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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Julesburg (Sedgwick County, Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
25
50
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
25
50
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
25
50
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
2
11
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
2
11
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
11
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
11
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
10
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
10
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Julesburg
10 Genera with 17 Species
Aeoloplides Caudell, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Ageneotettix McNeill, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Hypochlora Brunner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers8SpeciesTaxom
Opeia McNeill, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Paropomala Scudder, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1899Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Julesburg
17 Species
Aeoloplides turnbulli Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Ageneotettix deorum Scudder, 1876White Whiskers Grasshopper
Hesperotettix speciosus Scudder, 1872
Hypochlora alba Dodge, 1876Cudweed Grasshopper
Melanoplus angustipennis Dodge, 1877Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus gladstoni Scudder, 1897Gladston Grasshopper
Melanoplus lakinus Scudder, 1878Lakin grasshopper
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Opeia obscura Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Paropomala wyomingensis Thomas, 1871Wyoming Toothpick Grasshopper
Schistocerca lineata (Scudder, 1899)⇒ Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841
Spharagemon collare Scudder, 1872Mottled sand grasshopper

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Julesburg
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
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
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