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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region El Ceibo Station (Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
183
1193
1310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
183
1193
1310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
182
1192
1308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
17
62
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
6
40
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
4
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for El Ceibo Station
7 Genera with 8 Species
Abracris Walker, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Auloserpusia Rehn, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Balachowskyacris Descamps & A..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptea Giglio-Tos, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Microtylopteryx Rehn, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1815Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for El Ceibo Station
8 Species
Abracris flavolineata De Geer, 1773
Auloserpusia stilpnochlora Jago, 1970
Balachowskyacris olivacea Bruner, 1908
Metaleptea brevicornis Johannson, 1763Clipped-wing grasshopper
Microtylopteryx fusiformis Rehn, 1905
Microtylopteryx hebardi Rehn, 1905
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Schistocerca nitens Thunberg, 1815Gray bird grasshopper

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatolampinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProctolabinae
Amédégnato, 1974
1
1
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