List of Orthoptera of Tanzania

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A list of Orthoptera found in the country of Tanzania.

The following tags have been used to highlight some categories of occurrence:

(E) Endemic - a species endemic to Tanzania.

(I) Introduced - an exotic species that has established a breeding population.

(V) Vagrant - a rare individual outside of its typical range.

(PX) Possibly Extinct - a species that was last sighted decades ago and is likely extinct.

Family Acrididae

Subfamily Acridinae

• Two-coloured stick grasshopper (Acrida bicolor)

Subfamily Calliptaminae

• Acorypha glaucopsis

Subfamily Catantopinae

• Devil grasshopper (Diabolocatantops axillaris)

Subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae

• Brown‐spotted locust (Cyrtacanthacris tatarica)
• Red locust (Nomadacris septemfasciata)
• Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)

Subfamily Eyprepocnemidinae

• Lamenting grasshopper (Eyprepocnemis plorans)

Subfamily Oedipodinae

• Aiolopus longicornis
• Slender green-winged grasshopper (Aiolopus thalassinus)
• Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)
• Shady grasshopper (Morphacris fasciata)
• Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis)

Family Pyrgomorphidae

Subfamily Pyrgomorphinae

• Chrotogonus hemipterus

Family Gryllidae

Subfamily Gryllinae

• Two-spotted cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus)

Family Gryllotalpidae

Subfamily Gryllotalpinae

• African mole cricket (Gryllotalpa africana)

Family Tettigoniidae

Subfamily Conocephalinae

• African meadow katydid (Conocephalus conocephalus)

Subfamily Hexacentrinae

• Aerotegmina vociferator (E)