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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
112
1173
4246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
37
643
1905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
13
313
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
11
305
624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pyrgomorphoidea
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
1
15
37
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Australia
1 Family width 37 Species and 2 Subspecies
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts37SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Australia
15 Genera with 37 Species
Atractomorpha Saussure, 18845SpeciesTaxom
Chrotogonus Serville, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Desmoptera Bolivar, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Desmopterella Ramme, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Greyacris Rehn, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Monistria Stål, 189614SpeciesTaxom
Neorthacris Kevan & Singh, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Parastria Key, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Petasida A. White, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Propsednura Rehn, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Psedna Key, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Psednura Burr, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Scutillya Sjöstedt, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Taphronota Stål, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Yeelanna Rehn, 19532SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
37 Species and 2 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
Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) oxypterus Blanchard, 1836
Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) trachypterus Blanchard, 1836
Desmoptera (Desmoptera) truncatipennis Sjöstedt, 1920Large Forest Pyrgomorph
Desmopterella explicata Karsch, 1888
Greyacris cordata Sjöstedt, 1921
Greyacris picta Sjöstedt, 1921Painted pyrgomorph
Greyacris profundesulcata Carl, 1916Queensland Spotted Pyrgomorph
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
Parastria reticulata Key, 1985Torpedo grasshopper
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
Taphronota (Taphronota) occidentalis Karsch, 1892
Yeelanna argus Rehn, 1953Argus Yeelana
Yeelanna pavonina Rehn, 1953Colourful Yeelana

Subnodes of Pyrgomorphoidea with occurrences in Australia
FamilyPyrgomorphidae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
Bushlocusts, gaudy grasshopper, Gaudy grasshoppers, Pyrgomorphs
15
37
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pyrgomorphoidea at itis.gov