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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Banff (Banff District, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
256
1343
1981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
255
1342
1981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
1325
1956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
15
27
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
5
13
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
10
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
10
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
10
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
9
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Banff
9 Genera with 15 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Aeropedellus Hebard, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Bruneria McNeill, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Camnula Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Chloealtis Harris, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Circotettix Scudder, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1885Spur-throat grasshoppers7SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Banff
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Aeropedellus clavatus Thomas, 1873Club-horned Grasshopper
Arphia conspersa Scudder, 1875Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper
Bruneria brunnea (Thomas, 1871)⇒ Brunneria brunnea Thomas, 1871
Camnula pellucida Scudder, 1862Clear-winged Grasshopper
Chloealtis abdominalis Thomas, 1873
Circotettix rabula Rehn & Hebard, 1906Wrangler Grasshopper
Melanoplus borealis Fieber, 1853Northern grasshopper
Melanoplus bruneri (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Aeoloplides turnbulli bruneri Caudell, 1907
Melanoplus fasciatus Walker, 1870Huckleberry Grasshopper
Melanoplus montanus Thomas, 1873
Melanoplus occidentalis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanoplus washingtonius Bruner, 1885
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
3
3
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