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Checklist for Superfamily Pyrgomorphoidea Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
49
507
1065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
17
302
562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
8
163
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
7
161
288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pyrgomorphoidea
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
1
12
22
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cameroon
1 Family width 22 Species and 10 Subspecies
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts22SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cameroon
12 Genera with 22 Species
Atractomorpha Saussure, 18664SpeciesTaxom
Chrotogonus Serville, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Dictyophorus Thunberg, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Maura Stål, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Occidentosphena Kevan, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Parapetasia Bolivar, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Phymateus Thunberg, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Poekilocerus Serville, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorpha Serville, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Rutidoderes Westwood, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Taphronota Stål, 192910SpeciesTaxom
Zonocerus Stål, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
22 Species and 10 Subspecies
Atractomorpha aberrans Karsch, 1888
Atractomorpha acutipennis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Atractomorpha acutipennis gerstaeckeri Bolivar, 1884
Atractomorpha lata Mochulsky, 1866Smaller long-headed locust
Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) senegalensis Krauss, 1877
Chrotogonus senegalensis brevipennis Kevan, D.K.M., 1959
Chrotogonus senegalensis senegalensis Krauss, 1877
Dictyophorus (Tapesiella) griseus Reiche & Fai..., 1849
Dictyophorus griseus oberthueri Bolivar, 1894
Dictyophorus (Tapesiella) karschi Bolivar, 1904
Maura lurida Fabricius, 1781
Occidentosphena uvarovi Rehn, 1942
Parapetasia femorata Bolivar, 1884
Parapetasia rammei (Sjöstedt, 1923)⇒ Parapetasia femorata Bolivar, 1884
Phymateus (Phymateus) karschi Bolivar, 1904
Poekilocerus bufonius Klug, 1832Usher hopper
Poekilocerus bufonius hieroglyphicus Klug, J.C.F., 1829
Pyrgomorpha (Phymelloides) vignaudii Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Pyrgomorpha (Pyrgomorpha) cognata Krauss, 1877
Rutidoderes squarrosus Linnaeus, 1771
Taphronota (Taphronota) calliparea (Schaum, 1853)⇒ Taphronota grandis Kevan, 1975
Taphronota calliparea calliparea Schaum, 1853
Taphronota calliparea dimidiata (Bolivar, 1904)⇒ Taphronota grandis Kevan, 1975
Taphronota (Taphronota) ferruginea (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Taphronota merceti Bolivar, 1904
Taphronota ferruginea apicicornis Fairmaire, 1858
Taphronota ferruginea ferruginea Fabricius, 1781
Taphronota (Taphronota) grandis Kevan, 1975
Taphronota (Taphronota) merceti Bolivar, 1904
Taphronota (Taphronota) occidentalis Karsch, 1892
Taphronota vinacea (Sjöstedt, 1929)⇒ Taphronota grandis Kevan, 1975
Zonocerus variegatus Linnaeus, 1758Elegant grasshopper
Zonocerus variegatus variegatus Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Pyrgomorphoidea with occurrences in Cameroon
FamilyPyrgomorphidae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
Bushlocusts, gaudy grasshopper, Gaudy grasshoppers, Pyrgomorphs
12
22
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pyrgomorphoidea at itis.gov