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Checklist for Infraorder Tridactylidea Brullé, 1835
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
 
Tridactylidea
Brullé, 1835
2
11
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
2 Families width 53 Species and 4 Subspecies
Tridactylidae Saussure, 1874Pygmy mole cricket51SpeciesTaxom
Ripipterygidae Ander, 1939Mud crickets2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
11 Genera with 53 Species
Afrotridactylus Günther, 19099SpeciesTaxom
Archaeoellipes Heads, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Asiotridactylus Günther, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Bruntridactylus Günther, 19915SpeciesTaxom
Dentridactylus Günther, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Mirhipipteryx Gunther, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Neotridactylus Günther, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Paratridactylus Ebner, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Ripipteryx Newman, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Tridactylus Olivier, 19796SpeciesTaxom
Xya Latreille, 197129SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
53 Species and 4 Subspecies
Afrotridactylus ghesquierei Chopard, 1934
Afrotridactylus koenigsmanni Günther, 1994
Afrotridactylus madecassus Saussure, 1896
Afrotridactylus meridianus Günther, 1994
Afrotridactylus pallidus Chopard & Ca..., 1956
Afrotridactylus spiralatus Günther, 1994
Afrotridactylus usambaricus Sjöstedt, 1910African Sandhopper
Afrotridactylus usambaricus alter Günther, K.K., 1994
Afrotridactylus usambaricus usambaricus Sjöstedt, 1909African Sandhopper
Archaeoellipes engeli S. W. Heads, 2010
Asiotridactylus aethiopicus Günther, 1995
Asiotridactylus fasciatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Bruntridactylus apicedentatus Chopard, 1934
Bruntridactylus centralafricanus Günther, 1991
Bruntridactylus katangensis Günther, 1995
Bruntridactylus latihamatus Günther, 1991
Bruntridactylus mocambicus Günther, 1991
Dentridactylus raggei Günther, 1986
Mirhipipteryx antillarum Heads, 2010
Neotridactylus apicialis Say, 1825Larger Pygmy Locust
Paratridactylus eidmanni Ebner, 1943
Ripipteryx limbata Burmeister, 1838
Tridactylus angustus Günther, 1995
Tridactylus capensis (Saussure, 1877)⇒ Xya capensis Saussure, 1877
Tridactylus fossor Fabricius, 1798
Tridactylus galla Saussure, 1895
Tridactylus paradoxus Latreille, 1802
Tridactylus tithonus Blackith & B..., 1979
Xya albiantennata Günther, 1995
Xya albigenata Günther, 1995
Xya albipalpis Chopard, 1934
Xya ancarafantsika Günther, 1982
Xya atra Günther, 1995
Xya aurantipes Günther, 1995
Xya capensis Saussure, 1877
Xya capensis albilobata Günther, K.K., 1995
Xya capensis capensis Saussure, 1877
Xya crassicornis Chopard, 1920
Xya descampsi Harz, 1971
Xya donskoffi Harz, 1971
Xya elytromaculata Günther, 1995
Xya galla Saussure, 1895
Xya harzi Günther, 1990
Xya huxleyi Harz, 1971
Xya japonica Haan, 1842
Xya londti Günther, 1982
Xya maraisi Günther, 1998
Xya minor Chopard, 1920
Xya pfaendleri Harz, 1970Pfaendler´s Molehopper
Xya pronotovirgata Günther, 1995
Xya royi Günther, 1982
Xya schoutedeni Chopard, 1934
Xya tumbaensis Günther, 1995
Xya uamensis Günther, 1995
Xya univenata Günther, 1995
Xya variegata Latreille, 1809Colourful Molehopper
Xya vicheti Harz, 1971

Subnodes of Tridactylidea with occurrences in Africa
SuperfamilyTridactyloidea
Saussure, 1877
2
11
53
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Tridactylidea at itis.gov