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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Canary Islands (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
381
2981
6495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
2975
6484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
367
2934
6427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
37
97
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
17
59
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
9
33
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
9
33
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
4
27
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
23
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canary Islands
23 Genera with 45 Species
#ACDEHLNOST
Achurum Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1838burrowing grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17814SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Arminda Krauss, 20097SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamus Serville, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Chopardminda Morales-Agacino, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Dociostaurus Fieber, 1815cross-backed grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Euthystira Fieber, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Neosphingonotus Benediktov, 1998
0SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Omocestus Bolivar, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Scintharista Saussure, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 193712SpeciesTaxom
Stenacris F. Walker, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Stenohippus Uvarov, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Stenopola Stål, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canary Islands
45 Species and 5 Subspecies
Achurum sumichrasti Saussure, 1861
Acrotylus insubricus (Scopoli, 1786)⇒ Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Acrotylus insubricus insubricus Scopoli, 1786
Acrotylus longipes (Charpentier, 1845)⇒ Acrotylus meruensis Sjöstedt, 1932
Acrotylus patruelis Herrich-Scha..., 1838Slender Burrowing Grasshopper
Aiolopus strepens Latreille, 1804Broad Green-winged Grasshopper
Aiolopus strepens strepens Latreille, 1804
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Aiolopus thalassinus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781
Anacridium aegyptium Linnaeus, 1764Egyptian Grasshopper
Arminda (Arminda) brunneri Krauss, 1892Tenerife Rock Grasshopper
Arminda (Arminda) burri Uvarov, 1935Gran Canaria Rock Grasshopper
Arminda (Arminda) fuerteventurae Holzapfel, 1972Fuerteventura Rock Grasshopper
Arminda (Arminda) hierroensis Enderlein, 1930Hierro Rock Grasshopper
Arminda (Arminda) lancerottensis Holzapfel, 1972Lanzarote Rock Grasshopper
Arminda (Arminda) latifrons Enderlein, 1930Gomera Rock Grasshopper
Arminda palmae Hochkirch & ..., 2009Palma Rock Grasshopper
Calliptamus barbarus Costa, 1836Eurasian Pincer Grasshopper
Calliptamus plebeius Walker, 1870Canarian Pincer Grasshopper
Calliptamus plebeius plebeius Walker, 1870Canarian Pincer Grasshopper
Chopardminda canariensis Morales-Agacino, 1941Splendid Rock Grasshopper
Dociostaurus (Dociostaurus) maroccanus Thunberg, 1815Moroccan Cross-backed Grasshopper
Euthystira brachyptera Oeskay, 1826Small Gold Grasshopper
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Oedaleus decorus Germar, 1825Handsome Cross Grasshopper
Oedaleus senegalensis Krauss, 1877Senegalese grasshopper
Oedipoda caerulescens Linnaeus, 1758Blue Band-winged Grasshopper
Oedipoda canariensis Krauss, 1892Canarian Band-Winged Grasshopper
Oedipoda germanica Latreille, 1804Red Band-winged Grasshopper
Omocestus (Omocestus) simonyi Krauss, 1892Purpurarian Grasshopper
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Scintharista notabilis Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus (Neosphingonotus) canariensis Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus (Neosphingonotus) fuerteventurae Husemann, 2008Fuerteventura Sand Grasshopper
Sphingonotus (Neosphingonotus) pachecoi Bolivar, 1908Lanzarote Sand Grasshopper
Sphingonotus (Neosphingonotus) sublaevis Bolivar, 1908Red Sand Grasshopper
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) asperus Brullé, 1840
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) caerulans Linnaeus, 1767Blue-winged locust
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) guanchus Johnsen, 1985Gran Canaria Sand Grasshopper
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) picteti Krauss, 1892Tenerife Sand Grasshopper
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) rubescens Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) rugosus Bland & Gang..., 1998Rugose Sand Grasshopper
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) savignyi Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) willemsei Mishchenko, 1937Cañadas Sand Grasshopper
Stenacris xanthochlora Marschall, 1836
Stenohippus mundus Walker, 1871
Stenopola dorsalis Thunberg, 1827
Trimerotropis pallidipennis andeana (Rehn, J.A.G., 1939)⇒ Trimerotropis andeana Rehn, 1939
Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCalliptaminae
Tinkham, 1940
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptysminae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
8
25
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