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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Harrison County (West Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
161
532
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
161
532
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
146
488
603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
15
32
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
3
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
1
12
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
1
12
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
12
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
12
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Harrison County (West Virginia)
12 Genera with 12 Species
Arphia Stål, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1825Spur-throat grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptea Giglio-Tos, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1861Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Trachyrhachys Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Harrison County (West Virginia)
12 Species
Arphia pseudonietana Thomas, 1870Red-winged Grasshopper
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Mermiria picta Walker, 1870Lively Mermiria Grasshopper
Metaleptea brevicornis Johannson, 1763Clipped-wing grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Pardalophora apiculata Harris, 1835Coral-Winged Grasshopper
Schistocerca damnifica Saussure, 1861Mischievous bird grasshopper
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper
Trachyrhachys kiowa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Harrison County (West Virginia)
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
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