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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Comoros (Comoro Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
148
968
1722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
147
966
1719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
141
952
1703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
24
56
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
13
35
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
4
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
4
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


Genera for Comoros
8 Genera with 8 Species
Afroxyrrhepes Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Diabolocatantops Jago, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Jasomenia Bolivar, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Mayottea Rehn, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Oxya Serville, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagella Bruner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Parepistaurus Karsch, 19691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoros
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afroxyrrhepes procera Burmeister, 1838
Diabolocatantops axillaris Thunberg, 1815
Diabolocatantops axillaris saucius Burmeister, 1838
Gastrimargus wahlbergii Stål, 1873
Jasomenia sansibara Karsch, 1896
Mayottea insolens Rehn, 1959
Oxya dorsigera Burmeister, 1838
Pamphagella comoroensis Bruner, 1910
Parepistaurus comoroensis Descamps & W..., 1969

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Comoros
SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoptacridinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Moisture-loving Grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTropidopolinae
Jacobson, 1905
1
1
Genus
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