Subfamily: Eyprepocnemidinae
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(grasshoppers and locusts) > Acrididea > Acridomorpha > Acridoidea > Family:
Acrididae
Distribution includes Africa, Madagascar, Europe and Asia.
Seven genera
and 22 species are native to southern Africa.
Genera native to southern Africa
List from
Orthoptera Species
File.
Cataloipus
Fifteen species, distributed over Africa south of the
Sahara, southern Arabia and India. Four species are native to southern
Africa. |
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Cyathosternum Two species, occurring
in Africa south of the Sahara, with one, Cyathosternum roseum,
native to southern Africa. |
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Eyprepocnemis
Thirty-five species, distributed over Africa, Madagascar,
Europe and Asia. Three species are native to southern Africa. |
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Heteracris
Sixty-four species, occurring in Africa, southern Europe,
Middle East and Kazakhstan. Eleven species are native to
southern Africa. |
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Jucundacris One species,
Jucundacris pictipes, endemic to southern Africa. |
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Metaxymecus Four species,
distributed in Africa and Madagascar, with one species,
Metaxymecus gracilipes,
native to southern Africa. |
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Tylotropidius Six species,
distributed through African and the southern regions of Asia. One species,
Tylotropidius didymus, is native to southern Africa. |
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