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Checklist for Superfamily Pyrgomorphoidea Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
and region Free State (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1882
3253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
282
1879
3243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
265
1827
3170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
36
247
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
19
187
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
8
135
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
7
133
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pyrgomorphoidea
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
1
15
18
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Free State
1 Family width 18 Species and 7 Subspecies
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts18SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Free State
15 Genera with 18 Species
Afrosphenella Kevan & Akbar, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Atractomorpha Saussure, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Dictyophorus Thunberg, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Maura Stål, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Ochrophlebia Stål, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Ochrophlegma Bolivar, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Parasphenella Kevan, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Phymateus Thunberg, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Phymella Uvarov, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Plerisca Bolivar, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorpha Serville, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Tanita Bolivar, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Tanitella Kevan, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Taphronota Stål, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Zonocerus Stål, 18152SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Free State
18 Species and 7 Subspecies
Afrosphenella capensis Key, 1937
Afrosphenella senecionicola Key, 1937
Atractomorpha acutipennis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Atractomorpha acutipennis gerstaeckeri Bolivar, 1884
Dictyophorus (Dictyophorus) spumans Thunberg, 1787Koppie foam grasshopper
Dictyophorus spumans spumans Thunberg, 1787Koppie Foam Grasshopper
Maura rubroornata Stål, 1855
Ochrophlebia cafra Linnaeus, 1764
Ochrophlebia cafra cafra Linnaeus, 1764
Ochrophlebia cafra ligneola Serville, 1838
Ochrophlegma vittifera Walker, 1871
Parasphenella meridionalis Kevan, 1956
Phymateus (Phymateus) morbillosus Linnaeus, 1758
Phymateus morbillosus morbillosus Linnaeus, 1758Common Milkweed Locust
Phymateus (Phymateus) viridipes Stål, 1873
Phymateus viridipes viridipes Stål, 1873Green Milkweed Locust
Phymella capensis Uvarov, 1922
Plerisca peringueyi Bolivar, 1904
Pyrgomorpha (Phymelloides) rugosa Key, 1937
Pyrgomorpha (Pyrgomorpha) minuta Kevan, 1963
Tanita purpurea Bolivar, 1904
Tanitella prasina Karsch, 1888
Taphronota (Epamontor) stali Bolivar, 1884
Zonocerus elegans Thunberg, 1815Elegant Grasshopper
Zonocerus elegans elegans Thunberg, 1815Elegant Grasshopper

Subnodes of Pyrgomorphoidea with occurrences in Free State
FamilyPyrgomorphidae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
Bushlocusts, gaudy grasshopper, Gaudy grasshoppers, Pyrgomorphs
15
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pyrgomorphoidea at itis.gov