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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Colbert County (Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
145
529
642
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
145
529
642
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
126
479
578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
17
33
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
6
19
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
3
16
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
15
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
14
20
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
14
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colbert County
14 Genera with 20 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Achurum Saussure, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Amblytropidia Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hippiscus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1825Spur-throat grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Trachyrhachys Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 19012SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colbert County
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Achurum carinatum Walker, 1870Long-headed Toothpick Grasshopper
Amblytropidia mysteca Saussure, 1861Brown Winter Grasshopper
Arphia conspersa Scudder, 1875Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper
Arphia granulata Saussure, 1884Olmec fiddler
Arphia xanthoptera Burmeister, 1838Autumn Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Chortophaga australior Rehn & Hebard, 1911Southern Green-Striped Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Hippiscus ocelote Saussure, 1861Wrinkled Grasshopper
Melanoplus bispinosus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Mermiria bivittata Serville, 1838Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper
Mermiria picta Walker, 1870Lively Mermiria Grasshopper
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Pardalophora saussurei Scudder, 1892Labile stilt crab
Trachyrhachys kiowa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Trimerotropis maritima Harris, 1841Seaside Locust
Trimerotropis saxatilis McNeill, 1901

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Colbert County
SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
7
11
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