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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Central Karoo (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
147
552
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
146
551
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
140
542
715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
10
26
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
7
23
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
4
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
4
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
17
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
8
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Karoo
8 Genera with 6 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1853
burrowing grasshoppers0SpeciesTaxom
Anaeolopus Uvarov, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyphymus Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnobothrus Karny, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Plegmapterus Martínez y F..., 19561SpeciesTaxom
Scintharista Saussure, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Karoo
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Pachyphymus cristulifer Serville, 1838Ridgebacked Agile Grasshopper
Paragymnobothrus rufipes Uvarov, 1925
Plegmapterus splendens Dirsh, 1956Pink Agile Grasshopper
Scintharista magnifica Uvarov, 1922
Scintharista saucia Stål, 1873

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Central Karoo
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEuryphyminae
Dirsh, 1956
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
3
2
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