Lentulidae

Lentulidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Lentulidae '
Dirsh, 1956[1]

The Lentulidae[2] are a family of grasshoppers, in the Orthoptera: suborder Caelifera. Species in this family can be found in sub-Saharan Africa.

Genera

The Orthoptera Species File[3] lists:

  • Lentulinae Dirsh 1956
    • Altiusambilla Jago, 1981
    • Bacteracris Dirsh, 1956
    • Basutacris Dirsh, 1953
    • Betiscoides Sjöstedt, 1923
    • Chromousambilla Jago, 1981
    • Devylderia Sjöstedt, 1923
    • Eremidium Karsch, 1896
    • Gymnidium Karsch, 1896
    • Helwigacris Rehn, 1944
    • Karruia Rehn, 1945
    • Lentula (grasshopper) Stål, 1878
    • Malawia Dirsh, 1968
    • Mecostiboides Dirsh, 1957
    • Mecostibus Karsch, 1896
    • Microusambilla Jago, 1981
    • Nyassacris Ramme, 1929
    • Paralentula Rehn, 1944
    • Qachasia Dirsh, 1956
    • Rhainopomma Jago, 1981
    • Swaziacris Dirsh, 1953
    • Usambilla Sjöstedt, 1909
  • Shelforditinae Ritchie, 1982
    • Afrotettix Brown, 1970
    • Atopotettix Brown, 1970
    • Calviniacris Dirsh, 1956
    • Dirshidium Brown, 1970
    • Kalaharicus Brown, 1961
    • Karruacris Dirsh, 1958
    • Leatettix Dirsh, 1956
    • Namatettix Brown, 1970
    • Occidentula Brown, 1967
    • Shelfordites Karny, 1910

References

  1. ↑ Dirsh, 1956 : The phallic complex in Acridoidea (Orthoptera) in relation to taxonomy. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, vol. 108, 223-356.
  2. ↑ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V., ed. "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  3. ↑ Orthoptera Species File (31 March 2010)
  • Media related to Lentulidae at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Lentulidae at Wikispecies
  • "Lentulidae". Tree of Life web project.
  • "Lentulidae". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
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