The LentulidaeDirsh (1956) The phallic complex in Acridoidea (Orthoptera) in relation to taxonomy. ''Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London'', vol. 108, 223-356. are a family of flightless

grasshopper Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is possibly the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago. Grasshopp ...

s found in

sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. These include West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the List of sov ...

Subfamilies and Genera

The ''Orthoptera Species File'' includes:

Lentulinae

Auth. Dirsh, 1956 *'' Altiusambilla'' Jago, 1981 *'' Bacteracris'' Dirsh, 1956 *'' Basutacris'' Dirsh, 1953 *''

Betiscoides ''Betiscoides'' is a small genus of southern African grasshoppers in the family Lentulidae. The grasshoppers of the genus ''Betiscoides'' have slender or very slender bodies and they are flightless, lacking wings. They have a conical head and ...

'' Sjöstedt, 1923 *'' Chromousambilla'' Jago, 1981 *'' Devylderia'' Sjöstedt, 1923 *'' Eremidium'' Karsch, 1896 *'' Gymnidium'' Karsch, 1896 *'' Helwigacris'' Rehn, 1944 *'' Karruia'' Rehn, 1945 *''

Lentula ''Lentula'' is a small genus of grasshoppers native to southern Africa. It is the type genus of the family Lentulidae. Species include: *''Lentula callani'' Dirsh, 1956 *''Lentula minuta'' Dirsh, 1956 *''Lentula obtusifrons'' Stål, 1878 *''Lent ...

'' 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

Gallery

File:Grasshopper 2 (6802967766).jpg, Unknown species File:Chromousambilla latistriata male.jpg, Male '' Chromousambilla latistriata'' File:Fig.12-Shelfordites aberrans Karny.JPG, '' Shelfordites aberrans''

References

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