''Tanita'' is a genus of

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in the

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Pyrgomorphini The Pyrgomorphinae are a sub-family of grasshoppers (Orthoptera : Caelifera) in the family Pyrgomorphidae. Species are found in, especially the warmer parts of: Central and South America, southern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and Pacific Isl ...

found in Africa.

Species

The ''Orthoptera Species File'' rthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1110767 Orthoptera Species File(Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 3 January 2023) lists the following: # ''

Tanita brachyptera ''Tanita'' is a genus of grasshoppers in the Tribe (biology), tribe Pyrgomorphini found in Africa. Species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' rthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1110767 Orthoptera Species File(Version ...

'' Bolívar, 1912 # '' Tanita breviceps'' (Bolívar, 1882) - type species (as ''

Pyrgomorpha ''Pyrgomorpha''Serville (1838)

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''Histoire naturelle des insectes. Orthoptères'' 583. is the type genus of grasshoppers in the family Pyrgomorphidae and the tribe Pyrgomorphini. Species are found in Southern Europe, Africa and the middle Ea ...

breviceps'' Bolívar, I., by subsequent designationKirby WF (1910 ''A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae)'' 3(2): 674 pp.) # '' Tanita lineaalba'' (Bolívar, 1889) # '' Tanita loosi'' Bolívar, 1904 # '' Tanita parva'' Kevan, 1962 # '' Tanita purpurea'' Bolívar, 1904 # '' Tanita rosea'' (Bolívar, 1908) # '' Tanita stulta'' Bolívar, 1912 # '' Tanita subcylindrica'' (Bolívar, 1882)

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q10690621 Pyrgomorphidae Caelifera genera Orthoptera of Africa