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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
432
3970
7377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
429
3965
7370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
412
3896
7245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
52
221
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
17
108
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
4
44
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
42
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
40
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
39
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Leeward Islands
39 Genera with 56 Species
#ABCDEGHIMOPRS
Achurum Saussure, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1786burrowing grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Baeacris Rowell & Car..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Boopedon Thomas, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Caribacris Rehn & Hebard, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Chrysochraon Fischer-Wald..., 18311SpeciesTaxom
Coscineuta Stål, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Derotmema Scudder, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteria1SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Eotettix Scudder, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Euthystira Fieber, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Gomphocerippus Roberts, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hippiscus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Inusia Giglio-Tos, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Miramella Dovnar-Zapol..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleotettix Bolivar, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Omocestus Bolivar, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 19793SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopomala Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Psoloessa Scudder, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Psophus Fieber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rhammatocerus Saussure, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1815Bird grasshoppers12SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Stauroderus Bolivar, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Stenobothrus Fischer, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Stenopola Stål, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Stethophyma Fischer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leeward Islands
56 Species and 4 Subspecies
Achurum minimipenne Caudell, 1904
Acrotylus insubricus (Scopoli, 1786)⇒ Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Arphia pseudonietana Thomas, 1870Red-winged Grasshopper
Baeacris punctulata Thunberg, 1824
Boopedon gracile Rehn, 1904Graceful Range Grasshopper
Caribacris stoneri Caudell, 1922
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) biguttulus Linnaeus, 1758Bow-winged Grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) brunneus Thunberg, 1815Common Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) jacobsi Harz, 1975Iberian Field Grasshopper
Chrysochraon dispar Germar, 1831Gold Grasshopper
Coscineuta virens Thunberg, 1815Moruga Grasshopper
Derotmema laticinctum Scudder, 1900
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Dissosteria carolina
Encoptolophus sordidus Burmeister, 1838Clouded Grasshopper
Eotettix pusillus Morse, 1904
Euthystira brachyptera Oeskay, 1826Small Gold Grasshopper
Gastrimargus marmoratus Thunberg, 1815
Gomphocerippus rufus Linnaeus, 1758Rufous grasshopper
Hippiscus ocelote Saussure, 1861Wrinkled Grasshopper
Inusia antillarum (Rehn, J.A.G., 1908)⇒ Stenopola dorsalis Thunberg, 1827
Melanoplus bispinosus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus regalis Dodge, 1876
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Miramella (Kisella) alpina Kollar, 1833Alpine Gebirgsschrecke
Myrmeleotettix maculatus Thunberg, 1815Common Club Grasshopper
Oedipoda caerulescens Linnaeus, 1758Blue Band-winged Grasshopper
Oedipoda fuscocincta Lucas, 1849Yellow Band-winged Grasshopper
Omocestus (Omocestus) raymondi Yersin, 1863
Omocestus (Omocestus) viridulus Sahlberg, 1893Common green grasshopper
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Orphulella trypha Otte, 1979
Pardalophora phoenicoptera Burmeister, 1838Orange-Winged Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus montanus Charpentier, 1825Water-meadow grasshhopper
Pseudochorthippus parallelus Zetterstedt, 1821Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudopomala brachyptera Scudder, 1862Bunch Grass Locust
Psoloessa delicatula Scudder, 1876Brown-Spotted Range Grasshopper
Psophus stridulus Linnaeus, 1758Rattle grasshopper
Rhammatocerus cyanipes Fabricius, 1775
Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841Green bird grasshopper
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Schistocerca columbina (Thunberg, 1824)⇒ Schistocerca nitens columbina Thunberg, 1824
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca lineata (Scudder, 1899)⇒ Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841
Schistocerca nitens Thunberg, 1815Gray bird grasshopper
Schistocerca nitens caribbeana Dirsh, 1974
Schistocerca nitens columbina Thunberg, 1824
Schistocerca nitens virginica Dirsh, 1974
Schistocerca pallens Thunberg, 1815Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca serialis Thunberg, 1815
Schistocerca serialis serialis Thunberg, 1815
Spharagemon bolli Scudder, 1875Boll'S Grasshopper
Sphingonotus (Neosphingonotus) pachecoi Bolivar, 1908Lanzarote Sand Grasshopper
Stauroderus scalaris Fischer von ..., 1846Ladder Grasshopper
Stenobothrus lineatus Panzer, 1796Lined grasshopper
Stenopola dorsalis Thunberg, 1827
Stethophyma grossum Linnaeus, 1758Large marsh grasshopper
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Leeward Islands
SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
17
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptysminae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
13
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProctolabinae
Amédégnato, 1974
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