Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Ascension Parish (Louisiana, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 165
510
592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 164
509
591 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 148
464
526 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 19
41
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas | 6
23
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers | 3
18
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
| 3
18
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
| 2
16
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Acrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers | 15
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ascension Parish
15 Genera with 25 Species | Achurum Saussure, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amblytropidia Stål, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arphia Stål, 1875 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chortophaga Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichromorpha Morse, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dissosteira Scudder, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Encoptolophus Scudder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanoplus Stål, 1798 | Spur-throat grasshoppers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mermiria Stål, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paroxya Scudder, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psinidia Stål, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schistocerca Stål, 1899 | Bird grasshoppers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trimerotropis Stål, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ascension Parish
25 Species | Achurum carinatum Walker, 1870 | Long-headed Toothpick Grasshopper | | Amblytropidia mysteca Saussure, 1861 | Brown Winter Grasshopper | | Arphia conspersa Scudder, 1875 | Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper | | Arphia granulata Saussure, 1884 | Olmec fiddler | | Arphia pseudonietana Thomas, 1870 | Red-winged Grasshopper | | Arphia simplex Scudder, 1875 | Plains Yellow-Winged Grasshopper | | Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773 | Blushing grasshopper | | Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862 | Saltpan fiddler | | Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Carolina Grasshopper | | Encoptolophus costalis Scudder, 1862 | Dusky Grasshopper | | Melanoplus bispinosus Scudder, 1897 | | | Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825 | Spur-Throated Grasshoppers | | Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897 | Little Pasture Locust | | Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773 | Red-legged grasshopper | | Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798 | Migratory grasshopper | | Mermiria bivittata Serville, 1838 | Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper | | Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862 | Pasture Grasshopper | | Paroxya atlantica Scudder, 1877 | Atlantic Grasshopper | | Paroxya hoosieri Blatchley, 1892 | Hoosier Locust | | Psinidia amplicornus Caudell, 1903 | Caudell's Longhorn Grasshopper | | Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770 | American bird grasshopper | | Schistocerca damnifica Saussure, 1861 | Mischievous bird grasshopper | | Schistocerca lineata (Scudder, 1899) | ⇒ Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841 | | Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833) | ⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833 | | Trimerotropis maritima Harris, 1841 | Seaside Locust |
Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Ascension Parish
 | | Acrididae (MacLeay 1819) |
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