Lentulidae Explained

The Lentulidae^[1] are a family of flightless grasshoppers found in sub-Saharan Africa.

Subfamilies and Genera

The Orthoptera Species File includes:

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

Notes and References

1. Dirsh (1956) The phallic complex in Acridoidea (Orthoptera) in relation to taxonomy. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, vol. 108, 223-356.