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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Cenozoic (Phanerozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
711
5344
12371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
5329
12332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
658
5147
11971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
81
313
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
31
139
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
14
51
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
12
48
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
4
31
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
28
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cenozoic
27 Genera with 46 Species
#ABCGHLMNOPST
Acrydium Geoffroy, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Aestilocusta Zhang, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Bryodema Fieber, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Gomphocerus Thunberg, 17673SpeciesTaxom
Heeracris Zeuner, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1846Spur-throat grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Menatacridium Piton, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Miocaenacris Zeuner, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Mioedipoda Stidham & St..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Miramella Dovnar-Zapol..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Nanthacia Scudder, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Nymphacrida Zhang & al., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Ochrilidia Stål, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Oedemastopoda Zhang & al., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 193711SpeciesTaxom
Orthacanthacris Karsch, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Orthaeschnites Haupt, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Proschistocerca Zeuner, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Protocatantops Zeuner, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Stenobothrus Fischer, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Taeniopodites Cockerell, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Tumearolium Zhang, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Tyrbula Scudder, 19142SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cenozoic
46 Species
Acrydium bachofeni (F. E. Zeuner, 1937)⇒ Succinotettix bachofeni Zeuner, 1937
Acrydium barthelemyi Hope, 1848
Aestilocusta graminea J. F. Zhang, 1989
Bryodema croatica A. Pongrácz, 1928
Chorthippus angulatus Tarbinsky, 1927
Gomphocerus abstrusus S. H. Scudder, 1890
Gomphocerus femoralis Heer, 1849
Gomphocerus sibiricus (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Gomphocerus kudia Caudell, 1928
Heeracris oeningensis S. H. Scudder, 1895
Locusta exstincta Germar, 1837
Locusta silens Scudder, 1890
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus frigidus Boheman, 1846High Mountain Grasshopper
Menatacridium eocenicum Piton, 1936
Miocaenacris soergeli F. E. Zeuner, 1931
Mioedipoda reisereri Stidham, T.A..., 2000
Miramella (Kisella) alpina Kollar, 1833Alpine Gebirgsschrecke
Nanthacia torpida S. H. Scudder, 1890
Nymphacrida dyscrita J. Zhang, 1994
Ochrilidia lineata L. Piton, 1940
Oedemastopoda grammaca J. Zhang, 1994
Oedipoda germari O. Heer, 1865
Oedipoda haidingeri Heer, 1865
Oedipoda longipennis (Thomas, C., 1872)⇒ Dissosteira longipennis Thomas, 1872
Oedipoda melanosticta Charpentier, 1843
Oedipoda nigrofasciolata Heer, 1849
Oedipoda oeningensis Heer, 1849
Oedipoda partschi Pongracz, 1928
Oedipoda praefocata Scudder, 1890
Oedipoda pulchra Pongracz, 1928
Oedipoda radobojana F. E. Zeuner, 1942
Oedipoda saussurei N. Theobald, 1937
Orthacanthacris incertus L. Piton, 1940
Orthacanthacris lineata Theobald, 1937
Orthacanthacris rhenana N. Theobald, 1937
Orthaeschnites primus H. Haupt, 1956
Pardalophora hungarica A. Pongrácz, 1928
Proschistocerca oligocaenica F. E. Zeuner, 1937
Protocatantops gracilis F. E. Zeuner, 1931
Protocatantops miocaenicus F. E. Zeuner, 1931
Stenobothrus posthumoides Zeuner, 1934
Taeniopodites pardalis T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833
Tumearolium humifuse J. F. Zhang, 1989
Tyrbula russelli Scudder, S.H., 1885
Tyrbula scudderi Cockerell, 1914

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

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

Taxom



Acrididae (MacLeay 1819)
Acrididae (MacLeay 1819)


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Acrididae at artfakta.se
Acrididae at dyntaxa.se
Acrididae at gbif.org
Acrididae at itis.gov