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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Alajuela (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
408
5803
10301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
407
5802
10301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
5734
10113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
38
176
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
14
106
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
8
50
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
6
47
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
42
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
32
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alajuela
32 Genera with 42 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Abracris Walker, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Aidemona Brunner, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Amblytropidia Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Ampelophilus Hebard, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Ateliacris Descamps & R..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Auloserpusia Rehn, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Balachowskyacris Descamps & A..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Copiocera Burmeister, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cornops Scudder, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Drymophilacris Descamps, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Hylopedetes Rehn, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Lactista Saussure, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Leioscapheus Bruner, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Leptalacris Descamps & R..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Leptomerinthoprora Rehn, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Lithoscirtus Bruner, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptea Giglio-Tos, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Microtylopteryx Rehn, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Nicarchus Stål, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Paratela Descamps & R..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Rhachicreagra Rehn, 19056SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1870Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Scirtopaon Descamps & R..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Silvitettix Bruner, 19793SpeciesTaxom
Stenacris F. Walker, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Stenopola Stål, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Thamnacris Descamps & A..., 19721SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Vilerna Stål, 19891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alajuela
42 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Abracris flavolineata De Geer, 1773
Aidemona azteca Saussure, 1861
Amblytropidia mysteca Saussure, 1861Brown Winter Grasshopper
Ampelophilus truncatus Rehn, 1905
Ateliacris annulicornis Bruner, 1908
Auloserpusia stilpnochlora Jago, 1970
Balachowskyacris olivacea Bruner, 1908
Copiocera specularis Gerstaecker, 1889
Cornops aquaticum Bruner, 1906
Drymophilacris bimaculata Rehn, 1905
Hylopedetes surdus Descamps & R..., 1978
Leioscapheus variegatus Bruner, 1908
Leptalacris fastigiata Descamps & R..., 1978
Leptomerinthoprora brevipennis Rehn, 1905
Lithoscirtus miniatulus Rehn, 1905
Metaleptea adspersa Blanchard, 1843
Metaleptea brevicornis Johannson, 1763Clipped-wing grasshopper
Microtylopteryx fusiformis Rehn, 1905
Microtylopteryx hebardi Rehn, 1905
Nicarchus erinaceus Stål, 1878
Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Paratela ovatipennis Rehn, 1905
Rhachicreagra anchidiphalara Jago & Rowell, 1981
Rhachicreagra chrysonota Rowell, 2000
Rhachicreagra drymocnemensis Jago & Rowell, 1981
Rhachicreagra gracilis Bruner, 1908
Rhachicreagra melanota Jago & Rowell, 1981
Rhachicreagra nothra Rehn, 1905
Schistocerca nitens Thunberg, 1815Gray bird grasshopper
Schistocerca piceifrons Walker, 1870Central American locust
Scirtopaon dorsatus Descamps & R..., 1984
Silvitettix biolleyi Bruner, 1904
Silvitettix communis Bruner, 1904
Silvitettix maculatus Otte & Jago, 1979
Stenacris vitreipennis Marschall, 1836Glassy-winged locust
Stenacris xanthochlora Marschall, 1836
Stenopola dorsalis Thunberg, 1827
Thamnacris tuberculata Descamps & A..., 1972
Trimerotropis pallidipennis Burmeister, 1838Pallid-winged grasshopper
Vilerna polita Descamps & A..., 1989

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCopiocerinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptysminae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatolampinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProctolabinae
Amédégnato, 1974
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhytidochrotinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
2
2
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