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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Black Bayou (Ascension Parish, Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
12
32
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
12
32
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
5
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
3
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
3
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
8
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Black Bayou
8 Genera with 9 Species
Arphia Stål, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1773Spur-throat grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Paroxya Scudder, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Psinidia Stål, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1770Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Black Bayou
9 Species
Arphia simplex Scudder, 1875Plains Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Melanoplus bispinosus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Paroxya atlantica Scudder, 1877Atlantic Grasshopper
Psinidia amplicornus Caudell, 1903Caudell's Longhorn Grasshopper
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Trimerotropis maritima Harris, 1841Seaside Locust

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Black Bayou
SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
4
4
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