 1921
Monistria mastax (Sjöstedt, 1921)⇒ Monistria pustulifera pustulifera Walker, 1871
Monistria pavoninae Rehn, 1953
Monistria picta (Sjöstedt, 1921)⇒ Greyacris picta Sjöstedt, 1921
Monistria pustulifera Walker, 1871Blistered Pyrgomorph
Monistria pustulifera mallee Rehn, J.A.G., 1953
Monistria pustulifera pustulifera Walker, 1871Blistered Pyrgomorph
Monistria sulcata Tepper, 1896
Neorthacris malabarensis Singh & Kevan, 1965
Noonacris novahibernica Kevan, 1966New Ireland Longfoot Grasshopper
Paradoriaella tuberculata Willemse, 1961
Parastria reticulata Key, 1985Torpedo grasshopper
Paratarbaleus novae-guineae Ramme, 1930
Paratarbaleus novaeguineae Ramme, 1930
Paratarbaleus spinosus Ramme, 1930
Petasida ephippigera White, 1845Alyurr
Propsednura eyrei Rehn, 1953Western Flag-face
Propsednura peninsularis Key, 1972Eastern Flag-face
Psedna nana Rehn, 1953Variable psedna
Psednura longicornis (Sjöstedt, 1920)⇒ Moritala longicornis Sjöstedt, 1920
Psednura musgravei Rehn, 1953Musgrave's Psednura
Psednura pedestris Erichson, 1842Common psednura
Scutillya verrucosa Sjöstedt, 1921Giant Spotted Pyrgomorph
Stenoxyphellus brachypterus Ramme, 1941
Stenoxyphula excisa Ramme, 1941
Stenoxyphus aurantiacus Karsch, 1896
Stenoxyphus expansus Kevan, 1963
Stenoxyphus variegatus Blanchard, 1853
Taphronota (Taphronota) occidentalis Karsch, 1892
Tarbaleopsis brunnea Willemse, 1955
Tarbaleopsis hystrix Kevan, 1966
Tarbaleopsis minor Kevan, 1966
Tarbaleopsis proxima Kevan, 1968
Tarbaleopsis stellae Kevan, 1966
Tarbaleopsis tuberculata Ramme, 1930
Tarbaleopsis willemsei Kevan, 1966
Verdulia cycloidea Haan, 1842
Yeelanna argus Rehn, 1953Argus Yeelana
Yeelanna pavonina Rehn, 1953Colourful Yeelana

Subnodes of Pyrgomorphoidea with occurrences in Australasia
FamilyPyrgomorphidae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
Bushlocusts, gaudy grasshopper, Gaudy grasshoppers, Pyrgomorphs
31
84
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pyrgomorphoidea at itis.gov