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 amongst what are possibly the most ancient living groups of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago. Grassh ...

s found in

sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lie south of the Sahara. These include Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the list of sovereign states and ...

Subfamilies and Genera

The ''Orthoptera Species File'' includes:

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

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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