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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Athens (Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
91
424
552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
91
424
552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
85
410
539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
14
34
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
6
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
12
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
12
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Athens (Claiborne Parish)
12 Genera with 14 Species
Amblytropidia Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eritettix Bruner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Hippiscus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Leptysma Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1773Spur-throat grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1899Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Athens (Claiborne Parish)
14 Species
Amblytropidia mysteca Saussure, 1861Brown Winter Grasshopper
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Arphia xanthoptera Burmeister, 1838Autumn Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Eritettix simplex Scudder, 1869Velvet-striped Grasshopper
Hippiscus ocelote Saussure, 1861Wrinkled Grasshopper
Leptysma marginicollis Serville, 1838Slender locust
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Mermiria picta Walker, 1870Lively Mermiria Grasshopper
Pardalophora phoenicoptera Burmeister, 1838Orange-Winged Grasshopper
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Schistocerca lineata (Scudder, 1899)⇒ Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Athens (Claiborne Parish)
SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptysminae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
5
6
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