Lentulidae

The Lentulidae[1] are a family of grasshoppers found in sub-Saharan Africa.[2]

Lentulidae
Unknown Lentula species
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Lentulidae
Dirsh, 1956

Subfamilies and Genera

The Orthoptera Species File includes:[2]

Lentulinae

Auth. 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 Stål, 1878
  • Limpopoacris Brown, 2011
  • 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, 1910

Shelforditinae

Auth. Ritchie, 1982

  • Afrotettix Brown, 1970
  • Atopotettix Brown, 1970
  • Calviniacris Dirsh, 1956
  • Dirshidium Brown, 1970
  • Kalaharicus Brown, 1961
  • Karruacris Dirsh, 1958
  • Leatettix Dirsh, 1956
  • Occidentula Brown, 1967
  • Shelfordites Karny, 1910
  • Uvarovidium Dirsh, 1956

Subfamily unplaced
  • Armstrongium Brown, 2014
  • Tanquata Otte, 2014
  • Tsautettix Otte, 2014
  • Zulutettix Otte & Armstrong, 2017
  • Unknown species
  • Unknown species
  • Unknown species
  • Male Chromousambilla latistriata
  • Shelfordites aberrans
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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. Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "family Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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