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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Crete (Aegean Islands, Greece)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
258
1491
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
258
1491
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
249
1473
2557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
25
58
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
11
37
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
3
16
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
16
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
15
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
14
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Crete
14 Genera with 22 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17862SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1838burrowing grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamus Serville, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Dendrotettix Packard, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Euchorthippus Tarbinskij, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Ochrilidia Stål, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Pezotettix Burmeister, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Crete
22 Species and 4 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acrida ungarica Herbst, 1786Common Cone-headed Grasshopper
Acrotylus insubricus (Scopoli, 1786)⇒ Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Acrotylus longipes longipes Charpentier, 1845
Acrotylus patruelis Herrich-Scha..., 1838Slender Burrowing Grasshopper
Aiolopus strepens Latreille, 1804Broad Green-winged Grasshopper
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Anacridium aegyptium Linnaeus, 1764Egyptian Grasshopper
Calliptamus barbarus Costa, 1836Eurasian Pincer Grasshopper
Calliptamus barbarus barbarus Costa, O.G., 1836
Calliptamus italicus (Ikonnikov, 1911)⇒ Calliptamus abbreviatus Ikonnikov, 1913
Calliptamus tenuicercis Tarbinsky, 1930
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) biroi Kuthy, 1907Cretan Grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) bornhalmi Harz, 1971Balkan Field Grasshopper
Dendrotettix quercus Packard, 1890Post Oak Grasshopper
Euchorthippus declivus Brisout de B..., 1849Common Straw Grasshopper
Ochrilidia pruinosa Brunner von ..., 1882Aegean Match Grasshopper
Ochrilidia tibialis Fieber, 1853African Match Grasshopper
Oedipoda caerulescens Linnaeus, 1758Blue Band-winged Grasshopper
Oedipoda caerulescens caerulescens Linnaeus, 1758Blue-Winged Grasshopper
Oedipoda venusta (Fieber, 1853)⇒ Morphacris venusta Fieber, 1853
Pezotettix giornae Rossi, 1794Common Maquis Grasshopper
Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Crete
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalliptaminae
Tinkham, 1940
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
4
7
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