Family: Gryllacrididae

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Has a worldwide distribution, except north temperate and polar regions, with three genera and nine species native to southern Africa.

Genera native to southern Africa

List from Orthoptera Species File.

Ametroides An African genus of 13 species, with two species, Ametroides namaqua and Ametroides peringueyi, native to southern Africa.
Glomeremus Eighteen species, occurring in African south of the Sahara, as well as the West Indian Ocean islands. Six species are native to southern Africa.
Stictogryllacris Nine species, occurring in African south of the Sahara, as well as the West Indian Ocean islands. One species, Stictogryllacris nana, is native to southern Africa.

Publications

• Field, L.H. (ed.) 2001. The Biology of Wetas, King Crickets and their Allies. CABI Publishing, Wallingford.