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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
64
616
1706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
23
328
752
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
11
194
437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
10
190
426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pyrgomorphoidea
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
1
16
40
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Congo
1 Family width 40 Species and 15 Subspecies
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts40SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Congo
16 Genera with 40 Species
Atractomorpha Saussure, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Cawendia Karsch, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Chrotogonus Serville, 18774SpeciesTaxom
Dictyophorus Thunberg, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Humpatella Karsch, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Katangacris Kevan & Akbar, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Maura Stål, 17814SpeciesTaxom
Occidentosphena Kevan, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Phymateus Thunberg, 18737SpeciesTaxom
Phyteumas Bolivar, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Protanita Kevan, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorpha Serville, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Rutidoderes Westwood, 17713SpeciesTaxom
Tanita Bolivar, 18829SpeciesTaxom
Taphronota Stål, 19298SpeciesTaxom
Zonocerus Stål, 17583SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
40 Species and 15 Subspecies
Atractomorpha aberrans Karsch, 1888
Atractomorpha acutipennis gerstaeckeri Bolivar, 1884
Atractomorpha orientalis Kevan & Chen, 1969
Atractomorpha rufopunctata Bolivar, 1894
Cawendia glabrata Karsch, 1888
Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) hemipterus Schaum, 1853
Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) senegalensis Krauss, 1877
Chrotogonus senegalensis abyssinicus Bolivar, 1904
Chrotogonus senegalensis senegalensis Krauss, 1877
Dictyophorus (Tapesiella) griseus Reiche & Fai..., 1849
Dictyophorus griseus griseus Fairmaire & ..., 1847
Dictyophorus (Tapesiella) karschi Bolivar, 1904
Humpatella severini Bolivar, 1904
Katangacris enigmatica Kevan & Akbar, 1964
Maura bolivari Kirby, 1902
Maura bolivari bolivari Kirby, W.F., 1902
Maura bolivari modesta Bolivar, 1904
Maura lurida Fabricius, 1781
Occidentosphena ruandensis Rehn, 1914
Phymateus (Maphyteus) leprosus Fabricius, 1793
Phymateus (Phymateus) aegrotus Gerstaecker, 1869
Phymateus (Phymateus) iris Bolivar, 1882
Phymateus (Phymateus) karschi Bolivar, 1904
Phymateus (Phymateus) viridipes Stål, 1873
Phymateus viridipes brunneri Bolivar, 1884
Phymateus viridipes viridipes Stål, 1873Green Milkweed Locust
Phyteumas purpurascens Karsch, 1896
Phyteumas purpurascens purpurascens Karsch, 1896
Protanita elongata Bolivar, 1912
Pyrgomorpha (Phymelloides) vignaudii Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Pyrgomorpha vignaudi Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Rutidoderes cinctus Sjöstedt, 1929
Rutidoderes concolor Kevan, 1962
Rutidoderes squarrosus Linnaeus, 1771
Tanita brachyptera Bolivar, 1912
Tanita loosi Bolivar, 1904
Tanita loosi loosi Bolivar, 1904
Tanita loosi pulchra Kevan, D.K.M., 1962
Tanita picturata (Karsch, 1888)⇒ Tanita subcylindrica subcylindrica Bolivar, 1882
Tanita rosea Bolivar, 1908
Tanita stulta Bolivar, 1912
Tanita subcylindrica Bolivar, 1882
Tanita subcylindrica subcylindrica Bolivar, 1882
Taphronota (Taphronota) calliparea (Schaum, 1853)⇒ Taphronota grandis Kevan, 1975
Taphronota calliparea calliparea Schaum, 1853
Taphronota (Taphronota) ferruginea (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Taphronota merceti Bolivar, 1904
Taphronota ferruginea apicornis Fairmaire, 1858
Taphronota (Taphronota) grandis Kevan, 1975
Taphronota (Taphronota) merceti Bolivar, 1904
Taphronota (Taphronota) verrucosa Kevan, 1975
Taphronota nigripes (Sjöstedt, 1929)⇒ Taphronota verrucosa Kevan, 1975
Zonocerus elegans Thunberg, 1815Elegant Grasshopper
Zonocerus elegans elegans Thunberg, 1815Elegant Grasshopper
Zonocerus variegatus Linnaeus, 1758Elegant grasshopper

Subnodes of Pyrgomorphoidea with occurrences in Congo
FamilyPyrgomorphidae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
Bushlocusts, gaudy grasshopper, Gaudy grasshoppers, Pyrgomorphs
16
40
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pyrgomorphoidea at itis.gov