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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Cape Verde (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
389
2530
3645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
386
2522
3632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
372
2485
3587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
39
129
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
15
66
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
11
53
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
9
51
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
4
39
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
35
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Verde
35 Genera with 49 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acorypha Krauss, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1838burrowing grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 19075SpeciesTaxom
Chloropseustes Rehn, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Dellia Stål, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Diabolocatantops Jago, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Dichroplus Stål, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Eulampiacris Carbonell & ..., 19401SpeciesTaxom
Eyprepocprifas Donskoff, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Galidacris Descamps & A..., 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Jivarus Giglio-Tos, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Locheuma Scudder, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1873
Spur-throat grasshoppers0SpeciesTaxom
Nomadacris Uvarov, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Ochrilidia Stål, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Ornithacris Uvarov, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Psiloscirtus Bruner, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1938Bird grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Scyllinula Carbonell, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 198412SpeciesTaxom
Tergoceracris Perez-Gelabe..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Tetrataenia Stål, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Wernerella1SpeciesTaxom
Xiphiola Bolivar, 18891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Verde
49 Species and 13 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acorypha clara Walker, 1870
Acorypha clara clara Walker, 1870
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acrotylus insubricus (Scopoli, 1786)⇒ Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Acrotylus longipes (Charpentier, 1845)⇒ Acrotylus meruensis Sjöstedt, 1932
Acrotylus longipes longipes Charpentier, 1845
Acrotylus patruelis Herrich-Scha..., 1838Slender Burrowing Grasshopper
Aiolopus simulatrix Walker, 1870Sudan plague locust
Aiolopus simulatrix simulatrix Walker, 1870
Anacridium aegyptium Linnaeus, 1764Egyptian Grasshopper
Anacridium eximium Sjöstedt, 1918
Anacridium melanorhodon Walker, 1870Sahelian tree locust
Anacridium melanorhodon melanorhodon Walker, 1870
Anacridium wernerellum Karny, 1907Sudan tree locust
Chloropseustes brunneus Roberts & Ca..., 1980
Dellia dominicensis Perez-Gelabe..., 1995
Dellia roseomaculata Perez-Gelabe..., 1999
Diabolocatantops axillaris Thunberg, 1815
Diabolocatantops axillaris axillaris Thunberg, 1815
Dichroplus elongatus Giglio-Tos, 1894
Eulampiacris ovipennis Günther, 1940
Eyprepocprifas insularis Donskoff, 1982
Heteracris littoralis Rambur, 1838Mediterranean Splendid Grasshopper
Jivarus alticola Ronderos, 1981
Locheuma brunneri Scudder, 1875
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Locusta migratoria migratorioides Reiche, L.J...., 1849African Migratory Locust
Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville, 1839Red Locust
Ochrilidia geniculata I. Bolivar, 1913
Oedaleus senegalensis Krauss, 1877Senegalese grasshopper
Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826
Oedipoda miniata salina (Jacobson, 1905)⇒ Oedipoda miniata miniata Pallas, 1771
Ornithacris cavroisi Finot, 1924
Orphulella nesicos Otte, 1979
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust
Schistocerca quisqueya Rehn & Hebard, 1938
Scyllinula humilis Blanchard, 1851
Scyllinula signatipennis Blanchard, 1851
Sphingonotus (Neosphingonotus) canariensis Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus canariensis canariensis Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) atlanticus Popov, 1984
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) haitensis Saussure, 1861
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) haitiensis Saussure, 1861
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) picteti Krauss, 1892Tenerife Sand Grasshopper
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) rubescens Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus rubescens burri Chopard, 1936
Sphingonotus rubescens rubescens Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) savignyi Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus savignyi savignyi Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus atlantica Popov, 1984
Tergoceracris ocampensis Perez-Gelabe..., 2003
Tetrataenia surinama Linnaeus, 1764Suriname Grasshopper
Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870
Trimerotropis ochraceipennis Blanchard, 1851
Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Wernerella atlantica (Popov, G.B., 1984)⇒ Sphingonotus atlanticus Popov, 1984
Xiphiola cyanoptera Gerstaecker, 1889

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Cape Verde
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalliptaminae
Tinkham, 1940
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCopiocerinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
9
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatolampinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhytidochrotinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
0
Genus
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