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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
65
131
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
65
131
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
61
123
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
8
15
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
3
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
1
8
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
1
8
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
8
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
8
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Carson County
8 Genera with 14 Species
Hadrotettix Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers7SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Phlibostroma Scudder, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Psinidia Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Carson County
14 Species
Hadrotettix trifasciatus Say, 1825Threebanded Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus lakinus Scudder, 1878Lakin grasshopper
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Mermiria bivittata Serville, 1838Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper
Phlibostroma quadrimaculatum Thomas, 1871Four-Spotted Grasshopper
Psinidia fenestralis Serville, 1838Long-horned Locust
Spharagemon collare Scudder, 1872Mottled sand grasshopper
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper
Trimerotropis pallidipennis Burmeister, 1838Pallid-winged grasshopper

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Carson County
SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
1
7
Genus
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