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Checklist for Superfamily Tettigonioidea Krauss, 1902
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
21
49
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
14
40
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Ensifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
7
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tettigoniidea
Stol, 1788
Katydids and Camel Crickets
4
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tettigonioidea
Krauss, 1902
1
6
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
1 Family width 7 Species
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
6 Genera with 7 Species
Arytropteris Herman, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Clonia Stål, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Hetrodes Fischer von ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Plangia Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Tettigonia Linnaeus, 1781katydid2SpeciesTaxom
Thoracistus Pictet, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
7 Species
Arytropteris basalis Walker, 1869Flat-necked shieldback
Clonia (Leptoclonia) vittata Thunberg, 1789Common Wavy Clonia
Hetrodes pupus Linnaeus, 1758Koringkriek
Plangia graminea Serville, 1838Krompokkel
Tettigonia catena (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Quintilia catena Fabricius, 1775
Tettigonia villosa (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Paranistria villosa Fabricius, 1781
Thoracistus viridifer Walker, 1869Two-colored Seedpod Shieldback

Subnodes of Tettigonioidea with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
FamilyTettigoniidae
Krauss, 1902
Bush crickets, Bushcrickets, Katidids, Katydid, Katydids, Katydids crickets, Koringkrieks, Long-horned grasshoppers, Longhorned Grasshoppers
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Tettigonioidea at itis.gov