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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region El Salvador (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
259
1677
2897
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
258
1676
2896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
248
1635
2825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
23
54
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
10
37
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
6
28
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
5
27
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
20
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
14
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for El Salvador
14 Genera with 16 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Abracris Walker, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Aidemona Brunner, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Apoxitettix Descamps, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Eucopiocera Bruner, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Heliastus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Lactista Saussure, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Machaerocera Saussure, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Orphula Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Phaneroturis Bruner, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1815Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Silvitettix Bruner, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Stenacris F. Walker, 19061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for El Salvador
16 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Abracris flavolineata De Geer, 1773
Aidemona azteca Saussure, 1861
Apoxitettix salvadorae Descamps, 1975
Eucopiocera salvadorae (Descamps, 1975)⇒ Apoxitettix salvadorae Descamps, 1975
Heliastus sumichrasti Saussure, 1861
Lactista pellepidus Saussure, 1884
Lactista punctata Stål, 1873
Machaerocera mexicana Saussure, 1859
Orphula azteca Saussure, 1861
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Phaneroturis cupido Bruner, 1904
Schistocerca nitens Thunberg, 1815Gray bird grasshopper
Schistocerca nitens nitens Thunberg, 1815Grasshopper
Silvitettix aphelocoryphus Jago, 1971
Silvitettix biolleyi Bruner, 1904
Stenacris minor Bruner, 1906

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in El Salvador
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

SubfamilyCopiocerinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatolampinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
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