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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
264
2583
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
263
2582
5935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
250
2531
5802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
32
312
543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
14
184
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
6
103
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
5
102
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
82
130
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
82
130
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guinea
82 Genera with 130 Species
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Abisares Stål, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Acorypha Krauss, 18774SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17586SpeciesTaxom
Acridoderes Bolivar, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1838burrowing grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Afroxyrrhepes Uvarov, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Amphiprosopia Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Anacatantops Dirsh, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Apoboleus Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Aulacobothrus Bolivar, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Auloserpusia Rehn, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Austeniella Ramme, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Badistica Karsch, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Berengueria Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Bocagella Bolívar, I., 19322SpeciesTaxom
Cannula I. Bolivar, 20033SpeciesTaxom
Caryanda Stål, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Carydana I. Bolivar, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cataloipus Bolívar, I., 19171SpeciesTaxom
Catantops Schaum, 19843SpeciesTaxom
Catantopsilus Ramme, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Catantopsis Bolivar, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Chirista Karsch, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Chloroxyrrhepes Uvarov, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Chromotruxalis Dirsh, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Comacris Bolivar, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Coryphosima Karsch, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Criotocatantops Jago, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocerastis Karsch, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Dnopherula Karsch, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Duronia Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Epistaurus Bolivar, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Eucoptacra Bolivar, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Eupropacris Walker, 17702SpeciesTaxom
Exopropacris Dirsh, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Faureia Uvarov, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Glyphoclonus Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Hadrolecocatantops Jago, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Harpezocatantops Jago, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Heteropternis Stål, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Holopercna Karsch, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Homoxyrrhepes Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Humbe Bolivar, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Kraussella Bolívar, I., 19171SpeciesTaxom
Leptacris Walker, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Machaeridia Stål, 1873Machaeridians1SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsis Bolivar, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Metaxymecus Karsch, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Nimbacris Popov & Fish..., 19581SpeciesTaxom
Odontomelus Bolivar, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Ornithacris Uvarov, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Orthochtha Karsch, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Oxya Serville, 18313SpeciesTaxom
Oxycatantops Dirsh, 18705SpeciesTaxom
Paracinema Fischer, 18153SpeciesTaxom
Parapropacris Ramme, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Parga Walker, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Petamella Giglio-Tos, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Phymeurus Giglio-Tos, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Pycnodictya Stål, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdoplea Karsch, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidacris Uvarov, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Ritchiella Mungai, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Serpusia Karsch, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Spathosternum Krauss, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Staurocleis Uvarov, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Stenocrobylus Gerstaecker, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Trichocatantops Uvarov, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Tylotropidius Stål, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Zacompsa Karsch, 18931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guinea
130 Species and 25 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis Burmeister, 1838
Abisares viridipennis viridipennis Burmeister, 1838
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acanthacris ruficornis citrina Serville, 1838
Acanthacris ruficornis ruficornis Fabricius, 1787Garden Locust
Acorypha johnstoni Kirby, 1902
Acorypha johnstoni johnstoni Kirby, W.F., 1902
Acorypha karschi Martínez y F..., 1902
Acorypha unicarinata Krauss, 1877
Acrida bicolor Thunberg, 1815Long-headed grasshopper
Acrida confusa Dirsh, 1954
Acrida exota Steinmann, 1963
Acrida gyarosi Steinmann, 1963
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 patruelis Herrich-Scha..., 1838Slender Burrowing Grasshopper
Afroxyrrhepes obscuripes Uvarov, 1943
Afroxyrrhepes procera Burmeister, 1838
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Aiolopus thalassinus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781
Amphiprosopia adjuncta Walker, 1870West-African Green-backed Grasshopper
Anacatantops notatus (Karsch, 1891)⇒ Parapropacris notatus Karsch, 1891
Anacridium wernerellum Karny, 1907Sudan tree locust
Apoboleus ludius Karsch, 1896
Aulacobothrus obscurus Chopard, 1947
Auloserpusia charadrophila Jago, 1964
Auloserpusia chopardi Dirsh, 1962
Auloserpusia ochrobalia Jago, 1964
Austeniella cylindrica (Ramme, 1929)⇒ Caryanda cylindrica Ramme, 1929
Badistica fascipes Chopard, 1958
Badistica margarita Jago, 1966
Badistica ornata Bolivar, 1905
Badistica simpsoni Ramme, 1929
Berengueria bifoveolata Karsch, 1893
Bocagella acutipennis Miller, 1932
Bocagella acutipennis acutipennis Miller, N.C.E., 1932
Cannula gracilis Burmeister, 1838Grass-mimicking Grasshopper
Cannula karschi Kirby, 1910
Cannula vestigialis Roy, 2003
Caryanda cylindrica Ramme, 1929
Carydana agomena Karsch, 1896
Cataloipus klaptoczi Karny, 1917
Catantops modestus Karny, 1917
Catantops quadratus (Ramme, 1929)⇒ Hadrolecocatantops quadratus Walker, 1870
Catantops sylvestris Jago, 1984
Catantopsilus taeniolatus Karsch, 1893
Catantopsis basalis Walker, 1870
Chirista compta Walker, 1870
Chirista compta compta Walker, 1870
Chloroxyrrhepes virescens Stål, 1873
Chromotruxalis liberta Burr, 1902
Comacris lamottei Chopard, 1947
Coryphosima brevicornis (Karsch, 1893)⇒ Coryphosima stenoptera Schaum, 1853
Coryphosima nimbana Chopard, 1958
Coryphosima stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Coryphosima stenoptera stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Criotocatantops annulatus Uvarov, 1926
Criotocatantops pulchripes Karny, 1917
Cyphocerastis pulcherrima Ramme, 1929
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa flavescens Walker, 1870
Dnopherula descampsi Hollis, 1966
Duronia chloronota Stål, 1876
Epistaurus bolivari Karny, 1907
Epistaurus succineus Krauss, 1877
Eucoptacra anguliflava Karsch, 1893
Eucoptacra basidens Chapman, 1960
Eupropacris coerulea (Drury, 1773)⇒ Eupropacris coeruleus Drury, 1770
Eupropacris coeruleus Drury, 1770
Exopropacris mellita Karsch, 1893
Exopropacris modica Karsch, 1893
Eyprepocnemis dorsalensis Roy, 1964
Eyprepocnemis plorans Charpentier, 1825Lamenting Grasshopper
Eyprepocnemis plorans ibandana Giglio-Tos, 1907
Faureia milanjica Karsch, 1896
Gastrimargus africanus Saussure, 1889
Gastrimargus africanus africanus Saussure, 1888
Gastrimargus determinatus Walker, 1871
Gastrimargus determinatus procerus Gerstaecker, 1889
Glyphoclonus miripennis Karsch, 1896
Gymnobothrus lineaalba Bolivar, 1889
Gymnobothrus temporalis Stål, 1876
Gymnobothrus temporalis temporalis Stål, 1876
Hadrolecocatantops quadratus Walker, 1870
Hadrolecocatantops royi Jago, 1994
Hadrolecocatantops togoensis Ramme, 1929
Harpezocatantops stylifer Krauss, 1877
Heteracris guineensis Krauss, 1890
Heteracris jeanneli Bolivar, 1914
Heteropternis couloniana Saussure, 1884
Heteropternis descampsi Roy, 1969
Heteropternis thoracica Walker, 1870
Holopercna gerstaeckerii Bolivar, 1890
Homoxyrrhepes punctipennis Walker, 1870
Humbe tenuicornis Schaum, 1853
Kraussella coerulipes Karny, 1917
Leptacris monteiroi Bolivar, 1890
Leptacris monteiroi monteiroi Bolivar, 1890
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Locusta migratoria migratorioides Reiche, L.J...., 1849African Migratory Locust
Machaeridia bilineata Stål, 1873
Mesopsis abbreviata Beauvois, 1806
Mesopsis laticornis Krauss, 1877
Metaxymecus gracilipes Brancsik, 1895
Metaxymecus patagiatus Karsch, 1893
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Nimbacris longicornis Chopard, 1958
Odontomelus scalatus Karsch, 1896
Odontomelus scalatus scalatus Karsch, 1896
Odontomelus togoensis Ramme, 1929
Ornithacris pictula Walker, 1870
Ornithacris pictula magnifica Bolivar, 1882
Ornithacris turbida Walker, 1870
Orthochtha brachycnemis Karsch, 1893
Orthochtha brachycnemis brachycnemis Karsch, 1893
Orthochtha nigricornis Karsch, 1893
Orthochtha nigricornis nigricornis Karsch, 1893
Oxya cyanoptera Stål, 1873
Oxya hyla Serville, 1831
Oxya hyla hyla Serville, 1831Small rice grasshopper
Oxycatantops exsul Karny, 1907
Oxycatantops exsul exsul Karny, 1907
Oxycatantops exsul pallidus Jago, 1989
Oxycatantops spissus Walker, 1870
Oxycatantops spissus spissus Walker, 1870
Paracinema luculenta Karsch, 1896
Paracinema tricolor Thunberg, 1815Tricolor Grasshopper
Paracinema tricolor tricolor Thunberg, 1815Vlei Grasshopper
Parapropacris notatus Karsch, 1891
Parga cyanoptera Uvarov, 1926
Parga lamottei Chopard, 1947
Petamella prosternalis Karny, 1907
Phymeurus nimbaensis Chopard, 1958Nimba Agile Grasshopper
Pycnodictya citripennis Saussure, 1888
Rhabdoplea munda Karsch, 1893
Rhytidacris tectifera Karsch, 1896
Ritchiella baumanni Karsch, 1896
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust
Serpusia catamita Karsch, 1893
Serpusia inflata Ramme, 1929
Spathosternum brevipenne Chopard, 1958
Spathosternum nigro-taeniatum Stål, 1876
Spathosternum nigrotaeniatum Stål, 1876
Staurocleis magnifica Uvarov, 1923
Stenocrobylus cinnabarinus Ramme, 1929
Stenocrobylus festivus Karsch, 1891
Trichocatantops villosus Karsch, 1893
Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870
Trilophidia repleta Walker, 1870
Tylotropidius didymus Thunberg, 1815
Zacompsa festa Karsch, 1893

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Guinea
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
17
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalliptaminae
Tinkham, 1940
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
18
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoptacridinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEuryphyminae
Dirsh, 1956
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemiacridinae
Dirsh, 1956
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
10
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Moisture-loving Grasshoppers
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTropidopolinae
Jacobson, 1905
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Acrididae (MacLeay 1819)
Acrididae (MacLeay 1819)


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