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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region French Polynesia (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
230
1121
2490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
229
1119
2487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
222
1099
2454
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
23
54
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
8
22
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
5
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
5
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for French Polynesia
4 Genera with 5 Species
Austracris Uvarov, 1870Striped Spur-throated Locust2SpeciesTaxom
Ootua Uvarov, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Patanga Uvarov, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Valanga Uvarov, 1927Red-legged Valanga2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Polynesia
5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Austracris guttulosa Walker, 1870Spur-throated locust
Austracris guttulosa guttulosa Walker, 1870Spur-throated Locust
Ootua antennata Uvarov, 1927
Patanga pinchoti (Caudell, 1932)⇒ Austracris guttulosa guttulosa Walker, 1870
Valanga marquesana Uvarov, 1927
Valanga rapana Uvarov, 1927

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in French Polynesia
SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
4
5
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