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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Duplin County (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
121
483
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
121
483
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
111
467
588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
12
26
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
6
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
3
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
12
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Duplin County
12 Genera with 15 Species
Amblytropidia Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptea Giglio-Tos, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Paroxya Scudder, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1841Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Duplin County
15 Species
Amblytropidia mysteca Saussure, 1861Brown Winter Grasshopper
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Melanoplus attenuatus Scudder, 1897Slender-bodied Locust
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus decoratus Morse, 1904
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Mermiria intertexta Scudder, 1899Eastern Mermiria Grasshopper
Metaleptea brevicornis Johannson, 1763Clipped-wing grasshopper
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Pardalophora phoenicoptera Burmeister, 1838Orange-Winged Grasshopper
Paroxya atlantica Scudder, 1877Atlantic Grasshopper
Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841Green bird grasshopper
Trimerotropis maritima Harris, 1841Seaside Locust

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Duplin County
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
4
2
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