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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Kilimanjaro (Kilimanjaro Forest Reserve, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
146
622
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
146
622
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
609
760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
25
103
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
12
74
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
6
38
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
6
38
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
31
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
30
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kilimanjaro
30 Genera with 35 Species
#ACDEGHIMNOPST
Abisares Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Cannula I. Bolivar, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Coryphosima Karsch, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Duronia Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Epacrocatantops Jago, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Eucoptacra Bolivar, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Eupropacris Walker, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothroides Karny, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Heteropternis Stål, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Ixalidium Gerstaecker, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Nomadacris Uvarov, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Ochrilidia Stål, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Odontomelus Bolivar, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Oraistes Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Ornithacris Uvarov, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Orthochtha Karsch, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Paracinema Fischer, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Parepistaurus Karsch, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Phaeocatantops Dirsh, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Psophus Fieber, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Spathosternum Krauss, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Stauroderus Bolivar, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Taramassus Giglio-Tos, 19001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kilimanjaro
35 Species
Abisares viridipennis Burmeister, 1838
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Cannula gracilis Burmeister, 1838Grass-mimicking Grasshopper
Coryphosima stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Duronia chloronota Stål, 1876
Epacrocatantops curvicercus Miller, 1929
Eucoptacra gowdeyi Uvarov, 1923
Eupropacris vana Karsch, 1896
Gastrimargus africanus Saussure, 1889
Gastrimargus marmoratus Thunberg, 1815
Gastrimargus verticalis Saussure, 1884
Gymnobothroides levipes Karsch, 1896
Gymnobothrus temporalis Stål, 1876
Heteropternis couloniana Saussure, 1884
Heteropternis thoracica Walker, 1870
Ixalidium haematoscelis Gerstaecker, 1869
Ixalidium sjostedti Kevan, 1950Kilimanjaro Drumming Grasshopper
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville, 1839Red Locust
Ochrilidia tryxalicera Stål, 1873
Odontomelus brachypterus Gerstaecker, 1869Kilimanjaro Woodland Grasshopper
Oraistes luridus Karsch, 1896
Ornithacris cyanea Stoll, 1813
Orthochtha dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869
Paracinema tricolor Thunberg, 1815Tricolor Grasshopper
Parepistaurus deses Karsch, 1896
Parepistaurus lindneri Kevan, 1955Kilimanjaro Wigwag Grasshopper
Phaeocatantops decoratus Gerstaecker, 1869
Phaeocatantops sulphureus Walker, 1870
Spathosternum nigrotaeniatum Stål, 1876
Stauroderus scalaris Fischer von ..., 1846Ladder Grasshopper
Taramassus cunctator Karsch, 1900

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Kilimanjaro
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
8
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoptacridinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemiacridinae
Dirsh, 1956
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Moisture-loving 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