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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
71
522
1124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
24
307
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
10
145
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
8
139
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
117
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
89
171
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
89 Genera with 171 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Abracris Walker, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Achurum Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Adelotettix Bruner, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Aeoloplides Caudell, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Aeropedellus Hebard, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Aidemona Brunner, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Amblytropidia Stål, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Ampelophilus Hebard, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Amycus Stål, 01SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Ateliacris Descamps & R..., 20083SpeciesTaxom
Auloserpusia Rehn, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Baeacris Rowell & Car..., 19773SpeciesTaxom
Balachowskyacris Descamps & A..., 19764SpeciesTaxom
Barytettix Scudder, 19744SpeciesTaxom
Brakeracris Rowell, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamus Serville, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Camnula Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Christenacris Descamps & R..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Conozoa Saussure, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Copiocera Burmeister, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Copiotettix Descamps, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Cornops Scudder, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Cryptacris Descamps & R..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrotettix Bruner, 18273SpeciesTaxom
Derotmema Scudder, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Drymacris Descamps & R..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Drymophilacris Descamps, 19764SpeciesTaxom
Eritettix Bruner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Eucosmetacris Carbonell & ..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Eumastusia Bruner, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Exerythracris Rowell, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Guetaresia Rehn, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Heliastus Saussure, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Hylopedetes Rehn, 19787SpeciesTaxom
Kritacris Descamps, 20073SpeciesTaxom
Kyphiacris Carbonell & ..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Lactista Saussure, 18484SpeciesTaxom
Leioscapheus Bruner, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Leptalacris Descamps & R..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Leptomerinthoprora Rehn, 19833SpeciesTaxom
Leptysma Stål, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Leuronotina Hebard, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Lithoscirtus Bruner, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Lysacris Descamps & A..., 19722SpeciesTaxom
Maylasacris Cigliano & A..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptea Giglio-Tos, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Micropaon Descamps & R..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Microtylopteryx Rehn, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleotettix Bolivar, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Nicarchus Stål, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Omalotettix Bruner, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Omocestus Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Orphula Stål, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 17733SpeciesTaxom
Orphulina Giglio-Tos, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Paratela Descamps & R..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Paropomala Scudder, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Paulinia Blanchard, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Pauracris Descamps & A..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Poecilocloeus Bruner, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanniceris Descamps, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Psoloessa Scudder, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Rhachicreagra Rehn, 200016SpeciesTaxom
Rhammatocerus Saussure, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1870Bird grasshoppers7SpeciesTaxom
Scirtopaon Descamps & R..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Silvitettix Bruner, 19714SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Stenacris F. Walker, 18365SpeciesTaxom
Stenopola Stål, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Talamancacris Rowell, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tela Hebard, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Tetrataenia Stål, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Thamnacris Descamps & A..., 19721SpeciesTaxom
Trichopaon Descamps & A..., 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Vilerna Stål, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Xanthippus Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Zosperamerus Bruner, 19084SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
171 Species and 15 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Abracris dilecta Walker, 1870
Abracris flavolineata De Geer, 1773
Achurum sumichrasti Saussure, 1861
Adelotettix gigas Descamps & R..., 1978
Aeoloplides tenuipennis Scudder, 1897
Aeropedellus clavatus Thomas, 1873Club-horned Grasshopper
Aidemona amrami Roberts, 1947
Aidemona azteca Saussure, 1861
Amblytropidia mysteca Saussure, 1861Brown Winter Grasshopper
Amblytropidia trinitatis Bruner, 1904
Ampelophilus coeruleus Descamps & R..., 1984
Ampelophilus meridionalis Bruner, 1908
Ampelophilus olivaceus Giglio-Tos, 1897
Ampelophilus truncatus Rehn, 1905
Amycus ornatus
Arphia pseudonietana Thomas, 1870Red-winged Grasshopper
Ateliacris annulicornis Bruner, 1908
Ateliacris annulicornis annulicornis Bruner, 1908
Ateliacris annulicornis pulchra Rowell, 2008
Auloserpusia stilpnochlora Jago, 1970
Baeacris morosa Rehn, 1905
Baeacris morosus Rehn, 1905
Baeacris talamancensis Rowell & Car..., 1977
Balachowskyacris olivacea Bruner, 1908
Balachowskyacris rhabdota Hebard, 1924
Balachowskyacris rhabdotus (Hebard, 1924)⇒ Balachowskyacris rhabdota Hebard, 1924
Balachowskyacris robertsi Descamps, 1976
Barytettix contilus Cohn & Cantrall, 1974
Barytettix paloviridis Cohn & Cantrall, 1974
Barytettix poecila Hebard, 1925
Barytettix tridens Cohn & Cantrall, 1974
Brakeracris varablancensis Rowell, 1995
Calliptamus barbarus Costa, 1836Eurasian Pincer Grasshopper
Camnula pellucida Scudder, 1862Clear-winged Grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) acroleucus Müller, 1924White-tipped Grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) jacobsi Harz, 1975Iberian Field Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Christenacris sanguilenta Descamps & R..., 1984
Conozoa rebellis Saussure, 1888
Conozoa texana Bruner, 1889Cristate Grasshopper
Copiocera harroweri Hebard, 1924
Copiocera specularis Gerstaecker, 1889
Copiotettix venezuelae Descamps, 1984
Cornops aquaticum Bruner, 1906
Cryptacris costaricensis Descamps & R..., 1984
Cylindrotettix insularis Bruner, 1906
Cylindrotettix insularis herbaceus Bruner, 1908
Cylindrotettix obscurus Thunberg, 1827
Derotmema haydenii Rehn, J.A.G., 1919Hayden's Grasshopper
Derotmema saussureanum Scudder, 1900Saussure's Desert Grasshopper
Dichromorpha prominula Bruner, 1904
Dissosteira longipennis Thomas, 1872High Plains Grasshopper
Drymacris nebulicola Rehn, 1929
Drymophilacris bimaculata Rehn, 1905
Drymophilacris glyphocerca Rowell, 2000
Drymophilacris monteverdensis Descamps & R..., 1978
Drymophilacris panamae Descamps, 1976
Eritettix simplex Scudder, 1869Velvet-striped Grasshopper
Eucosmetacris festae Giglio-Tos, 1898
Eumastusia koebelei Rehn, 1909
Eumastusia koebelei chapadensis Roberts & Ca..., 1980
Exerythracris volcanica Rowell, 1995
Guetaresia lankesteri Rehn, 1929
Heliastus costaricensis (Rehn, J.A.G., 1905)⇒ Heliastus sumichrasti Saussure, 1861
Heliastus sumichrasti Saussure, 1861
Hylopedetes cruentus Rehn, 1929
Hylopedetes gemmeus Rehn, 1929
Hylopedetes mirandus Rehn, 1929
Hylopedetes nigrithorax Descamps & R..., 1978
Hylopedetes nigrithorax nigrithorax Descamps & R..., 1978
Hylopedetes punctatus Rowell & Ben..., 2005
Hylopedetes surdus Descamps & R..., 1978
Kritacris arboricola Descamps, 1976
Kritacris dicranophallus Rowell, 2007
Kritacris licrophallus Rowell, 2007
Kyphiacris torquata Giglio-Tos, 1898
Lactista azteca Saussure, 1861
Lactista gibbosus Saussure, 1884Olmec fiddler
Lactista punctata Stål, 1873
Lactista stramineus Erichson, 1848
Leioscapheus gracilicornis Bruner, 1907
Leioscapheus guapiles Roberts, 1973
Leioscapheus laselvae Roberts, 1973
Leioscapheus tremae Rowell, 2013
Leioscapheus variegatus Bruner, 1908
Leptalacris fastigiata Descamps & R..., 1978
Leptomerinthoprora brevipennis Rehn, 1905
Leptomerinthoprora corticina Hebard, 1924
Leptomerinthoprora occidentalis (Rowell, 1983)⇒ Leptomerinthoprora brevipennis Rehn, 1905
Leptysma marginicollis Serville, 1838Slender locust
Leptysma marginicollis mexicana Saussure, 1861
Leuronotina orizabae Saussure, 1884
Lithoscirtus daedalus Rehn, 1929
Lithoscirtus miniatulus Rehn, 1905
Lithoscirtus tesselatus Rowell, 2000
Lithoscirtus viceitas Rehn, 1929
Lysacris festae Giglio-Tos, 1898
Lysacris sylvestris Descamps & A..., 1972
Maylasacris rugosus Cigliano & A..., 2010
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Metaleptea adspersa Blanchard, 1843
Metaleptea brevicornis Johannson, 1763Clipped-wing grasshopper
Micropaon lucens Descamps & R..., 1984
Microtylopteryx fusiformis Rehn, 1905
Microtylopteryx fusiformis fusiformis Rehn, J.A.G., 1905
Microtylopteryx hebardi Rehn, 1905
Microtylopteryx hebardi hebardi Rehn, J.A.G., 1905
Microtylopteryx talamancae (Rehn, J.A.G., 1929)⇒ Microtylopteryx fusiformis fusiformis Rehn, J.A.G., 1905
Myrmeleotettix maculatus Thunberg, 1815Common Club Grasshopper
Nicarchus enyalius (Rehn, J.A.G., 1929)⇒ Nicarchus erinaceus Stål, 1878
Nicarchus erinaceus Stål, 1878
Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826
Omalotettix chapadensis Bruner, 1908
Omocestus (Omocestus) viridulus Sahlberg, 1893Common green grasshopper
Orphula azteca Saussure, 1861
Orphula punctata (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Orphulella pernix Otte, 1979
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Orphulina balloui Rehn, 1905
Paratela ovatipennis Rehn, 1905
Paropomala pallida Bruner, 1904
Paulinia acuminata De Geer, 1773Salvinia grasshopper
Pauracris brachyptera Rowell, 2008
Poecilocloeus septentrionalis Rowell, 2007
Pseudanniceris costaricensis Rehn, 1905
Pseudanniceris nigrinervis Stål, 1878
Psoloessa delicatula Scudder, 1876Brown-Spotted Range Grasshopper
Rhachicreagra anchidiphalara Jago & Rowell, 1981
Rhachicreagra apopsis Rowell, 2000
Rhachicreagra astytophallus Jago & Rowell, 1981
Rhachicreagra brachysphagicerca Jago & Rowell, 1981
Rhachicreagra chrysonota Rowell, 2000
Rhachicreagra chrysonota chrysonota Rowell, 2000
Rhachicreagra chrysonota salazari Rowell, 2008
Rhachicreagra drymocnemensis Jago & Rowell, 1981
Rhachicreagra gracilis Bruner, 1908
Rhachicreagra jagoi Rowell, 2008
Rhachicreagra khayachrosa Jago & Rowell, 1981
Rhachicreagra melanota Jago & Rowell, 1981
Rhachicreagra nothra Rehn, 1905
Rhachicreagra obsidian Jago & Rowell, 1981
Rhachicreagra sphagicerca Jago & Rowell, 1981
Rhachicreagra taurusflavus Rowell, 2000
Rhammatocerus schistocercoides Rehn, 1906Mato Grosso locust
Rhammatocerus viatorius Saussure, 1861
Rhammatocerus viatorius viatorius Saussure, 1861
Schistocerca camerata Scudder, 1899
Schistocerca centralis Dirsh, 1974
Schistocerca malachitica (Rehn, J.A.G., 1905)⇒ Schistocerca nitens nitens Thunberg, 1815
Schistocerca nitens Thunberg, 1815Gray bird grasshopper
Schistocerca nitens nitens Thunberg, 1815Grasshopper
Schistocerca pallens Thunberg, 1815Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca piceifrons Walker, 1870Central American locust
Scirtopaon dorsatus Descamps & R..., 1984
Silvitettix biolleyi Bruner, 1904
Silvitettix communis Bruner, 1904
Silvitettix maculatus Otte & Jago, 1979
Silvitettix thalassinus (Jago, 1971)⇒ Silvitettix biolleyi Bruner, 1904
Spharagemon collare Scudder, 1872Mottled sand grasshopper
Stenacris fissicauda Bruner, 1908
Stenacris fissicauda goethalsi Hebard, 1924
Stenacris minor Bruner, 1906
Stenacris vitreipennis Marschall, 1836Glassy-winged locust
Stenacris xanthochlora Marschall, 1836
Stenopola boliviana Rehn, 1913
Stenopola dorsalis Thunberg, 1827
Stenopola puncticeps Stål, 1861
Stenopola puncticeps limbatipennis Stål, 1873
Syrbula festina Otte, 1979
Talamancacris palustris Rowell, 1995
Tela neeavora Descamps & R..., 1978
Tetrataenia surinama Linnaeus, 1764Suriname Grasshopper
Thamnacris tuberculata Descamps & A..., 1972
Trimerotropis pallidipennis Burmeister, 1838Pallid-winged grasshopper
Vilerna polita Descamps & A..., 1989
Vilerna rugulosa Stål, 1878
Xanthippus corallipes Haldeman, 1852Redshanked Grasshopper
Zosperamerus limonensis Descamps & R..., 1984
Zosperamerus planus Roberts, 1973
Zosperamerus virgatus Roberts, 1973
Zosperamerus zonatipes Bruner, 1908

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Costa Rica
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalliptaminae
Tinkham, 1940
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCopiocerinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
15
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptysminae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
13
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatolampinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
16
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPauliniinae
Hebard, 1923
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProctolabinae
Amédégnato, 1974
12
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhytidochrotinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



Acrididae (MacLeay 1819)
Acrididae (MacLeay 1819)


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