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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Atherton Tablelands (Tablelands, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
276
1425
2013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
275
1424
2013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
259
1363
1919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
34
96
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
14
41
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
4
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
4
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
15
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
15
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Atherton Tablelands
15 Genera with 16 Species
Acrida Linnaeus, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Adreppus Sjöstedt, 1920Deceptive Adreppus1SpeciesTaxom
Austracris Uvarov, 1870Striped Spur-throated Locust1SpeciesTaxom
Caledia Bolivar, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Goniaea Stål, 1775Gumleaf Grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Goniaeoidea Sjöstedt, 1920Large False Gumleaf Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Heteropternis Stål, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Macrotona Brunner von ..., 19201SpeciesTaxom
Methiola Sjöstedt, 1920Beautiful Methiola1SpeciesTaxom
Pardillana B. Y. Sjöstedt, 1920
Orange-winged Pardillana0SpeciesTaxom
Pycnostictus de Saussure, 1884Confusing Bandwings1SpeciesTaxom
Rectitropis Sjöstedt, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Stenocatantops Dirsh, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Theomolpus Bolivar, 19201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Atherton Tablelands
16 Species
Acrida conica Fabricius, 1781Giant Green Slant-face
Adreppus brevirostris Sjöstedt, 1920
Austracris guttulosa Walker, 1870Spur-throated locust
Caledia captiva Fabricius, 1775Caledia
Gastrimargus musicus Fabricius, 1775Yellow-winged grasshopper
Goniaea australasiae Leach, 1814Gumleaf Grasshopper
Goniaea vocans Fabricius, 1775Slender Gumleaf Grasshopper
Goniaeoidea modesta Sjöstedt, 1920
Heteropternis obscurella Blanchard, 1853Long-legged Bandwing
Macrotona mjobergi Sjöstedt, 1920Handsome Macrotona
Methiola picta Sjöstedt, 1920
Pycnostictus seriatus Saussure, 1884Common bandwing
Rectitropis australis Sjöstedt, 1936Queensland White-tips
Rectitropis exclusa Walker, 1870Territory White-tips
Stenocatantops vitripennis Sjöstedt, 1920Light-brown Sharptail
Theomolpus pulcher Sjöstedt, 1920

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Atherton Tablelands
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

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