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the web of life in southern Africa

Subfamily: Meconematinae

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 > Tettigonioidea > Family: Tettigoniidae

Worldwide except polar and north temperate regions. Five genera and 15 species are native to southern Africa.

Genera native to southern Africa

List from Orthoptera Species File.

Acilacris

Four species are endemic to southern Africa and a further species is known from Angola.

Africariola

One species, Africariola longicauda, endemic to southern Africa.

Amyttacta

Three species are endemic to southern Africa and a further species has been recorded from Angola.

Aroegas

Four species, endemic to southern Africa.

Paracilacris

Three species, endemic to southern Africa.

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