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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Buffalo (Scott County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
112
350
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
112
350
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
104
340
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
7
20
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
5
18
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
3
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
12
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
12
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Buffalo (Scott County Iowa)
12 Genera with 15 Species
Ageneotettix McNeill, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Aulocara Scudder, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Eritettix Bruner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Hadrotettix Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Hypochlora Brunner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1878Spur-throat grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Phoetaliotes Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buffalo (Scott County Iowa)
15 Species
Ageneotettix deorum Scudder, 1876White Whiskers Grasshopper
Aulocara elliotti Thomas, 1870Big-headed grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Encoptolophus costalis Scudder, 1862Dusky Grasshopper
Eritettix simplex Scudder, 1869Velvet-striped Grasshopper
Hadrotettix trifasciatus Say, 1825Threebanded Grasshopper
Hesperotettix speciosus Scudder, 1872
Hypochlora alba Dodge, 1876Cudweed Grasshopper
Melanoplus angustipennis Dodge, 1877Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus dawsoni Scudder, 1875Dawson Grasshopper
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Mermiria bivittata Serville, 1838Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper
Mermiria picta Walker, 1870Lively Mermiria Grasshopper
Phoetaliotes nebrascensis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Buffalo (Scott County Iowa)
SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
4
6
Genera
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