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Checklist for Family Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902 (Bush crickets)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
60
436
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
19
234
473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Ensifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
11
93
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tettigoniidea
Stol, 1788
Katydids and Camel Crickets
3
60
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tettigonioidea
Krauss, 1902
1
56
112
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTettigoniidae
Krauss, 1902
Bush crickets, Bushcrickets, Katidids, Katydid, Katydids
56
112
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
56 Genera with 112 Species
#ABCDEFGHIKLMOPRSTZ
Acanthoscirtes Hemp, 1954thorny meadow hoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Acauloplax Karsch, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Aerotegmina Hemp, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Afroanthracites Hemp & Ingrisch, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Amytta Karsch, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Anonconotus Camerano, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Arantia Stål, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Bicolorana Zeuner, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Bradyopisthius Karsch, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Chortoscirtes Hemp, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Clonia Stål, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1909Coneheads3SpeciesTaxom
Cymatomera bl�te..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Cymatomerella Beier, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Decticus Serville, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Diogena Brunner von ..., 19541SpeciesTaxom
Ducetia Stål, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Ectomoptera Ragge, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Enyaliopsis Karsch, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Eugaster Serville, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Eugasteroides Weidner, 19984SpeciesTaxom
Eulioptera Ragge, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Eupholidoptera Maran, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Eurycorypha Stål, 19546SpeciesTaxom
Fulvoscirtes Hemp, 20123SpeciesTaxom
Gonatoxia Karsch, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Gymnoproctus Karsch, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Homorocoryphus Karny, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Horatosphaga Schaum, 195413SpeciesTaxom
Isophya Brunner von ..., 18781SpeciesTaxom
Kevaniella Chopard, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Lamecosoma Ragge, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Madiga Kirby, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Melanoscirtes Hemp, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Melidia Stål, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Meruterrana Sjöstedt, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Metrioptera Wesmael, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Oxyecous Chopard, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Peronura Karsch, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Phaneroptera Serville, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Phlesirtes Bolivar, 201714SpeciesTaxom
Phlugidia Kevan, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Plangia Stål, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Plangiodes Chopard, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Platycleis Fieber, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Poecilogramma Karsch, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Rhacocleis Fieber, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Ruspolia Schulthess-S..., 17863SpeciesTaxom
Spalacomimus Karsch, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Tenerasphaga C.Hemp, 20074SpeciesTaxom
Terpnistrioides Ragge, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Tessellana Zeuner, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Tropidonotacris Chopard, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Tylopsis Fieber, 19005SpeciesTaxom
Zabalius Bolivar, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Zeuneria Karsch, 18891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
112 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acanthoscirtes bilineatus Chopard, 1954
Acanthoscirtes kevani Chopard, 1954
Acauloplax exigua Karsch, 1891Elegant Sylvan Katydid
Aerotegmina taitensis Hemp, 2013Taita Balloon Bushcricket
Afroanthracites pommeri Hemp, 2019
Amytta abbreviata Beier, 1967
Amytta taitensis C.Hemp, 2017
Anonconotus alpinus (Yersin, 1858)⇒ Anonconotus ghiliani Camerano, 1878
Anonconotus ghiliani Camerano, 1878
Arantia (Euarantia) fasciata Walker, 1869Giant Leaf Katydid
Arantia (Euarantia) rectifolia Brunner von ..., 1878
Bicolorana roeselii roeselii Hagenbach, 1822
Bradyopisthius dentatus Weidner, 1941
Chortoscirtes meruensis Sjöstedt, 1910
Clonia (Clonia) kenyana Uvarov, 1942
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) maculatus Le Guillou, 1841Spotted Meadow Katydid
Conocephalus (Conocephalus) conocephalus Linnaeus, 1767African Cone-head
Conocephalus meruense Sjöstedt, 1909
Cymatomera paradoxa Gerstaecker, 1869
Cymatomerella excisa Kevan, 1954
Cymatomerella muta Beier, 1954
Decticus verrucivorus verrucivorus Linnaeus, 1758Wart-biter
Diogena denticulata Chopard, 1954
Ducetia punctipennis Gerstaecker, 1869
Ducetia reticulosa Karsch, F., 1889
Ectomoptera nepicauda Ragge, 1980
Enyaliopsis carolinus Sjöstedt, 1913
Eugaster loricatus (Weidner, 1941)⇒ Eugasteroides loricatus Gerstaecker, 1869
Eugasteroides loricatus Gerstaecker, 1869
Eugasteroides loricatus loricatus Gerstaecker, 1869
Eugasteroides loricatus speciosus Sjöstedt, 1912
Eugasteroides loricatus weidneri Schmidt, G.H., 1998
Eulioptera montana Ragge, 1980
Eupholidoptera helina Çiplak, 2009
Eurycorypha diminuta Chopard, 1938
Eurycorypha kenyensis Massa, 2016
Eurycorypha kevani Chopard, 1954
Eurycorypha pseudomeruensis C.Hemp, 2017
Eurycorypha punctipennis Chopard, 1938
Eurycorypha simillima Chopard, 1954
Fulvoscirtes fulvotaitensis Hemp, 2012
Fulvoscirtes kilimandjaricus Sjöstedt, 1910
Fulvoscirtes laticercus Hemp, 2012
Gonatoxia maculata Karsch, 1889
Gymnoproctus rammei Weidner, 1941
Gymnoproctus sculpturatus Schmidt, 1990
Homorocoryphus exiguus (Bolivar, 1922)⇒ Ruspolia exigua Bolivar, 1922
Homorocoryphus nitidulus (Walker, F., 1869)⇒ Ruspolia nitidula Scopoli, 1786
Horatosphaga diminuta Chopard, 1954
Horatosphaga elgonis Chopard, 1938Mount Elgon Grass Bush-cricket
Horatosphaga gracilis Sjöstedt, 1912
Horatosphaga heteromorpha Karsch, 1889
Horatosphaga kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909
Horatosphaga leggei Kirby, 1909
Horatosphaga longipes Bolivar, 1922
Horatosphaga meruensis Sjöstedt, 1910
Horatosphaga regularis Bolivar, 1922
Horatosphaga ruspolii Schulthess S..., 1898
Horatosphaga sabuk Hemp, 2006
Horatosphaga tenera Hemp, 2007
Horatosphaga vicina Chopard, 1954
Isophya kraussii Brunner von ..., 1878Krauss's Plump Bush-cricket
Kevaniella bipunctata Chopard, 1954
Lamecosoma inerme Ragge, 1961
Lamecosoma inermis Ragge, 1961
Madiga verrucifera (Karsch, 1887)⇒ Spalacomimus verruciferus Karsch, 1887
Melanoscirtes taitensis Hemp, 2010
Melidia kenyensis Chopard, 1954
Meruterrana elegans Sjöstedt, 1912
Metrioptera (Roeseliana) roeselii (Hagenbach, 1822)⇒ Bicolorana roeselii roeselii Hagenbach, 1822
Oxyecous apertus Ragge, 1956
Peronura clavigera Karsch, 1889
Peronura hildebrandtiana Karsch, 1889
Phaneroptera (Phaneroptera) acaciae Chopard, 1954
Phaneroptera (Phaneroptera) nana Fieber, 1853Mediterranean katydid
Phaneroptera (Phaneroptera) sparsa Stål, 1857Arabian Sickle Bush-cricke
Phlesirtes brachiatus Uvarov, 1924
Phlesirtes chyuluensis C.Hemp, 2017
Phlesirtes elgonensis C.Hemp, 2017
Phlesirtes githunguri C.Hemp, 2017
Phlesirtes gladiolus C.Hemp, 2017
Phlesirtes keniensis C.Hemp, 2017
Phlesirtes kinangopa C.Hemp, 2017
Phlesirtes laikipiaensis C.Hemp, 2017
Phlesirtes latifrons Chopard, 1954
Phlesirtes limuru C.Hemp, 2017
Phlesirtes mauensis C.Hemp, 2017
Phlesirtes merumontanus Sjöstedt, 1910
Phlesirtes ngongensis C.Hemp, 2017
Phlesirtes timboroa C.Hemp, 2017
Phlugidia africana Kevan, 1993
Plangiodes carinatus Chopard, 1954
Platycleis (Tessellana) tessellata (Charpentier, 1825)⇒ Tessellana tessellata tessellata Charpentier, 1825
Poecilogramma striatifemur Karsch, 1887
Rhacocleis graeca Uvarov, 1942Greek Bush-cricket
Rhacocleis thyrrhenica La Greca, 1952Tyrrhenian Bush-cricket
Ruspolia differens Serville, 1838
Ruspolia exigua Bolivar, 1922
Ruspolia nitidula Scopoli, 1786Large Cone-head
Spalacomimus talpa Gerstaecker, 1869
Spalacomimus verruciferus Karsch, 1887
Tenerasphaga chyuluensis Hemp, 2018
Tenerasphaga meruensis Sjöstedt, 1910
Tenerasphaga nanyuki Hemp, 2018
Tenerasphaga tenera Hemp, 2007
Terpnistrioides tuberculata Chopard, 1954
Tessellana tessellata Charpentier, 1825Brown-spotted Bush-cricket
Tessellana tessellata tessellata Charpentier, 1825Brown-spotted Bush-cricket
Tropidonotacris carinata Chopard, 1954
Tylopsis dispar Sjöstedt, 1910
Tylopsis fissa Ragge, 1964
Tylopsis gracilis Chopard, 1954
Tylopsis irregularis Karsch, 1893
Tylopsis rubrescens Kirby, 1900Elongate Grass Katydid
Zabalius ophthalmicus Walker, 1869Blue-legged Sylvan Katydid
Zeuneria melanopeza Karsch, 1889

Subnodes of Tettigoniidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyConocephalinae
Burmeister, 1838
Coneheads, Coneheads and Meadow Katydids, Meadow katydids
8
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHetrodinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyListroscelidinae
Redtenbacher, 1891
Spiny Predatory Katydids
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMeconematinae
Burmeister, 1838
Quiet-calling katydids
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhaneropterinae
Burmeister, 1838
Bush Crickets, False katydids, Phaneropterine Katydids
23
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudophyllinae
Burmeister, 1840
True katydids
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaginae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
Predatory Bush-crickets, Predatory Katydids, Stick katydids
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTettigoniinae
Stoll, 1787
Bush Crickets, Shield-backed katydids
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Tettigoniidae (Krauss 1902)
Tettigoniidae (Krauss 1902)


Links, sources and further information
Tettigoniidae at artfakta.se
Tettigoniidae at dyntaxa.se
Tettigoniidae at gbif.org
Tettigoniidae at itis.gov
Tettigoniidae at marinespecies.org