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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Equatorial Guinea (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
212
1672
3769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
1671
3768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
203
1628
3675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
25
86
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
10
44
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
4
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
11
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
11
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Equatorial Guinea
11 Genera with 12 Species
Chirista Karsch, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Coryphosima Karsch, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Eucoptacra Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Gemeneta Karsch, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Gerista Bolivar, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Mazaea Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Oxya Serville, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Oxycatantops Dirsh, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Phryganomelus Jago, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Pteropera Karsch, 19052SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Equatorial Guinea
12 Species and 6 Subspecies
Chirista compta compta Walker, 1870
Coryphosima stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Coryphosima stenoptera stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Eucoptacra anguliflava Karsch, 1893
Eyprepocnemis plorans ibandana Giglio-Tos, 1907
Gemeneta opilionoides Bolivar, 1905
Gerista dimidiata Bolivar, 1905
Mazaea granulosa Stål, 1876
Oxya hyla hyla Serville, 1831Small rice grasshopper
Oxycatantops annulipes Stål, 1873
Oxycatantops spissus Walker, 1870
Oxycatantops spissus spissus Walker, 1870
Phryganomelus biafrensis Bolivar, 1905
Pteropera karschi Bolivar, 1905
Pteropera karschi karschi Bolivar, 1905

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoptacridinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Moisture-loving 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