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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Lenoir County (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
165
534
569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
165
534
569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
153
502
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
14
26
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
5
16
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
11
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lenoir County
11 Genera with 14 Species
Amblytropidia Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Eritettix Bruner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1773Spur-throat grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1841Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lenoir County
14 Species
Amblytropidia mysteca Saussure, 1861Brown Winter Grasshopper
Arphia conspersa Scudder, 1875Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper
Eritettix simplex Scudder, 1869Velvet-striped Grasshopper
Hesperotettix viridis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus angustipennis Dodge, 1877Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus celatus Morse, 1904
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Mermiria bivittata Serville, 1838Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841Green bird grasshopper
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Lenoir County
SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
2
1
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