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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Guyana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
359
3285
6450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
47
258
419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
17
136
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
8
61
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
6
58
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
44
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
31
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guyana
31 Genera with 42 Species
#ABCELMOPRSTVY
Abracris Walker, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Adelacris Descamps & A..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Amblytropidia Stål, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Aptoceras Bruner, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Baeacris Rowell & Car..., 19731SpeciesTaxom
Belosacris Rehn & Eades, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Caloscirtus Bruner, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Chloropseustes Rehn, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Cornops Scudder, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Coscineuta Stål, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Eucephalacris Descamps, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Eusitalces Bruner, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Lactista Saussure, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Leptysma Stål, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Liebermannacris Matiotti da ..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Marellia Uvarov, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1963Spur-throat grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptea Giglio-Tos, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Ommatolampis Burmeister, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Orphulina Giglio-Tos, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Pareucephalacris Descamps, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Poecilocloeus Bruner, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdoscirtus Bruner, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1815Bird grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Stenacris F. Walker, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Stenopola Stål, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Tetrataenia Stål, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Vilerna Stål, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Ypsophilacris Descamps, 19771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
42 Species and 5 Subspecies
Abracris dilecta Walker, 1870
Abracris flavolineata De Geer, 1773
Adelacris atrocephala Bruner, 1908
Amblytropidia trinitatis Bruner, 1904
Aptoceras margaritatus Bruner, 1908
Baeacris maquiritare Carbonell & ..., 1973
Belosacris coccineipes Bruner, 1906
Caloscirtus cardinalis Gerstaecker, 1873
Caloscirtus rubripennis Bruner, 1911
Chloropseustes guyanensis Descamps & A..., 1970
Chorthippus brunneus brunneus Thunberg, 1815Common Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) jacobsi Harz, 1975Iberian Field Grasshopper
Cornops aquaticum Bruner, 1906
Cornops frenatum Marschall, 1836
Cornops frenatum frenatum Marschall, 1836
Cornops paraguayense Bruner, 1906
Coscineuta virens Thunberg, 1815Moruga Grasshopper
Eucephalacris spatulicerca Descamps & A..., 1970
Eusitalces vittatus Bruner, 1911
Lactista stramineus Erichson, 1848
Leptysma filiformis Serville, 1838
Leptysma intermedia Bruner, 1911
Liebermannacris dorsualis Giglio-Tos, 1898
Marellia remipes Uvarov, 1929
Melanoplus elater Strohecker, 1963
Metaleptea adspersa Blanchard, 1843
Metaleptea brevicornis Johannson, 1763Clipped-wing grasshopper
Ommatolampis perspicillata Johannson, 1763
Orphulella concinnula Walker, 1870
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Orphulina balloui Rehn, 1905
Pareucephalacris uniformis Descamps, 1976
Poecilocloeus rubripes Descamps & A..., 1970
Rhabdoscirtus vittatus Bruner, 1911
Schistocerca flavofasciata De Geer, 1773
Schistocerca nitens Thunberg, 1815Gray bird grasshopper
Schistocerca nitens nitens Thunberg, 1815Grasshopper
Stenacris fissicauda Bruner, 1908
Stenacris fissicauda fissicauda Bruner, 1908
Stenacris megacephala Bruner, 1922
Stenopola dorsalis Thunberg, 1827
Stenopola puncticeps Stål, 1861
Stenopola puncticeps surinama Bruner, 1920
Tetrataenia surinama Linnaeus, 1764Suriname Grasshopper
Vilerna aeneooculata De Geer, 1773
Ypsophilacris viduata Descamps, 1977

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Guyana
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptysminae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMarelliinae
Eades, 2000
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatolampinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
9
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProctolabinae
Amédégnato, 1974
5
5
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