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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Autauga County (Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
137
348
353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
137
348
353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
133
340
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
10
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
6
16
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
9
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Autauga County
9 Genera with 14 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1920Spur-throat grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptea Giglio-Tos, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Paroxya Scudder, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1770Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Autauga County
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Melanoplus alabamae Hebard, 1920
Melanoplus propinquus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanoplus tepidus Morse, 1906
Melanoplus tunicae Hebard, 1920
Metaleptea brevicornis Johannson, 1763Clipped-wing grasshopper
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Paroxya clavuligera Serville, 1838Olive-green Swamp Grasshopper
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Spharagemon bolli Scudder, 1875Boll'S Grasshopper

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
2
6
Genera
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