The Crickets and Tree Crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) of South Africa

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Family: GRYLLIDAE

Subfamily: GRYLLINAE

    Tribe: BRACHYTRUPINI

  1. PHONARELLUS Gorochov
    1. P. miurus (Saussure)
      Brachytrypus / Gymnogryllus miurus Saussure 1877: 131
      Northern Province, to East Africa; October to December.

  2. GYMNOGRYLLUS Saussure
    1. G. compactus (Walker)
      Gryllus compactus Walker 1869: 31
      KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Northern Province; August, October to December.

    2. G. joburgensis Otte, Toms & Cade
      Gymnogryllus joburgensis Otte, Toms & Cade 1988: 410
      Gauteng; October and November.

    3. G. vicinus (Chopard)
      Gryllopsis vicina Chopard 1955: 292
      Eastern Cape; January.

    4. G. capensis Otte, Toms & Cade
      Gymnogryllus capensis Otte, Toms & Cade 1988: 414
      Western Cape; March.


  3. BRACHYTRUPES Serville
    1. B. membranaceus (Drury)
      Gryllus membranaceus Drury 1773: **
      Northern Province, to Botswana.


    Tribe: TURANOGRYLLINI

  4. NEOGRYLLOPSIS Otte
    1. N. skukuzae Otte, Toms & Cade
      Neogryllopsis skukuzae Otte, Toms & Cade 1988: 427
      Mpumalanga and Northern Province; December to March.

    2. N. mirus Otte, Toms & Cade
      Neogryllopsis mirus Otte, Toms & Cade 1988: 430
      Northern Province; November to February.

    3. N. tshokwane Otte
      Neogryllopsis tshokwane Otte 1983: 233
      Northern Province; March.

    4. N. orpeni Otte, Toms & Cade
      Neogryllopsis orpeni Otte, Toms & Cade 1988: 433
      Northern Province; December to March.

    5. N. orpeni Otte, Toms & Cade
      Neogryllopsis orpeni Otte, Toms & Cade 1988: 433
      Northern Province; December to March.

    6. N. capricornis Otte, Toms & Cade
      Neogryllopsis capricornis Otte, Toms & Cade 1988: 435
      Northern Province; November and December.

    7. N. satarae Otte, Toms & Cade
      Neogryllopsis satarae Otte, Toms & Cade 1988: 435
      Northern Province; March and June.

    8. N. sabianus Otte, Toms & Cade
      Neogryllopsis sabianus Otte, Toms & Cade 1988: 437
      Mpumalanga; December.

    9. N. limpopoensis Otte, Toms & Cade
      Neogryllopsis limpopoensis Otte, Toms & Cade 1988: 441
      Northern Province; December.

    10. N. pundae Otte, Toms & Cade
      Neogryllopsis pundae Otte, Toms & Cade 1988: 445
      Northern Province; December to March.

    11. N. nyandanus Otte, Toms & Cade
      Neogryllopsis nyandanus Otte, Toms & Cade 1988: 445
      Northern Province; November to March.

    12. N. messinae Otte, Toms & Cade
      Neogryllopsis messinae Otte, Toms & Cade 1988: 446
      Northern Province; November and December.


    Tribe: GRYLLINI

  5. TELEOGRYLLUS Chopard 1961
    1. T. mosetse Otte, Toms & Cade
      Teleogryllus mosetse Otte, Toms & Cade 1988: 448
      Northern Province, to Botswana; March.

    2. T. wernerianus (Karny)
      Acheta wernerianus Karny 1907: 287
      = Gryllus xanthoneuroides Chopard 1934: 333.
      Northern Province, to Botswana and beyond; March.

    3. T. leo Otte & Cade
      Teleogryllus leo Otte & Cade 1983: 112
      Northern Province; December to March.

    4. T. africanus Otte & Cade
      Teleogryllus africanus Otte & Cade 1983: 107
      KwaZulu-Natal; March.

    5. T. zululandicus Otte & Cade
      Teleogryllus zululandicus Otte & Cade 1983: 107
      KwaZulu-Natal; March.


  6. GRYLLUS Linnaeus
    1. G. krugeri Otte, Toms & Cade
      Gryllus krugeri Otte, Toms & Cade 1988: 455
      Northern Province; Decemebr to March.

    2. G. bimaculatus De Geer
      Gryllus bimaculatus De Geer 1775: 521
      Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Northern Province and Northwest Province, northwards.


  7. ACANTHOGRYLLUS Saussure
    1. A. fortipes (Walker)
      Gryllus fortipes Walker 1869: 26
      KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Northern Province, to Botswana; November to January.


  8. PLATYGRYLLUS Chopard 1961
    1. P. cockbilli (Chopard)
      Scapsipedus cockbilli Choppard 1954: 917
      = Scapsipedus convexifrons Choppard 1961: 34
      KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Province, to Zimbabwe; November to March.

    2. P. ignobilis (Walker)
      Gryllus ignobilis Walker 1869: 29
      KwaZulu-Natal, to Botswana; March.

    3. P. capensis Otte & Cade
      Platygryllus capensis Otte & Cade 1984: 55
      Eastern Cape; March.

    4. P. maurus (Afzelius & Brannius)
      Acheta maurus Afzelius & Brannius 1804: 22
      KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Province, to East Africa; January to March.

    5. P. primiformis Otte & Cade
      Platygryllus primiformis Otte & Cade 1984: 22
      KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Northern Province, to East Africa; November to March.


  9. SCAPSIPEDUS Saussure
    1. S. meridionalis Otte & Cade
      Scapsipedus meridionalis Otte & Cade 1984: 114
      KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Northwest Province, to Botswana; March.


    Tribe: MODICOGRYLLINI

  10. VELARIFICTORUS Randell
    1. V. mosambicus (Chopard)
      Scapsipedus mosambicus Choppard 1961: 35
      KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng and Northern Province, to Botswana and Mozambique; November to April.

    2. V. obniger Otte & Cade
      Velarifictorus obniger Otte & Cade 1983: 246
      Gauteng and Northwest Province, to Botswana; October to March.

    3. V. botswanus Otte, Toms & Cade
      Velarifictorus botswanus Otte, Toms & Cade 1988: 461
      Northern Province, to Botswana; October to February.

    4. V. natus Otte, Toms & Cade
      Velarifictorus botswanus Otte, Toms & Cade 1988: 462
      Northern Province, to Botswana; February and March.


  11. MODICOGRYLLUS Chopard 1961
    1. M. pafuri Otte, Toms & Cade
      Modicogryllus pafuri Otte, Toms & Cade 1988: 465
      Northern Province; March.

    2. M. segnis Otte & Cade
      Modicogryllus segnis Otte & Cade 1984: 71
      KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Province; November to March.

    3. M. conspersus (Schaum)
      Gryllus conspersus Schaum 1853: 776
      Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Northern Province; November to March.

    4. M. bricki (Chopard)
      Acheta brincki Chopard 1955: **
      Western Cape; November.

    5. M. perplexus Otte & Cade
      Modicogryllus perplexus Otte & Cade 1984: 88.
      KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Northern Province; December to March.

    6. M. geonomes Otte & Cade
      Modicogryllus geonomes Otte & Cade 1984: 90.
      KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Province, to east Africa; November to March.


  12. ACHETA Fabricius
    1. A. domesticus (Linnaeus)
      Gryllus domesticus Linnaeus 1758: 428
      Western Caep, Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Northern Province and Northwest Province, to Botswana and Mozambique; November to April.


    Subfamily: NEMOBIINAE

    Under construction


    Subfamily: ENEOPTERINAE

    Under construction


    Subfamily: TROGODINIINAE

    Under construction


    Subfamily: MOGOPLISTINAE

    Under construction


    Subfamily: OECANTHINAE

    1. OECANTHUS Serville 1831
      1. O. karschi Chopard
        Oecanthus karschi Choppard 1932: 246
        Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Northern Province, to Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya; September to April.

      2. O. capensis Saussure
        Oecanthus capensis Saussure 1878: 456
        Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State and Lesotho; December to March.

      3. O. galpini Toms & Otte
        Oecathus galpini Toms & Otte 1988: 479-481
        Gauteng and Northern Province; January to May.

      4. O. rufopictus Chopard
        Oecanthus rufopictus Choppard 1932: 246
        Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Northern Province, to Botswana; October to April.

      5. O. neosimilis Toms & Otte
        Oecanthus neosimilis Toms & Otte 1988: 482-483
        Northern Province, to Botswana, Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya; October to June.

      6. O. similis Chopard
        Oecanthus similis Chopard 1932: 246
        Northern Province, Northwestern Province, Free State and Northern Cape, to Botswana and Namibia; November, February to April.

      7. O. disimilis Toms & Otte
        Oecanthus disimilis Toms & Otte 1988: 484-485
        KwaZulu-Natal, to Botswana, Tanzania and Kenya; September, October and March.

      8. O. filiger Walker
        Oecanthus filiger Walker 1871: 14
        Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Northern Province, to Botswana, Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya; September to March.

      9. O. neofiliger Toms & Otte
        Oecanthus neofiliger Toms & Otte 1988: 487
        Mpumalanga, Gauteng and Northern Province; March and April.

      10. O. sycomorus Toms & Otte
        Oecanthus sycomorus Toms & Otte 1988: 488-490
        KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Province, to Botswana, Malawi and Uganda; March and April.



    Subfamily: PHALANGOPSINAE

    Under construction


    REFERENCES

    Otte, D. & Cade, W.H. 1983.
    African crickets (Gryllidae). 3. On the African species of Velarifictorus Randell (Gryllinae, Modicogryllini). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 135: 241-253.
    Otte, D. & Cade, W.H. 1984a.
    African crickets (Gryllidae). 4. The genus Platygryllus from eastern and southern Africa (Gryllinae, Gryllini). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 136: 45-66.
    Otte, D. & Cade, W.H. 1984b.
    African crickets (Gryllidae). 5. East and South African species of Modicogryllus and several related genera (Gryllinae, Modicogryllini). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 136: 67-97.
    Otte, D., Toms, R.B. & Cade, W.H. 1988.
    New species and records of East and southern African crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Gryllinae). Annals of the Transvaal Museum 34: 405-468.
    Toms, R.B. & Otte, D. 1988.
    New genera, species and records of East and southern African tree crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Oecanthinae). Annals of the Transvaal Museum 34: 469-521.

    This part of A Catalogue of South African Insects revised: