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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
291
3232
9282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
291
3232
9282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
277
3152
9053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
40
175
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
13
65
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
5
23
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
5
23
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
10
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gabon
10 Genera with 13 Species
Acrida Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Catantops Schaum, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Coryphosima Karsch, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eucoptacra Bolivar, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Holopercna Karsch, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Ixalidium Gerstaecker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Kinkalidia Sjöstedt, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Leptacris Walker, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Pteropera Karsch, 19814SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gabon
13 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Catantops minor Dirsh, 1956
Coryphosima stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Coryphosima stenoptera producta Walker, 1870
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Eucoptacra popovi Massa, 2017
Holopercna gerstaeckerii Bolivar, 1890
Ixalidium gabonense Brisout de B..., 1851
Kinkalidia matilei Donskoff, 2000
Leptacris monteiroi Bolivar, 1890
Leptacris monteiroi monteiroi Bolivar, 1890
Pteropera augustini Donskoff, 1981
Pteropera balachowskyi Donskoff, 1981
Pteropera brosseti Donskoff, 1981
Pteropera jeanninae Donskoff, 1981

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Gabon
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
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoptacridinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemiacridinae
Dirsh, 1956
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