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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2690
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
2687
5927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2654
5866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
36
132
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
15
74
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
8
49
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
8
49
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
4
41
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
33
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Egypt
33 Genera with 65 Species
#ACDEHLOPSTX
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1898burrowing grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Aeolopus Kirby, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17816SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Calephorus Fieber, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamus Serville, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Cibolacris Hebard, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Duroniella Bolivar, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Helioscirtus Saussure, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Hyalorrhipis Saussure, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Leptopternis Saussure, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Leptoscirtus Saussure, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ochrilidia Stål, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Pachytylus Fieber, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Pezotettix Burmeister, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Psoloessa Scudder, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Pternoscirta Saussure, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Pycnodictya Stål, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1804Bird grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Sphingoderus Bei-Bienko, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 190215SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromerus Stål, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Stenobothrus Fischer, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrus Brunner von ..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Tropidopola Stål, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 19027SpeciesTaxom
Xerohippus Uvarov, 1890desert grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
65 Species and 19 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acrida bicolor Thunberg, 1815Long-headed grasshopper
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acrida unguiculata (Rambur, 1838)⇒ Truxalis indica Bolivar, 1902
Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Acrotylus insubricus (Scopoli, 1786)⇒ Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Acrotylus insubricus inficitus Walker, 1870
Acrotylus insubricus insubricus Scopoli, 1786
Acrotylus versicolor (Burr, 1898)⇒ Acrotylus insubricus insubricus Scopoli, 1786
Aeolopus strepens (Latreille, 1804)⇒ Aiolopus strepens strepens Latreille, 1804
Aiolopus simulatrix Walker, 1870Sudan plague locust
Aiolopus simulatrix simulatrix Walker, 1870
Aiolopus strepens Latreille, 1804Broad Green-winged Grasshopper
Aiolopus strepens strepens Latreille, 1804
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Aiolopus thalassinus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781
Anacridium aegyptium Linnaeus, 1764Egyptian Grasshopper
Calephorus compressicornis Latreille, 1804
Calliptamus barbarus Costa, 1836Eurasian Pincer Grasshopper
Calliptamus barbarus barbarus Costa, O.G., 1836
Calliptamus testaceus Walker, 1870
Cibolacris parviceps Walker, 1870
Duroniella cooperi Uvarov, 1943
Eyprepocnemis plorans Charpentier, 1825Lamenting Grasshopper
Helioscirtus gravesi Uvarov, 1924
Heteracris annulosa Walker, 1870
Heteracris etbaica Ramme, 1928
Heteracris littoralis Rambur, 1838Mediterranean Splendid Grasshopper
Heteracris morbosa Serville, 1838
Heteracris morbosa morbosa Serville, 1838
Hyalorrhipis canescens Saussure, 1888
Hyalorrhipis rhamses Saussure, 1889
Leptopternis gracilis Eversmann, 1848
Leptoscirtus aviculus Saussure, 1888
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Locusta migratoria migratoria Linnaeus, 1758Migratory Locust
Ochrilidia geniculata I. Bolivar, 1913
Ochrilidia gracilis Krauss, 1902
Ochrilidia gracilis gracilis Krauss, 1902
Ochrilidia nilotica (Salfi, 1931)⇒ Ochrilidia geniculata I. Bolivar, 1913
Oedipoda caerulescens sulfurescens Saussure, 1884
Pachytylus danicus (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Locusta migratoria migratoria Linnaeus, 1758
Pezotettix giornae Rossi, 1794Common Maquis Grasshopper
Psoloessa delicatula Scudder, 1876Brown-Spotted Range Grasshopper
Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Pycnodictya galinieri Reiche & Fai..., 1849
Pycnodictya galinieri galinieri Fairmaire & ..., 1850
Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841Green bird grasshopper
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust
Schistocerca lineata (Scudder, 1899)⇒ Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841
Schistocerca peregrina (Olivier, 1804)⇒ Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775
Sphingoderus carinatus Saussure, 1888
Sphingonotus (Neosphingonotus) pictus Werner, 1905
Sphingonotus pictus pictus Werner, 1905
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) balteatus Serville, 1838
Sphingonotus balteatus latifasciatus Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) niloticus Saussure, 1888
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) obscuratus Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus obscuratus obscuratus Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) octofasciatus Serville, 1838
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) rubescens Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus rubescens rubescens Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) savignyi Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus savignyi savignyi Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) vitreus Saussure, 1888
Sphingonotus vitreus vitreus Saussure, 1888
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) vosseleri Krauss, 1902
Sphodromerus atakanus Ramme, 1951
Sphodromerus serapis Serville, 1838
Stenobothrus limosus Walker, 1870
Thisoicetrus littoralis (Uvarov, 1923)⇒ Heteracris littoralis Rambur, 1838
Tropidopola cylindrica (Marschall, 1836)⇒ Tropidopola longicornis Fieber, 1853
Tropidopola longicornis Fieber, 1853
Truxalis annulata Thunberg, 1815
Truxalis grandis Klug, 1830
Truxalis indica Bolivar, 1902
Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Truxalis pharaonis (Klug, J.C.F., 1830)⇒ Truxalis annulata Thunberg, 1815
Truxalis scalaris Klug, J.C.F., 1830
Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Xerohippus savignyi Krauss, 1890

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Egypt
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalliptaminae
Tinkham, 1940
2
4
Genera
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
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEgnatiinae
Bei-Bienko & Mishchenko, 1951
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
12
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTropidopolinae
Jacobson, 1905
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Acrididae (MacLeay 1819)
Acrididae (MacLeay 1819)


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