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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Denmark (Scandinavia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
605
7287
25296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
602
7278
25280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
575
7181
25071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
43
146
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
14
74
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
3
35
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
35
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
29
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
28
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Denmark
28 Genera with 45 Species
#ABCGHLMOPST
Anacridium Uvarov, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Bryodema Fieber, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Bryodemella Yin, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Calanus Walker, 17651SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 184814SpeciesTaxom
Gomphocerippus Roberts, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hippiscus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mecostethus Fieber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1904Spur-throat grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleotettix Bolivar, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Omocestus Bolivar, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Pezotettix Burmeister, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18323SpeciesTaxom
Pusa Uvarov, 1921
Arctic seal0SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Stauroderus Bolivar, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Stenobothrus Fischer, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Stethophyma Fischer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 19011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Denmark
45 Species and 8 Subspecies
Anacridium aegyptium Linnaeus, 1764Egyptian Grasshopper
Arphia conspersa Scudder, 1875Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper
Arphia xanthoptera Burmeister, 1838Autumn Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Bryodema tuberculata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Bryodemella tuberculata tuberculata Fabricius, 1775
Bryodemella (Bryodemella) tuberculata Fabricius, 1775Gefleckte Schnarrschrecke
Bryodemella tuberculata tuberculata Fabricius, 1775
Calanus finmarchicus Gunner, 1765
Chorthippus (Chorthippus) albomarginatus De Geer, 1773Lesser marsh grasshopper
Chorthippus (Chorthippus) dorsatus (Zetterstedt, 1821)⇒ Chorthippus parallelus parallelus Zetterstedt, 1821
Chorthippus (Chorthippus) indus Uvarov, 1942
Chorthippus (Chorthippus) parallelus (Zetterstedt, 1821)⇒ Pseudochorthippus parallelus parallelus tenuis Brullé, 1832
Chorthippus parallelus parallelus Zetterstedt, 1821
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) apricarius Linnaeus, 1758Feld-Grashüpfer
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) biguttulus Linnaeus, 1758Bow-winged Grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) brunneus Thunberg, 1815Common Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus brunneus brunneus Thunberg, 1815Common Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) jutlandica Fogh Nielsen, 2003Jutland Bow-winged Grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) mollis Charpentier, 1825Lesser field grasshopper
Chorthippus mollis lesinensis Krauss, 1888
Chorthippus mollis mollis Charpentier, 1825Feeble grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) vagans (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Chorthippus mollis lesinensis Krauss, 1888
Gomphocerippus rufus Linnaeus, 1758Rufous grasshopper
Hippiscus ocelote Saussure, 1861Wrinkled Grasshopper
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Mecostethus grossus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Stethophyma grossum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanoplus attenuatus Scudder, 1897Slender-bodied Locust
Melanoplus carnegiei Morse, 1904Carnegie's Locust
Melanoplus strumosus Morse, 1904
Mermiria picta Walker, 1870Lively Mermiria Grasshopper
Myrmeleotettix maculatus Thunberg, 1815Common Club Grasshopper
Oedipoda caerulescens Linnaeus, 1758Blue Band-winged Grasshopper
Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826
Omocestus (Dirshius) haemorrhoidalis Charpentier, 1825
Omocestus (Omocestus) haemorrhoidalis Charpentier, 1825Orange-tipped Grasshopper
Omocestus (Omocestus) rufipes (Zetterstedt, 1821)⇒ Pezotettix giornae Rossi, 1794
Omocestus (Omocestus) viridulus Sahlberg, 1893Common green grasshopper
Omocestus viridulus viridulus Linnaeus, 1758Common Green Grasshopper
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Pardalophora saussurei Scudder, 1892Labile stilt crab
Pezotettix giornae Rossi, 1794Common Maquis Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus parallelus Zetterstedt, 1821Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus parallelus parallelus tenuis Brullé, 1832Meadow Grasshopper
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Spharagemon bolli Scudder, 1875Boll'S Grasshopper
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) caerulans Linnaeus, 1767Blue-winged locust
Sphingonotus caerulans caerulans Linnaeus, 1767Slender Blue-winged Grasshopper
Stauroderus scalaris Fischer von ..., 1846Ladder Grasshopper
Stenobothrus lineatus Panzer, 1796Lined grasshopper
Stenobothrus rufescens Ström, 1783
Stethophyma grossum Linnaeus, 1758Large marsh grasshopper
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper
Trimerotropis salina McNeill, 1901

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
10
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
12
14
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