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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Aegean Region (Turkey)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
178
700
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
176
697
1018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
165
670
972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
18
57
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
8
42
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
14
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
14
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
14
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
11
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Aegean Region
11 Genera with 15 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17862SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1838burrowing grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamus Serville, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Dociostaurus Fieber, 1815cross-backed grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 17712SpeciesTaxom
Omocestus Bolivar, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Pezotettix Burmeister, 19341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aegean Region
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acrida ungarica Herbst, 1786Common Cone-headed Grasshopper
Acrotylus insubricus (Scopoli, 1786)⇒ Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Acrotylus patruelis Herrich-Scha..., 1838Slender Burrowing Grasshopper
Aiolopus strepens Latreille, 1804Broad Green-winged Grasshopper
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Anacridium aegyptium Linnaeus, 1764Egyptian Grasshopper
Calliptamus barbarus Costa, 1836Eurasian Pincer Grasshopper
Dociostaurus (Dociostaurus) maroccanus Thunberg, 1815Moroccan Cross-backed Grasshopper
Oedaleus decorus Germar, 1825Handsome Cross Grasshopper
Oedipoda caerulescens Linnaeus, 1758Blue Band-winged Grasshopper
Oedipoda miniata (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Oedipoda coerulea Saussure, 1884
Omocestus (Omocestus) rufipes (Zetterstedt, 1821)⇒ Pezotettix giornae Rossi, 1794
Pezotettix anatolica Uvarov, 1934

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Aegean Region
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalliptaminae
Tinkham, 1940
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Acrididae (MacLeay 1819)
Acrididae (MacLeay 1819)


Links, sources and further information
Acrididae at artfakta.se
Acrididae at dyntaxa.se
Acrididae at gbif.org
Acrididae at itis.gov