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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Gulf of Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
92
304
548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
92
304
548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
88
300
543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
29
111
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
20
99
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
7
43
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
5
40
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
34
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
29
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gulf of Mexico
29 Genera with 38 Species
#ABHLMOPRST
Abracris Walker, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Aidemona Brunner, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Amblytropidia Stål, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Belosacris Rehn & Eades, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Heliastus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Hippiscus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Leptysma Stål, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Leuronotina Hebard, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Machaerocera Saussure, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1942Spur-throat grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptea Giglio-Tos, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Mexacris Otte, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Mexitettix Otte, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Omalotettix Bruner, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Orphula Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Pedies Saussure, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Phaedrotettix Scudder, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Phaulotettix Scudder, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Rhachicreagra Rehn, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Rhammatocerus Saussure, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1870Bird grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Silvitettix Bruner, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Stenacris F. Walker, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Stenopola Stål, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Teinophaus Bruner, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Tela Hebard, 19081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gulf of Mexico
38 Species and 4 Subspecies
Abracris flavolineata De Geer, 1773
Aidemona azteca Saussure, 1861
Amblytropidia elongata Bruner, 1904
Amblytropidia mysteca Saussure, 1861Brown Winter Grasshopper
Amblytropidia trinitatis Bruner, 1904
Arphia nietana Saussure, 1861
Arphia simplex Scudder, 1875Plains Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Belosacris coccineipes Bruner, 1906
Heliastus sumichrasti Saussure, 1861
Hippiscus ocelote Saussure, 1861Wrinkled Grasshopper
Leptysma marginicollis Serville, 1838Slender locust
Leptysma marginicollis marginicollis Serville, 1838Cattail Toothpick Grasshopper
Leptysma marginicollis mexicana Saussure, 1861
Leuronotina orizabae Saussure, 1884
Machaerocera mexicana Saussure, 1859
Melanoplus littoralis Roberts, 1942
Metaleptea brevicornis Johannson, 1763Clipped-wing grasshopper
Mexacris annulicornis Hebard, 1932
Mexitettix corochi Otte, 2007
Omalotettix chapadensis Bruner, 1908
Orphula azteca Saussure, 1861
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Orphulella tolteca Saussure, 1861
Pedies huacochaus Cigliano & Otte, 2003
Pedies siyonamius Cigliano & Otte, 2003
Pedies virescens Saussure, 1861
Phaedrotettix bilineatus Descamps, 1975
Phaulotettix adynatos Barrientos L..., 2011
Phaulotettix arcadius Barrientos L..., 2011
Rhachicreagra mexicana Hebard, 1932
Rhammatocerus viatorius Saussure, 1861
Rhammatocerus viatorius viatorius Saussure, 1861
Schistocerca nitens Thunberg, 1815Gray bird grasshopper
Schistocerca piceifrons Walker, 1870Central American locust
Schistocerca piceifrons piceifrons Walker, 1870Central American locust
Silvitettix chloromerus Jago, 1971
Stenacris vitreipennis Marschall, 1836Glassy-winged locust
Stenacris xanthochlora Marschall, 1836
Stenopola dorsalis Thunberg, 1827
Syrbula montezuma Saussure, 1861Montezuma's Grasshopper
Teinophaus saussurei Bruner, 1908
Tela viridula Bruner, 1908

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Gulf of Mexico
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptysminae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatolampinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProctolabinae
Amédégnato, 1974
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