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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
351
2638
5979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
349
2630
5969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2623
5962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
40
160
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
16
106
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
7
68
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
6
67
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
55
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
41
100
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afghanistan
41 Genera with 100 Species
#ACDEGHKLMNOPRST
Acrida Linnaeus, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Acridella Bolívar, I., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1786burrowing grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamus Serville, 193014SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 196312SpeciesTaxom
Cophotylus Krauss, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dociostaurus Fieber, 1921cross-backed grasshoppers10SpeciesTaxom
Duroniella Bolivar, 19483SpeciesTaxom
Egnatioides Vosseler, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Epacromius Uvarov, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Eremippus Uvarov, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Gonista Bolivar, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Helioscirtus Saussure, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Hilethera Uvarov, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Hyalorrhipis Saussure, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Kabulia Ramme, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Leptopternis Saussure, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Mizonocara Uvarov, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Notostaurus Bei-Bienko, 19264SpeciesTaxom
Ochrilidia Stål, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 18774SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 177110SpeciesTaxom
Oxya Serville, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Oxypterna Ramme, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Paraconophyma Uvarov, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Phlaeoba Stål, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodera Fischer von ..., 18461SpeciesTaxom
Ramburiella Bolivar, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Scintharista Saussure, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Sphingoderus Bei-Bienko, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 189320SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromerus Stål, 19494SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Tropidopola Stål, 19264SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 17584SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afghanistan
100 Species and 46 Subspecies
Acrida exaltata Walker, 1859Giant slant-faced grasshopper
Acrida oxycephala Pallas, 1771
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acridella nasuta Linnaeus, 1758
Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Acrotylus humbertianus Saussure, 1884
Acrotylus insubricus (Scopoli, 1786)⇒ Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Acrotylus insubricus insubricus Scopoli, 1786
Aiolopus oxianus Uvarov, 1926
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Aiolopus thalassinus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781
Anacridium aegyptium Linnaeus, 1764Egyptian Grasshopper
Calliptamus abbreviatus Ikonnikov, 1913
Calliptamus afghanus (Ramme, 1952)⇒ Calliptamus italicus italicus Nedelkov, 1907
Calliptamus balucha Uvarov, 1938
Calliptamus balucha brachypterus Dirsh, 1957
Calliptamus barbarus Costa, 1836Eurasian Pincer Grasshopper
Calliptamus barbarus barbarus Costa, O.G., 1836
Calliptamus barbarus cephalotes Fischer von ..., 1846
Calliptamus coelesyriensis Giglio-Tos, 1893
Calliptamus italicus (Ikonnikov, 1911)⇒ Calliptamus abbreviatus Ikonnikov, 1913
Calliptamus italicus italicus Nedelkov, 1907Italian locust
Calliptamus siciliae Ramme, 1927Pygmy Pincer Grasshopper
Calliptamus siculus Vosseler, 1902
Calliptamus tenuicercis Tarbinsky, 1930
Calliptamus turanicus Tarbinsky, 1930
Chorthippus (Chorthippus) dichrous Eversmann, 1859Two-coloured Grasshopper
Chorthippus (Chorthippus) karelini Uvarov, 1910
Chorthippus (Chorthippus) loratus Fischer von ..., 1846Slender Grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) apricarius Linnaeus, 1758Feld-Grashüpfer
Chorthippus apricarius asiaticus Mishchenko, 1951
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) brunneus Thunberg, 1815Common Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus brunneus brunneus Thunberg, 1815Common Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus maritimus maritimus Mishchenko, 1951
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) mollis Charpentier, 1825Lesser field grasshopper
Chorthippus mollis mollis Charpentier, 1825Feeble grasshopper
Chorthippus badachshani Bey-Bienko, 1963
Chorthippus shumakovi Bey-Bienko, 1963
Cophotylus purpureus Uvarov, 1940
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Dociostaurus (Dociostaurus) maroccanus Thunberg, 1815Moroccan Cross-backed Grasshopper
Dociostaurus (Dociostaurus) plotnikovi Uvarov, 1921
Dociostaurus (Kazakia) tartarus Stshelkanovtzev, 1921
Dociostaurus (Stauronotulus) crassiusculus Pantel, 1886
Dociostaurus crassiusculus aurantipes Bei-Bienko, 1933
Dociostaurus crassiusculus kraussi Ingenitskii, 1897
Dociostaurus crassiusculus nigrogeniculatus Tarbinsky, 1928
Dociostaurus (Stauronotulus) kraussi (Ingenitskii, 1897)⇒ Dociostaurus crassiusculus kraussi Ingenitskii, 1897
Dociostaurus kraussi nigrogeniculatus (Tarbinsky, 1928)⇒ Dociostaurus crassiusculus nigrogeniculatus Tarbinsky, 1928
Dociostaurus crucigerus tartarus (Stshelkanovtzev, 1921)⇒ Dociostaurus tartarus Stshelkanovtzev, 1921
Duroniella gracilis Uvarov, 1926
Duroniella kalmyka Adelung, 1906
Duroniella kostylevi Bey-Bienko, 1948
Egnatioides lizae Pfadt, 1970
Epacromius tergestinus Charpentier, 1825Eastern long-winged grasshopper
Epacromius tergestinus tergestinus Charpentier, 1825
Eremippus persicus Uvarov, 1929
Eremippus simplex Eversmann, 1859
Eremippus simplex simplex Eversmann, 1859
Gonista sagitta Uvarov, 1912
Helioscirtus moseri Saussure, 1884
Helioscirtus moseri moseri Saussure, 1884
Heteracris adspersa Redtenbacher, 1889Splendid Grasshopper
Heteracris adspersa adspersa Redtenbacher, 1889
Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833
Hilethera turanica Uvarov, 1925
Hyalorrhipis turcmena Uvarov, 1926
Hyalorrhipis turcmena turcmena Uvarov, 1926
Kabulia afghana Ramme, 1928
Kabulia nuristana Ramme, 1952
Leptopternis gracilis Eversmann, 1848
Locusta danica (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Locusta migratoria migratoria Linnaeus, 1758
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Locusta migratoria migratoria Linnaeus, 1758Migratory Locust
Mizonocara notata Mishchenko, 1947
Mizonocara uvarovi Bey-Bienko, 1933
Notostaurus albicornis Eversmann, 1848
Notostaurus albicornis albicornis Eversmann, 1848
Notostaurus albicornis robustus Mishchenko, 1951
Notostaurus albicornis turcmenus Uvarov, 1926
Ochrilidia beybienkoi Cejchan, 1969
Ochrilidia mistshenkoi Bey-Bienko, 1936
Oedaleus decorus Germar, 1825Handsome Cross Grasshopper
Oedaleus decorus decorus Germar, 1825
Oedaleus mlokoziewitztcki Bolívar, I., 1884
Oedaleus senegalensis Krauss, 1877Senegalese grasshopper
Oedipoda coerulea Saussure, 1884Iberian Band-winged Grasshopper
Oedipoda fedtschenki Saussure, 1884
Oedipoda fedtschenki fedtschenki Saussure, 1884
Oedipoda fedtschenki pamirica Ramme, 1935
Oedipoda fedtshenkoi fedtshenkoi⇒ Oedipoda fedtschenki fedtschenki Saussure, 1884
Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826
Oedipoda infumata Bey-Bienko, 1949
Oedipoda miniata (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Oedipoda coerulea Saussure, 1884
Oedipoda miniata atripes Bei-Bienko, 1951
Oedipoda miniata miniata Pallas, 1771
Oxya fuscovittata Marschall, 1836
Oxypterna afghana Ramme, 1952
Paraconophyma minuta Bey-Bienko, 1949
Phlaeoba panteli Bolivar, 1902
Pyrgodera armata Fischer von ..., 1846
Ramburiella (Palaeocesa) foveolata Tarbinsky, 1931
Ramburiella (Palaeocesa) turcomana Fischer von ..., 1846Turkish Black-spotted Grasshopper
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust
Scintharista notabilis pallipes Uvarov, 1941
Sphingoderus carinatus Saussure, 1888
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) eurasius Mishchenko, 1937
Sphingonotus eurasius eurasius Mishchenko, 1936
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) longipennis Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) maculatus Uvarov, 1925
Sphingonotus maculatus maculatus Uvarov, 1925
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) nebulosus Fischer von ..., 1846
Sphingonotus nebulosus discolor Uvarov, 1933
Sphingonotus nebulosus violascens Uvarov, 1926
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) obscuratus Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus obscuratus brunneri Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) octofasciatus Serville, 1838
Sphingonotus pamiricus occidentalis Mishchenko, 1936
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) rubescens Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus rubescens afghanicus Mishchenko, 1936
Sphingonotus rubescens rubescens Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) satrapes Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) savignyi Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus savignyi savignyi Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) tuxeni Ramme, 1952
Sphingonotus mecheriae (Krauss, 1893)⇒ Sphingoderus carinatus Saussure, 1888
Sphodromerus luteipes Uvarov, 1933
Sphodromerus luteipes rubripes Uvarov, 1943
Sphodromerus undulatus Kirby, 1914
Sphodromerus undulatus afghanus Bei-Bienko, 1949
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833
Tropidopola cylindrica (Marschall, 1836)⇒ Tropidopola longicornis Fieber, 1853
Tropidopola cylindrica acuticerca Descamps & D..., 1965
Tropidopola longicornis Fieber, 1853
Tropidopola turanica Uvarov, 1926
Truxalis afghana Bey-Bienko, 1963
Truxalis eximia Eichwald, 1830
Truxalis eximia eximia Eichwald, 1830
Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Afghanistan
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalliptaminae
Tinkham, 1940
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEgnatiinae
Bei-Bienko & Mishchenko, 1951
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
9
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
16
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Moisture-loving Grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTeratodinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTropidopolinae
Jacobson, 1905
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



Acrididae (MacLeay 1819)
Acrididae (MacLeay 1819)


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