The LentulidaeDirsh (1956) The phallic complex in Acridoidea (Orthoptera) in relation to taxonomy. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, vol. 108, 223-356. are a family of flightless grasshoppers found in sub-Saharan Africa and now includes genera previously placed in the Lithidiidae.Orthoptera Species File: family Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956 (retrieved 4 April 2026)
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 - includes Armstrongium Brown, 2014 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 Atopotettix Calviniacris (synonyms Dirshidium Uvarovidium ) Leatettix Shelfordites (synonyms Kalaharicus Brown, 1961, Karruacris Dirsh, 1958, Occidentula Brown, 1967)
Subfamily unplaced Eneremius - includes obsolete genus Lithidium Laurelitettix Lithidiopsis Malentula Ruffinia Tanquata Tsautettix Zulutettix
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