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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Brazos County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
228
1162
1688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
228
1162
1688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
216
1131
1626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
27
76
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
12
54
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
4
37
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
36
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
34
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
32
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazos County
32 Genera with 60 Species
#ACDEHLMNOPSTX
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Amblytropidia Stål, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Cibolacris Hebard, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cordillacris Rehn, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Dendrotettix Packard, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Derotmema Scudder, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Eritettix Bruner, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Hippopedon Saussure, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Lactista Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1929Spur-throat grasshoppers17SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Nebulatettix Gómez, Light..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Opeia McNeill, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Paraidemona Brunner, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Paropomala Scudder, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Paroxya Scudder, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Psinidia Stål, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Psoloessa Scudder, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1873Bird grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Stenacris F. Walker, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Trachyrhachys Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Xanthippus Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazos County
60 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Arphia pseudonietana Thomas, 1870Red-winged Grasshopper
Arphia simplex Scudder, 1875Plains Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Cibolacris parviceps Walker, 1870
Cordillacris crenulata Bruner, 1889Crenulate-winged Grasshopper
Dendrotettix quercus Packard, 1890Post Oak Grasshopper
Derotmema laticinctum Scudder, 1900
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Encoptolophus costalis Scudder, 1862Dusky Grasshopper
Eritettix abortivus Bruner, 1889Slant-faced Grasshopper
Hesperotettix speciosus Scudder, 1872
Hesperotettix viridis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Hippopedon capito Stål, 1873Apache Grasshopper
Lactista azteca Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus angularis Little, 1932
Melanoplus angustipennis Dodge, 1877Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus aridus Scudder, 1878
Melanoplus bispinosus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus flavidus Scudder, 1878Blue-legged Locust
Melanoplus glaucipes Scudder, 1875
Melanoplus keeleri Thomas, 1874Keeler Grasshopper
Melanoplus lakinus Scudder, 1878Lakin grasshopper
Melanoplus occidentalis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus pictus (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Oedaleonotus pictus Scudder, S.H., 1899
Melanoplus plebejus Stål, 1878
Melanoplus ponderosus Scudder, 1875Spur-throated Grasshopper
Melanoplus propinquus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus scudderi Uhler, 1864Scudder's Short-winged Locust
Melanoplus warneri Little, 1929
Mermiria bivittata Serville, 1838Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper
Mermiria picta Walker, 1870Lively Mermiria Grasshopper
Nebulatettix subgracilis Caudell, 1903Southwestern Dusky Grasshopper
Opeia obscura Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Paraidemona mimica Scudder, 1897Mimic grasshopper
Paraidemona punctata Stål, 1878
Pardalophora saussurei Scudder, 1892Labile stilt crab
Paropomala wyomingensis Thomas, 1871Wyoming Toothpick Grasshopper
Paroxya atlantica Scudder, 1877Atlantic Grasshopper
Paroxya clavuligera Serville, 1838Olive-green Swamp Grasshopper
Psinidia amplicornus Caudell, 1903Caudell's Longhorn Grasshopper
Psoloessa delicatula Scudder, 1876Brown-Spotted Range Grasshopper
Psoloessa texana Scudder, 1875Spoon primrose-willow
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Schistocerca obscura Fabricius, 1798Obscure bird grasshopper
Schistocerca shoshone Thomas, 1873Green bird grasshopper
Spharagemon collare Scudder, 1872Mottled sand grasshopper
Spharagemon cristatum Scudder, 1875Ridgeback Sand Grasshopper
Stenacris vitreipennis Marschall, 1836Glassy-winged locust
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper
Trachyrhachys kiowa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Trimerotropis californica Bruner, 1889California Band-Winged Grasshopper
Trimerotropis maritima Harris, 1841Seaside Locust
Trimerotropis pallidipennis Burmeister, 1838Pallid-winged grasshopper
Xanthippus corallipes Haldeman, 1852Redshanked Grasshopper

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
11
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
5
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
13
17
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