Lentulidae
| Lentulidae | |
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| Unknown Lentula species | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Superfamily: | Acridoidea |
| Family: | Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956 |
The Lentulidae[1] are a family of flightless grasshoppers found in sub-Saharan Africa.[2]
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
Gallery
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References
- ^ Dirsh (1956) The phallic complex in Acridoidea (Orthoptera) in relation to taxonomy. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, vol. 108, 223-356.
- ^ a b 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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