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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Colorado (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
595
8339
20024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
593
8334
20018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
567
8204
19733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
73
329
589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
22
190
361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
9
107
243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
8
105
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
91
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
80
210
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colorado
77 Genera with 210 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Abracris Walker, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Acrolophitus Thomas, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Aeoloplides Caudell, 18727SpeciesTaxom
Aeropedellus Hebard, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Ageneotettix McNeill, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Amphitornus McNeill, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Aulocara Scudder, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Balachowskyacris Descamps & A..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Boopedon Thomas, 18253SpeciesTaxom
Bruneria McNeill, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Camnula Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Campylacantha Scudder, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Chloealtis Harris, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Cibolacris Hebard, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Circotettix Scudder, 18725SpeciesTaxom
Conozoa Saussure, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Copiocera Burmeister, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cordillacris Rehn, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Cornops Scudder, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Cratypedes Scudder, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Dactylotum Charpentier, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Derotmema Scudder, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Diraneura Scudder, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Eritettix Bruner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Gomphocerus Thunberg, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hadrotettix Scudder, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Heliastus Saussure, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Heliaula Caudell, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18726SpeciesTaxom
Hippiscus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Hippopedon Saussure, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Horesidotes Scudder, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hypochlora Brunner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Karokia Rehn, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Lactista Saussure, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Leprus Saussure, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1875Spur-throat grasshoppers62SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Mestobregma Scudder, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptea Giglio-Tos, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Metator McNeill, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Microtylopteryx Rehn, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Nanthacia Scudder, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Nebulatettix Gómez, Light..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleonotus Scudder, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Opeia McNeill, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Orphula Stål, 01SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Paropomala Scudder, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Phlibostroma Scudder, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Phoetaliotes Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopomala Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Psoloessa Scudder, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Rhachicreagra Rehn, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1873Bird grasshoppers7SpeciesTaxom
Shotwellia Gurney, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18255SpeciesTaxom
Stenacris F. Walker, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Stethophyma Fischer, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Taeniopodites Cockerell, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Trachyrhachys Scudder, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 198422SpeciesTaxom
Tropidolophus Thomas, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Tyrbula Scudder, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Xanthippus Saussure, 18722SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colorado
210 Species and 16 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Abracris flavolineata De Geer, 1773
Acrolophitus hirtipes Say, 1825Green Fool Grasshopper
Aeoloplides chenopodii Bruner, 1894
Aeoloplides chenopodii chenopodii Bruner, 1894
Aeoloplides minor Bruner, 1904
Aeoloplides tenuipennis Scudder, 1897
Aeoloplides turnbulli Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Aeoloplides turnbulli bruneri Caudell, 1907
Aeoloplides turnbulli turnbulli Thomas, 1872
Aeropedellus clavatus Thomas, 1873Club-horned Grasshopper
Ageneotettix deorum Scudder, 1876White Whiskers Grasshopper
Amphitornus coloradus Thomas, 1873Striped Grasshopper
Amphitornus coloradus coloradus Thomas, 1873
Arphia conspersa Scudder, 1875Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper
Arphia pseudo-nietana Thomas, 1870Red-winged Grasshopper
Arphia pseudonietana Thomas, 1870Red-winged Grasshopper
Arphia simplex Scudder, 1875Plains Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Arphia xanthoptera Burmeister, 1838Autumn Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Aulocara elliotti Thomas, 1870Big-headed grasshopper
Aulocara femoratum Scudder, 1899
Balachowskyacris olivacea Bruner, 1908
Boopedon nabilum
Boopedon nubilum Say, 1825Ebony Grasshopper
Boopedon nubilum nubilum Say, 1825
Bruneria brunnea (Thomas, 1871)⇒ Brunneria brunnea Thomas, 1871
Bruneria shastana Scudder, 1881
Camnula pellucida Scudder, 1862Clear-winged Grasshopper
Campylacantha olivacea Scudder, 1875
Campylacantha olivacea vivax Scudder, 1876
Chloealtis abdominalis Thomas, 1873
Chloealtis conspersa Harris, 1841Sprinkled Broad-Winged Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Cibolacris parviceps Walker, 1870
Circotettix carlinianus Thomas, 1870Carlinian Snapper Grasshopper
Circotettix rabula Rehn & Hebard, 1906Wrangler Grasshopper
Circotettix shastanus Bruner, 1889
Circotettix strepitus Rehn, 1921
Circotettix undulatus Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Conozoa sulcifrons Scudder, 1876Groove-Headed Grasshopper
Conozoa texana Bruner, 1889Cristate Grasshopper
Copiocera specularis Gerstaecker, 1889
Cordillacris crenulata Bruner, 1889Crenulate-winged Grasshopper
Cordillacris occipitalis Thomas, 1873Spotted-Winged Grasshopper
Cornops aquaticum Bruner, 1906
Cratypedes lateritius Saussure, 1884Nevada Red-Winged Grasshopper
Cratypedes neglectus Thomas, 1870Pronotal Range Grasshopper
Dactylotum bicolor Charpentier, 1843Barber Pole Grasshopper
Dactylotum bicolor pictum Thomas, 1870
Dactylotum bicolor variegatum Scudder, S.H., 1878
Derotmema haydenii Rehn, J.A.G., 1919Hayden's Grasshopper
Diraneura bivenosa Scudder, 1869
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Dissosteira longipennis Thomas, 1872High Plains Grasshopper
Dissosteira pictipennis Bruner, 1905California Rose-Winged Grasshopper
Encoptolophus costalis Scudder, 1862Dusky Grasshopper
Encoptolophus sordidus Burmeister, 1838Clouded Grasshopper
Eritettix simplex Scudder, 1869Velvet-striped Grasshopper
Gomphocerus abstrusus S. H. Scudder, 1890
Hadrotettix magnificus Rehn, 1907Magnificent Grasshopper
Hadrotettix trifasciatus Say, 1825Threebanded Grasshopper
Heliastus guanieri Caudell, 1903
Heliastus sumichrasti Saussure, 1861
Heliaula rufa Scudder, 1899Rufous Grasshopper
Hesperotettix coloradensis Bruner, 1904
Hesperotettix curtipennis Scudder, 1897
Hesperotettix nevadensis Morse, 1903
Hesperotettix nevadensis gillettei Bruner, 1904
Hesperotettix speciosus Scudder, 1872
Hesperotettix viridis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Hippiscus ocelote Saussure, 1861Wrinkled Grasshopper
Hippopedon capito Stål, 1873Apache Grasshopper
Horesidotes cinereus Scudder, 1899
Hypochlora alba Dodge, 1876Cudweed Grasshopper
Karokia blanci Rehn, 1964
Lactista gibbosus Saussure, 1884Olmec fiddler
Leprus intermedius Saussure, 1884Olmec fiddler
Leprus wheelerii Thomas, 1875
Locusta silens Scudder, 1890
Melanoplus alpinus (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Miramella alpina alpina Kollar, 1833
Melanoplus angustipennis Dodge, 1877Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus aridus Scudder, 1878
Melanoplus arizonae Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus atangi Otte, 2012
Melanoplus betangi Otte, 2012
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus bohemani (Stål, 1878)⇒ Melanoplus dodgei Thomas, 1871
Melanoplus borealis Fieber, 1853Northern grasshopper
Melanoplus boulderensis Otte, 2012
Melanoplus bowditchi Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus bowditchi bowditchi Scudder, S.H., 1878Sagebrush Grasshopper
Melanoplus bruneri (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Aeoloplides turnbulli bruneri Caudell, 1907
Melanoplus carharti McNary, 2018
Melanoplus carinae Otte, 2012
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus culebra Otte, 2012
Melanoplus cumbres Otte, 2012
Melanoplus dawsoni Scudder, 1875Dawson Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis nigricans Cockerell, 1917
Melanoplus dimidipennis Bruner, 1904
Melanoplus discolor Scudder, 1878
Melanoplus dodgei Thomas, 1871
Melanoplus douglasi Otte, 2012
Melanoplus elater Strohecker, 1963
Melanoplus fasciatus Walker, 1870Huckleberry Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurnigrum Scudder, 1899
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus flavidus Scudder, 1878Blue-legged Locust
Melanoplus foedus Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus foedus foedus Scudder, S.H., 1878
Melanoplus gladstoni Scudder, 1897Gladston Grasshopper
Melanoplus glaucipes Scudder, 1875
Melanoplus glymma Otte, 2012
Melanoplus gothicus Otte, 2012
Melanoplus infantilis Scudder, 1878Little spur-throat grasshopper
Melanoplus keeleri Thomas, 1874Keeler Grasshopper
Melanoplus kennicottii Scudder, 1878Kennicott's Grasshopper
Melanoplus lakinus Scudder, 1878Lakin grasshopper
Melanoplus latifercula Caudell, 1903
Melanoplus longunaus
Melanoplus marshallii Thomas, 1875
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus montanus Thomas, 1873
Melanoplus occidentalis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus oregonensis Thomas, 1875
Melanoplus ourayensis Otte, 2012
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Melanoplus pahgre Otte, 2012
Melanoplus ponderosus Scudder, 1875Spur-throated Grasshopper
Melanoplus regalis Dodge, 1876
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes defectus Scudder, S.H., 1897
Melanoplus sanguinipes sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory Grasshopper
Melanoplus splendidus Hebard, 1920
Melanoplus spretus Walsh, 1866Rocky Mountain grasshopper
Melanoplus stupefactus Scudder, 1876
Melanoplus tristis Bruner, 1904
Melanoplus uinta Otte, 2012
Melanoplus wai Otte, 2012
Melanoplus yarrowii Thomas, 1875
Mermiria bivittata Serville, 1838Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper
Mermiria picta Walker, 1870Lively Mermiria Grasshopper
Mermiria texana Bruner, 1889
Mestobregma plattei Thomas, 1873Platte Range Grasshopper
Metaleptea brevicornis Johannson, 1763Clipped-wing grasshopper
Metator pardalinus Saussure, 1884Blue-legged Grasshopper
Microtylopteryx hebardi Rehn, 1905
Nanthacia torpida S. H. Scudder, 1890
Nebulatettix subgracilis Caudell, 1903Southwestern Dusky Grasshopper
Oedaleonotus enigma Scudder, 1876Valley Grasshopper
Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826
Oedipoda praefocata Scudder, 1890
Opeia obscura Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Orphula salina
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Pardalophora apiculata Harris, 1835Coral-Winged Grasshopper
Pardalophora haldemanii Scudder, 1872Haldeman's Locust
Pardalophora phoenicoptera Burmeister, 1838Orange-Winged Grasshopper
Paropomala pallida Bruner, 1904
Paropomala virgata Scudder, 1899
Paropomala wyomingensis Thomas, 1871Wyoming Toothpick Grasshopper
Phlibostroma quadrimaculatum Thomas, 1871Four-Spotted Grasshopper
Phoetaliotes nebrascensis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis curtipennis curtipennis ..., 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudopomala brachyptera Scudder, 1862Bunch Grass Locust
Psoloessa delicatula Scudder, 1876Brown-Spotted Range Grasshopper
Psoloessa texana Scudder, 1875Spoon primrose-willow
Rhachicreagra nothra Rehn, 1905
Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841Green bird grasshopper
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Schistocerca lineata (Scudder, 1899)⇒ Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841
Schistocerca melanocera Stål, 1861Large painted locust
Schistocerca nitens Thunberg, 1815Gray bird grasshopper
Schistocerca obscura Fabricius, 1798Obscure bird grasshopper
Schistocerca shoshone Thomas, 1873Green bird grasshopper
Shotwellia isleta Gurney, 1940
Spharagemon bolli Scudder, 1875Boll'S Grasshopper
Spharagemon campestris McNeill, 1901Campestral grasshopper
Spharagemon collare Scudder, 1872Mottled sand grasshopper
Spharagemon cristatum Scudder, 1875Ridgeback Sand Grasshopper
Spharagemon equale Say, 1825Orange-legged Grasshopper
Stenacris vitreipennis Marschall, 1836Glassy-winged locust
Stethophyma gracile Scudder, 1862Graceful Sedge Grasshopper
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper
Syrbula montezuma Saussure, 1861Montezuma's Grasshopper
Taeniopodites pardalis T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833
Trachyrhachys aspera Scudder, 1876Atlantic hairback fiddler
Trachyrhachys coronata Scudder, 1876Atlantic hairback fiddler
Trachyrhachys kiowa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Trimerotropis agrestis McNeill, 1900
Trimerotropis californica Bruner, 1889California Band-Winged Grasshopper
Trimerotropis cincta (Thomas, 1870)⇒ Trimerotropis pallidipennis Burmeister, 1838
Trimerotropis cyaneipennis Bruner, 1889Blue-winged grasshopper
Trimerotropis diversellus Hebard, 1928
Trimerotropis fontana Thomas, 1876
Trimerotropis fratercula McNeill, 1901
Trimerotropis gracilis (Thomas, 1872)⇒ Diraneura bivenosa Scudder, 1869
Trimerotropis inconspicua Bruner, 1904
Trimerotropis latifasciata Scudder, 1880
Trimerotropis maritima Harris, 1841Seaside Locust
Trimerotropis melanoptera McNeill, 1901
Trimerotropis modesta Bruner, 1889
Trimerotropis occidentalis Bruner, 1889
Trimerotropis pallidipennis Burmeister, 1838Pallid-winged grasshopper
Trimerotropis pistrinaria Saussure, 1884Olmec fiddler
Trimerotropis pseudofasciata Scudder, 1876Atlantic hairback fiddler
Trimerotropis salina McNeill, 1901
Trimerotropis saxatilis McNeill, 1901
Trimerotropis sparsa Thomas, 1875
Trimerotropis verruculata Kirby, 1837Atlantic hairback fiddler
Trimerotropis whitei Rentz & Weis..., 1984
Tropidolophus formosus Say, 1825
Tyrbula russelli Scudder, S.H., 1885
Tyrbula scudderi Cockerell, 1914
Xanthippus corallipes Haldeman, 1852Redshanked Grasshopper
Xanthippus montanus Thomas, 1872

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCopiocerinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
25
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
10
74
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
29
76
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatolampinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProctolabinae
Amédégnato, 1974
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Acrididae (MacLeay 1819)
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