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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
116
368
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
116
368
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
108
345
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
11
26
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
5
16
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
11
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
11
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Henrico County
11 Genera with 12 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Aulocara Scudder, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Chloealtis Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Henrico County
12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Aulocara elliotti Thomas, 1870Big-headed grasshopper
Chloealtis conspersa Harris, 1841Sprinkled Broad-Winged Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus gracilis Bruner, 1876Graceful Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Spharagemon bolli Scudder, 1875Boll'S Grasshopper
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Henrico County
SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
3
2
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