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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Garden Route (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
265
1391
1736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
265
1391
1736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
259
1378
1721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
15
48
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
9
38
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
6
28
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
6
28
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
24
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
18
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Garden Route
18 Genera with 18 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17862SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1786burrowing grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Anaeolopus Uvarov, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Aneuryphymus Uvarov, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamicus Uvarov, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Euryphymus Stål, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Humbe Bolivar, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Locustana Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pachyphymus Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnobothrus Karny, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Plegmapterus Martínez y F..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Pnorisa Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Garden Route
18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873
Acrida gigantea Herbst, 1786
Acrotylus hottentotus Saussure, 1884
Acrotylus insubricus (Scopoli, 1786)⇒ Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Anaeolopus dorsalis Thunberg, 1815
Aneuryphymus rhodesianus Uvarov, 1922Wolkberg Agile Grashopper
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Euryphymus tuberculatus Martínez y F..., 1898Common Agile Grasshopper
Humbe tenuicornis Schaum, 1853
Locustana pardalina Walker, 1870Brown locust
Oedaleus flavus Linnaeus, 1758
Pachyphymus cristulifer Serville, 1838Ridgebacked Agile Grasshopper
Paragymnobothrus rufipes Uvarov, 1925
Plegmapterus sinuosus Martínez y F..., 1898Rugose Agile Grasshopper
Pnorisa squalus Stål, 1861
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) scabriculus Stål, 1876

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Garden Route
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEuryphyminae
Dirsh, 1956
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
6
7
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