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the web of life in southern Africa

Genus: Cophogryllus

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum: Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Polyneoptera > Anartioptera > Orthopterida > Orthoptera > Ensifera > Grylloidea > Family: Gryllidae > Gryllinae Group > Subfamily: Gryllinae > Cophogryllini

Twenty-four species, with a distribution that includes northern South America, Africa south of the Sahara, Mozambique and Asia. Seven species are native to southern Africa.

Species native to southern Africa

List from Orthoptera Species File.

Cophogryllus boromensis  

 

 

Cophogryllus delalandi

 

 

Cophogryllus fasciatus

 

 

Cophogryllus maculatus

 

 

Cophogryllus pietersburgi

 

 

Cophogryllus simonsi

 

 

Cophogryllus zoutpansbergi

 

 

References

Text and photos by Hamish Robertson ©