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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
58
562
1506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
22
352
888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
10
204
476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
9
202
474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pyrgomorphoidea
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
1
21
43
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanzania
1 Family width 43 Species and 18 Subspecies
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts43SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanzania
21 Genera with 43 Species
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Atractomorpha Saussure, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Aularches Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cawendia Karsch, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Chrotogonus Serville, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Dictyophorus Thunberg, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Loveridgacris Rehn, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Maura Stål, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Parasphena Bolivar, 18695SpeciesTaxom
Parasphenella Kevan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Phymateus Thunberg, 18847SpeciesTaxom
Phyteumas Bolivar, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Protanita Kevan, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorpha Serville, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphella Bolivar, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Rutidoderes Westwood, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Sphenexia Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Stenoscepa Karsch, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Tanita Bolivar, 19624SpeciesTaxom
Tapesia1SpeciesTaxom
Taphronota Stål, 19047SpeciesTaxom
Zonocerus Stål, 17583SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
43 Species and 18 Subspecies
Atractomorpha acutipennis gerstaeckeri Bolivar, 1884
Aularches miliaris miliaris Linnaeus, 1758
Cawendia glabrata Karsch, 1888
Chrotogonus arenicola somalicus Kevan, 1959
Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) hemipterus Schaum, 1853
Chrotogonus bloyeti (Bolivar, 1904)⇒ Chrotogonus arenicola somalicus Kevan, 1959
Dictyophorus spumans spumans Thunberg, 1787Koppie Foam Grasshopper
Dictyophorus (Tapesiella) griseus Reiche & Fai..., 1849
Dictyophorus griseus griseus Fairmaire & ..., 1847
Loveridgacris impotens Karsch, 1888
Maura bolivari Kirby, 1902
Maura bolivari modesta Bolivar, 1904
Maura lurida Fabricius, 1781
Parasphena hanangensis Hemp, 2009
Parasphena meruensis Sjöstedt, 1910
Parasphena meruensis meruensis Sjöstedt, 1909
Parasphena meruensis zeuneri Kevan, D.K.M., 1956
Parasphena pulchripes Gerstaecker, 1869
Parasphenella dubia Bolivar, 1904
Phymateus (Phymateus) aegrotus Gerstaecker, 1869
Phymateus (Phymateus) bolivari Kirby, 1910
Phymateus (Phymateus) karschi Bolivar, 1904
Phymateus (Phymateus) pulcherrimus Bolivar, 1904
Phymateus (Phymateus) viridipes Stål, 1873
Phymateus viridipes viridipes Stål, 1873Green Milkweed Locust
Phymateus hildebrandti (Brunner von ..., 1884)⇒ Phymateus bolivari Kirby, 1910
Phyteumas olivaceus Karsch, 1896
Phyteumas purpurascens Karsch, 1896
Phyteumas purpurascens purpurascens Karsch, 1896
Protanita fusiformis Sjöstedt, 1929
Protanita longiceps Bolivar, 1904
Pyrgomorpha (Phymelloides) vignaudii Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Pyrgomorpha vignaudii semlikiana Rehn, 1914
Pyrgomorpha conica tereticornis Brullé, 1840
Pyrgomorphella albini Chopard, 1921
Pyrgomorphella arachidis Dirsh, 1951
Rutidoderes squarrosus Linnaeus, 1771
Sphenexia fusiformis Karsch, 1896
Stenoscepa fusiformis Kevan, 1956
Stenoscepa granulata Karsch, 1888
Stenoscepa obscura Kevan, 1962
Tanita parva Kevan, 1962
Tanita parva parva Kevan, D.K.M., 1962
Tanita subcylindrica Bolivar, 1882
Tanita subcylindrica orientalis Kevan, D.K.M., 1962
Tapesia producta (Bolivar, 1904)⇒ Dictyophorus griseus griseus Fairmaire & ..., 1847
Taphronota (Taphronota) calliparea (Schaum, 1853)⇒ Taphronota grandis Kevan, 1975
Taphronota calliparea calliparea Schaum, 1853
Taphronota calliparea dimidiata (Bolivar, 1904)⇒ Taphronota grandis Kevan, 1975
Taphronota calliparea immaculata (Sjöstedt, 1929)⇒ Taphronota calliparea calliparea Schaum, 1853
Taphronota (Taphronota) ferruginea (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Taphronota merceti Bolivar, 1904
Taphronota (Taphronota) grandis Kevan, 1975
Taphronota (Taphronota) merceti Bolivar, 1904
Zonocerus elegans Thunberg, 1815Elegant Grasshopper
Zonocerus elegans elegans Thunberg, 1815Elegant Grasshopper
Zonocerus variegatus Linnaeus, 1758Elegant grasshopper

Subnodes of Pyrgomorphoidea with occurrences in Tanzania
FamilyPyrgomorphidae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
Bushlocusts, gaudy grasshopper, Gaudy grasshoppers, Pyrgomorphs
21
43
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pyrgomorphoidea at itis.gov