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Checklist for Family Romaleidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (lubber grasshopper)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
142
2517
10595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
51
1612
6281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
25
957
3543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
23
946
3490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
11
644
2463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRomaleidae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Lubber grasshopper, Lubber grasshoppers
13
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
13 Genera with 14 Species
Abila Stål, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Agriacris Walker, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Antandrus Stål, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachystola Scudder, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Caenolampis Descamps, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Chromacris Walker, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Colpolopha Stål, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Munatia Stål, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Radacridium Carbonell, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Rhicnoderma Gerstaecker, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Taeniopoda Stål, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Tropidacris Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xyleus Gistel, 18311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
14 Species
Abila bolivari Giglio-Tos, 1900
Agriacris aequatoriana Bolivar, 1909
Brachystola magna Girard, 1854Lubber grasshopper
Brachystola mexicana Bruner, 1904
Caenolampis robertsi Descamps, 1978
Chromacris colorata Serville, 1838
Chromacris icterus Pictet & Sau..., 1887
Chromacris trogon Gerstaecker, 1873
Munatia punctata (Stål, 1875)⇒ Munatia biolleyi Carl, 1916
Radacridium nordestinum Carbonell, 1984
Rhicnoderma humilis Rehn, 1905
Taeniopoda varipennis Rehn, 1905
Tropidacris cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tropidacris collaris Stoll, 1813
Xyleus discoideus Serville, 1831

Subnodes of Romaleidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyBactrophorinae
Amédégnato, 1974
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRomaleinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Lubber grasshoppers
11
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Romaleidae at gbif.org
Romaleidae at itis.gov