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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Dominican Republic (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2391
4708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
352
2384
4699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
342
2344
4627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
42
174
559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
16
102
387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
6
39
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
4
35
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
16
31
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
16
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Dominican Republic
16 Genera with 31 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acridurus Perez-Gelabe..., 19953SpeciesTaxom
Amblytropidia Stål, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Dellia Stål, 20126SpeciesTaxom
Duartettix Perez-Gelabe..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Hispanacris Perez-Gelabe..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Hispanotettix Perez-Gelabe..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 17733SpeciesTaxom
Rhammatocerus Saussure, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1815Bird grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Stenacris F. Walker, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Tergoceracris Perez-Gelabe..., 20032SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominican Republic
31 Species and 3 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acridurus neibanus Perez-Gelabe..., 1995
Acridurus robustus Perez-Gelabe..., 1995
Acridurus yayitas Perez-Gelabe..., 1995
Amblytropidia hispaniolana Perez-Gelabe..., 1995
Dellia bayahibe Perez-Gelabert, 2002
Dellia ciceroana Perez-Gelabe..., 2012
Dellia dominicensis Perez-Gelabe..., 1995
Dellia monticola Perez-Gelabe..., 1999
Dellia roseomaculata Perez-Gelabe..., 1999
Dellia viridissima Perez-Gelabe..., 2012
Duartettix montanus Perez-Gelabe..., 2000
Gastrimargus marmoratus Thunberg, 1815
Hispanacris oreades Perez-Gelabe..., 1995
Hispanotettix nitidus Perez-Gelabe..., 1995
Melanoplus perezi Otte, 2012
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826
Oedipoda miniata salina (Jacobson, 1905)⇒ Oedipoda miniata miniata Pallas, 1771
Orphulella decisa Walker, 1870
Orphulella nesicos Otte, 1979
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Rhammatocerus cyanipes Fabricius, 1775
Schistocerca pallens Thunberg, 1815Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca quisqueya Rehn & Hebard, 1938
Schistocerca serialis Thunberg, 1815
Schistocerca serialis serialis Thunberg, 1815
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) haitensis Saussure, 1861
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) haitiensis Saussure, 1861
Stenacris caribea Rehn & Hebard, 1938
Tergoceracris ebanoverde Perez-Gelabe..., 2003
Tergoceracris ocampensis Perez-Gelabe..., 2003

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCopiocerinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptysminae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatolampinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
2
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