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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Antarctica (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
252
1072
1459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
252
1072
1459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
242
1055
1443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
16
27
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
5
14
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
7
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
7
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Antarctica
7 Genera with 7 Species
Chorthippus Fieber, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1873
Spur-throat grasshoppers0SpeciesTaxom
Omocestus Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Psinidia Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Russalpia Sjöstedt, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antarctica
7 Species and 2 Subspecies
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) brunneus Thunberg, 1815Common Field Grasshopper
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa unicolor (Uvarov, 1924)⇒ Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa flavescens Walker, 1870
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Omocestus (Omocestus) viridulus Sahlberg, 1893Common green grasshopper
Psinidia fenestralis Serville, 1838Long-horned Locust
Russalpia albertisi Bolivar, 1898Tassie hopper
Trimerotropis arenacea Rehn, 1910

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Antarctica
SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
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