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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Contra Costa County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
357
2134
3367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
356
2132
3365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
337
2081
3277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
34
77
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
13
50
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
4
34
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
33
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
30
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
29
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Contra Costa County
29 Genera with 44 Species
#ACDEHMOPSTX
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Abracris Walker, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Ageneotettix McNeill, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Aulocara Scudder, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Camnula Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Chimarocephala Scudder, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Circotettix Scudder, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Conozoa Saussure, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Cordillacris Rehn, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Derotmema Scudder, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Esselenia Hebard, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Eupnigodes McNeill, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1875Spur-throat grasshoppers12SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Psoloessa Scudder, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1861Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Trachyrhachys Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Trepidulus McNeill, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18374SpeciesTaxom
Xanthippus Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Contra Costa County
44 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Ageneotettix deorum Scudder, 1876White Whiskers Grasshopper
Arphia pseudonietana Thomas, 1870Red-winged Grasshopper
Arphia ramona Rehn, 1902
Aulocara elliotti Thomas, 1870Big-headed grasshopper
Camnula pellucida Scudder, 1862Clear-winged Grasshopper
Chimarocephala pacifica Thomas, 1873Painted Meadow Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Circotettix carlinianus Thomas, 1870Carlinian Snapper Grasshopper
Cordillacris occipitalis Thomas, 1873Spotted-Winged Grasshopper
Derotmema laticinctum Scudder, 1900
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Encoptolophus sordidus Burmeister, 1838Clouded Grasshopper
Esselenia vanduzeei Hebard, 1920
Eupnigodes megacephala (McNeill, 1897)⇒ Eupnigodes megocephala McNeill, 1897
Hesperotettix pacificus Scudder, 1897
Hesperotettix viridis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus angustipennis Dodge, 1877Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus devastator Scudder, 1878Devastating grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus foedus Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus marginatus Scudder, 1876
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus oregonensis Thomas, 1875
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanoplus yarrowii Thomas, 1875
Mermiria bivittata Serville, 1838Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper
Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826
Oedipoda miniata salina (Jacobson, 1905)⇒ Oedipoda miniata miniata Pallas, 1771
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Psoloessa delicatula Scudder, 1876Brown-Spotted Range Grasshopper
Schistocerca damnifica Saussure, 1861Mischievous bird grasshopper
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833
Trachyrhachys kiowa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Trepidulus rosaceus Scudder, 1900
Trimerotropis cyaneipennis Bruner, 1889Blue-winged grasshopper
Trimerotropis fontana Thomas, 1876
Trimerotropis pallidipennis Burmeister, 1838Pallid-winged grasshopper
Trimerotropis verruculata Kirby, 1837Atlantic hairback fiddler
Xanthippus corallipes Haldeman, 1852Redshanked Grasshopper

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
9
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
14
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatolampinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
0
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