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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Entebbe (Wakiso District, Uganda)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
90
444
744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
90
444
744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
84
409
691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
9
36
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
5
24
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
3
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
16
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
16
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Entebbe
16 Genera with 17 Species
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Cataloipus Bolívar, I., 18901SpeciesTaxom
Catantops Schaum, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Catantopsilus Ramme, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Eucoptacra Bolivar, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Exopropacris Dirsh, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Hadrolecocatantops Jago, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Humbe Bolivar, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Parapropacris Ramme, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Staurocleis Uvarov, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Entebbe
17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Anacridium aegyptium Linnaeus, 1764Egyptian Grasshopper
Cataloipus oberthuri Bolivar, 1890
Catantops melanostictus Schaum, 1853
Catantopsilus ugandanus Uvarov, 1923
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa flavescens Walker, 1870
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Eucoptacra gowdeyi Uvarov, 1923
Exopropacris captiosus Bolivar, 1908
Gastrimargus africanus Saussure, 1889
Gymnobothrus gracilis Ramme, 1931
Hadrolecocatantops kissenjianus Rehn, 1914
Heteracris vinacea Sjöstedt, 1923
Humbe tenuicornis Schaum, 1853
Parapropacris notatus Karsch, 1891
Staurocleis magnifica Uvarov, 1923

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Entebbe
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoptacridinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
2
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