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Checklist for Subfamily Tettigoniinae Stoll, 1787 (Bush Crickets)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
73
439
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
31
293
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Ensifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
17
91
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tettigoniidea
Stol, 1788
Katydids and Camel Crickets
5
64
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tettigonioidea
Krauss, 1902
1
47
101
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTettigoniidae
Krauss, 1902
Bush crickets, Bushcrickets, Katidids, Katydid, Katydids
47
101
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTettigoniinae
Stoll, 1787
Bush Crickets, Shield-backed katydids
12
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
12 Genera with 20 Species
Alfredectes Rentz, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Arytropteris Herman, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Ceresia Uvarov, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Decticus Serville, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eupholidoptera Maran, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Namaquadectes Rentz, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Pediodectes Rehn and Hebard, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Platycleis Fieber, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Rhacocleis Fieber, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Tettigonia Linnaeus, 1781katydid2SpeciesTaxom
Thoracistus Pictet, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Transkeidectes Naskrecki, 19921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alfredectes browni Rentz, 1988Brown's Shieldback
Alfredectes semiaeneus Serville, 1838Alfred's Shieldback
Arytropteris basalis Walker, 1869Flat-necked shieldback
Arytropteris granulithorax Péringuey, 1916East Coast Flat-necked Shieldback
Arytropteris pondo Rentz, 1988Pondo Flat-necked Shieldback
Ceresia pulchripes Péringuey, 1916Common Ceresia
Decticus albifrons Fabricius, 1775Mediterranean Wart-biter
Eupholidoptera chabrieri Charpentier, 1825Chabrier's Marbled Bush-cricket
Eupholidoptera helina Çiplak, 2009
Namaquadectes irroratus Péringuey, 1916Cederberg Shieldback
Pediodectes grandis Rehn, 1904Grand shieldback
Platycleis intermedia mesopotamica Ramme, 1927
Platycleis romana Ramme, 1927Italian Grey Bush-cricket
Rhacocleis germanica Herrich-Schä..., 1840Mediterranean Bush-cricket
Tettigonia catena (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Quintilia catena Fabricius, 1775
Tettigonia villosa (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Paranistria villosa Fabricius, 1781
Thoracistus peringueyi Pictet, 1888Peringuey's Seedpod Shieldback
Thoracistus semeniphagus Rentz, 1988Seedpod Shieldback
Thoracistus viridifer Walker, 1869Two-colored Seedpod Shieldback
Transkeidectes multidentis Naskrecki, 1992Transkei Shieldback

Subnodes of Tettigoniinae with occurrences in Cape
TribeArytropteridini
Caudell, 1908
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDecticini
Herman, 1874
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePholidopterini
Beier, 1954
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlatycleidini
Harz, 1969
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTettigoniini
Stoll, 1787
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Tettigoniinae at artfakta.se
Tettigoniinae at dyntaxa.se
Tettigoniinae at itis.gov