Acrotylini

Distribution includes Africa, Madagascar, southern Europe, Asia and Australia.

Acrotylus

Forty-seven species, distributed through Africa, Madagascar, southern Europe, Asia and Australia; 19 species are native to southern Africa.

Epacromiini

Distribution includes Africa, Madagascar and Asia.

Aiolopus

Fourteen species, distributed through Africa and Asia. Two species, Aiolopus luridus and Aiolopus meruensis, are native to southern Africa.

Heteropternis

Twenty species, distributed over Africa and Asia, with three species native to southern Africa.

Jasomenia-

One species, Jasomenia sansibara, broadly distributed over sub-Saharan Africa.

Locustini

Distribution includes Africa, Madagascar, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Caledonia.

Gastrimargus

Twenty-three species, with a distribution that includes Africa, Madagascar, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Caledonia. Eight species are native to southern Africa.

Locustana pardalina

One species, Locustana pardalina, endemic to southern Africa.

Oedaleus

Twenty-seven species, with a distribution that includes Africa, Madagascar, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Caledonia. Five species are native to southern Africa.

Scintharista

Eight species, with a distribution that includes Africa, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and Taiwan. Three species are native to southern Africa.

Sphingonotini

Distribution is nearly worldwide.

Sphingonotus

A large genus of 145 species, with a distribution that includes Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Central and South America. Five species are native to southern Africa.

Trilophidiini

Distributed over Africa, Madagascar and Asia.

Trilophidia

Ten species, distributed over Africa, Madagascar and Asia. Two species, Trilophidia conturbata and Trilophidia namibica, are native to southern Africa.

Unplaced

Aulocaroides

An African genus of three species with one, Aulocaroides capicolus, native to southern Africa.

Humbe

One species, Humbe tenuicornis, broadly distributed over Africa but excluding tropical forests and deserts.

Morphacris

Three species worldwide, of which one, Morphacris fasciata, is native to southern Africa.

Pycnodictya  

Fourteen species, occurring in Africa and the Middle East. Four of these species are native to southern Africa.

Tmetonota

An African genus of seven species, with five of these native to southern Africa. abrupta rugosa scabra terrosa verrucosa

Zimbabwea saxicola

One species, Zimbabwea saxicola, endemic to southern Africa.