Lentulidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Ordo: Orthoptera
Subordo: Caelifera
Infraordo: Acrididea
Superfamilia: Acridoidea

Familia: Lentulidae
Subfamiliae (2): Lentulinae - Shelforditinae

Genera not assigned to a Subfamily

Armstrongium – Pondoidium – Silvanidiella
Name

Lentulidae
References

Brown, H.D. 2012: Additional species of Eremidium Karsch, 1896 with description of a new allied genus from South Africa (Orthoptera: Acridoidea: Lentulidae). Annals of the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History, 2: 47–68. abstract only seen Reference page.
Brown, H.D. 2013: New grasshoppers from KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa (Orthoptera: Acridoidea: Lentulidae). Annals of the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History, 3: 59–79. abstract only seen Reference page.
Brown, H.D. 2014: Armstrongium - an unusual new sylvan genus of Lentulidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) from KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Annals of the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History, 4: 33–50. Abstract and full article (subscription PDF) Reference page.

Vernacular names
日本語: チゴバッタ科

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

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.
Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "family Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 2 January 2019.