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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
2438
4344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
2437
4343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
2394
4248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
31
155
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
11
92
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
4
60
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
59
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
52
65
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
52
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gambia
52 Genera with 65 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Acorypha Krauss, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Acridoderes Bolivar, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1838burrowing grasshoppers6SpeciesTaxom
Afroxyrrhepes Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17814SpeciesTaxom
Calephorus Fieber, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Cataloipus Bolívar, I., 19232SpeciesTaxom
Catantops Schaum, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Chirista Karsch, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Conipoda Saussure, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Coryphosima Karsch, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocatantops Jago, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Diabolocatantops Jago, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Dnopherula Karsch, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Duronia Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Epistaurus Bolivar, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Eucoptacra Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Hadrolecocatantops Jago, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Harpezocatantops Jago, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Heteropternis Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Hieroglyphodes Uvarov, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Hieroglyphus Krauss, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Humbe Bolivar, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Kraussaria Uvarov, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Kraussella Bolívar, I., 18771SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Metaxymecus Karsch, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Ocnocerus Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Ornithacris Uvarov, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Orthochtha Karsch, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Oxya Serville, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Oxycatantops Dirsh, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Parga Walker, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Pnorisa Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogmothela Karny, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Pternoscirta Saussure, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Sherifuria Uvarov, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Spathosternum Krauss, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Stauroderus Bolivar, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Stenohippus Uvarov, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Zacompsa Karsch, 18931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
65 Species and 13 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acorypha glaucopsis Walker, 1870
Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873
Acrida bicolor Thunberg, 1815Long-headed grasshopper
Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acridoderes strenua Walker, 1870
Acridoderes strenuus (Walker, F., 1870)⇒ Acridoderes strenua Walker, 1870
Acrotylus blondeli Saussure, 1884
Acrotylus daveyi Mason, 1959
Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Acrotylus insubricus (Scopoli, 1786)⇒ Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Acrotylus insubricus insubricus Scopoli, 1786
Acrotylus patruelis Herrich-Scha..., 1838Slender Burrowing Grasshopper
Afroxyrrhepes procera Burmeister, 1838
Aiolopus simulatrix Walker, 1870Sudan plague locust
Aiolopus simulatrix simulatrix Walker, 1870
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Aiolopus thalassinus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781
Calephorus compressicornis Latreille, 1804
Cataloipus cymbiferus Krauss, 1877
Cataloipus fuscocoeruleipes Sjöstedt, 1923
Catantops melanostictus Schaum, 1853
Chirista compta Walker, 1870
Chirista compta compta Walker, 1870
Conipoda pallida Walker, 1870
Conipoda pallidus Walker, F., 1870
Coryphosima stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Coryphosima stenoptera stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Cryptocatantops haemorrhoidalis Krauss, 1877
Diabolocatantops axillaris Thunberg, 1815
Diabolocatantops axillaris axillaris Thunberg, 1815
Duronia chloronota Stål, 1876
Epistaurus bolivari Karny, 1907
Epistaurus succineus Krauss, 1877
Eucoptacra anguliflava Karsch, 1893
Eyprepocnemis plorans Charpentier, 1825Lamenting Grasshopper
Gymnobothrus temporalis Stål, 1876
Gymnobothrus temporalis temporalis Stål, 1876
Hadrolecocatantops quadratus Walker, 1870
Harpezocatantops stylifer Krauss, 1877
Heteropternis thoracica Walker, 1870
Hieroglyphodes occidentalis Roy, 1961
Hieroglyphus daganensis Krauss, 1877African rice grasshopper
Humbe tenuicornis Schaum, 1853
Kraussaria angulifera Krauss, 1877
Kraussella amabile Krauss, 1877
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Locusta migratoria migratorioides Reiche, L.J...., 1849African Migratory Locust
Metaxymecus gracilipes Brancsik, 1895
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Ocnocerus diabolicus Karsch, 1893
Oedaleus nigeriensis Uvarov, 1926
Oedaleus senegalensis Krauss, 1877Senegalese grasshopper
Ornithacris cavroisi Finot, 1924
Orthochtha dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869
Orthochtha dasycnemis bisulcata Krauss, 1877
Oxya hyla Serville, 1831
Oxya hyla hyla Serville, 1831Small rice grasshopper
Oxycatantops spissus Walker, 1870
Pardalophora apiculata Harris, 1835Coral-Winged Grasshopper
Parga cyanoptera Uvarov, 1926
Pnorisa squalus Stål, 1861
Pseudogmothela foveolata Roy, 1965
Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust
Sherifuria haningtoni Uvarov, 1926
Spathosternum pygmaeum Karsch, 1893
Stauroderus scalaris Fischer von ..., 1846Ladder Grasshopper
Stauroderus scalaris scalaris Fischer von ..., 1846Large Mountain Grasshopper
Stenohippus aequus Uvarov, 1926
Stenohippus xanthus Karny, 1907
Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870
Trilophidia repleta Walker, 1870
Zacompsa festa Karsch, 1893

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Gambia
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
11
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalliptaminae
Tinkham, 1940
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoptacridinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemiacridinae
Dirsh, 1956
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
11
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Moisture-loving Grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTropidopolinae
Jacobson, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Acrididae (MacLeay 1819)
Acrididae (MacLeay 1819)


Links, sources and further information
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Acrididae at gbif.org
Acrididae at itis.gov