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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
836
13899
51626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
832
13882
51607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
786
13663
51105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
100
778
2117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
34
454
1007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
11
226
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
9
221
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pyrgomorphoidea
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
1
11
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Australia
1 Family width 21 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts21SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Australia
11 Genera with 21 Species
Atractomorpha Saussure, 18844SpeciesTaxom
Chrotogonus Serville, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Desmoptera Bolivar, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Desmopterella Ramme, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Greyacris Rehn, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Monistria Stål, 18715SpeciesTaxom
Neorthacris Kevan & Singh, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Psedna Key, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Psednura Burr, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Taphronota Stål, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Yeelanna Rehn, 19532SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Australia
21 Species and 1 Subspecies
Atractomorpha australis Rehn, 1907Australian Grass Pyrgomorph
Atractomorpha crenaticeps Blanchard, 1853
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 profundesulcata Carl, 1916Queensland Spotted Pyrgomorph
Monistria concinna Walker, 1871Southern Pyrgomorph
Monistria discrepans Walker, 1871Common Pyrgomorph
Monistria pavoninae Rehn, 1953
Monistria pustulifera Walker, 1871Blistered Pyrgomorph
Monistria pustulifera pustulifera Walker, 1871Blistered Pyrgomorph
Neorthacris malabarensis Singh & Kevan, 1965
Psedna nana Rehn, 1953Variable psedna
Psednura longicornis (Sjöstedt, 1920)⇒ Moritala longicornis Sjöstedt, 1920
Psednura musgravei Rehn, 1953Musgrave's Psednura
Psednura pedestris Erichson, 1842Common psednura
Taphronota (Taphronota) occidentalis Karsch, 1892
Yeelanna argus Rehn, 1953Argus Yeelana
Yeelanna pavonina Rehn, 1953Colourful Yeelana

Subnodes of Pyrgomorphoidea with occurrences in East Australia
FamilyPyrgomorphidae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
Bushlocusts, gaudy grasshopper, Gaudy grasshoppers, Pyrgomorphs
11
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pyrgomorphoidea at itis.gov