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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Liberia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
373
5345
8846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
372
5344
8846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
5261
8620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
37
201
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
12
128
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
7
88
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
6
87
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
74
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
67
92
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Liberia
67 Genera with 92 Species
#ABCDEGHLMOPRSTZ
Abisares Stål, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Abracris Walker, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Achurum Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Acorypha Krauss, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Acridoderes Bolivar, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1884burrowing grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Aidemona Brunner, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Amblytropidia Stål, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Anacatantops Dirsh, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Aulacobothrus Bolivar, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Auloserpusia Rehn, 19703SpeciesTaxom
Austeniella Ramme, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Badistica Karsch, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Caryanda Stål, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Catantops Schaum, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Chirista Karsch, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Chloroxyrrhepes Uvarov, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Coryphosima Karsch, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Diabolocatantops Jago, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Drymophilacris Descamps, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Eucoptacra Bolivar, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Eupropacris Walker, 17702SpeciesTaxom
Exerythracris Rowell, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Exopropacris Dirsh, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Heliastus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Heteropternis Stål, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Holopercna Karsch, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Lactista Saussure, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Leptalacris Descamps & R..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Leptomerinthoprora Rehn, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Machaeridia Stål, 1873Machaeridians1SpeciesTaxom
Metaxymecus Karsch, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Microtylopteryx Rehn, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Odontomelus Bolivar, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Omalotettix Bruner, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Orphula Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Oxya Serville, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Oxycatantops Dirsh, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Paracinema Fischer, 18153SpeciesTaxom
Parapropacris Ramme, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Paratela Descamps & R..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Rhachicreagra Rehn, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Rhammatocerus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidacris Uvarov, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1870Bird grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Serpusia Karsch, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Silvitettix Bruner, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Spathosternum Krauss, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Stenacris F. Walker, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Stenocrobylus Gerstaecker, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Stenopola Stål, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Zosperamerus Bruner, 19731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Liberia
92 Species and 18 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis Burmeister, 1838
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Abisares viridipennis viridipennis Burmeister, 1838
Abracris flavolineata De Geer, 1773
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acanthacris ruficornis ruficornis Fabricius, 1787Garden Locust
Achurum sumichrasti Saussure, 1861
Acorypha karschi Martínez y F..., 1902
Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acridoderes strenua Walker, 1870
Acridoderes strenuus (Walker, F., 1870)⇒ Acridoderes strenua Walker, 1870
Acrotylus blondeli Saussure, 1884
Aidemona azteca Saussure, 1861
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Aiolopus thalassinus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781
Amblytropidia mysteca Saussure, 1861Brown Winter Grasshopper
Amblytropidia trinitatis Bruner, 1904
Anacatantops notatus (Karsch, 1891)⇒ Parapropacris notatus Karsch, 1891
Anacridium wernerellum Karny, 1907Sudan tree locust
Aulacobothrus obscurus Chopard, 1947
Auloserpusia malasmanota Jago, 1964
Auloserpusia ochrobalia Jago, 1964
Auloserpusia stilpnochlora Jago, 1970
Austeniella cylindrica (Ramme, 1929)⇒ Caryanda cylindrica Ramme, 1929
Badistica fascipes Chopard, 1958
Badistica lauta Karsch, 1896
Badistica margarita Jago, 1966
Badistica ornata Bolivar, 1905
Badistica simpsoni Ramme, 1929
Caryanda cylindrica Ramme, 1929
Catantops spissus spissus (Walker, 1870)⇒ Oxycatantops spissus spissus Walker, 1870
Catantops sylvestris Jago, 1984
Chirista compta Walker, 1870
Chirista compta compta Walker, 1870
Chloroxyrrhepes virescens Stål, 1873
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) acroleucus Müller, 1924White-tipped Grasshopper
Coryphosima stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Coryphosima stenoptera stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa flavescens Walker, 1870
Diabolocatantops axillaris Thunberg, 1815
Diabolocatantops axillaris libericus Uvarov, 1943
Dichromorpha prominula Bruner, 1904
Drymophilacris monteverdensis Descamps & R..., 1978
Eucoptacra anguliflava Karsch, 1893
Eucoptacra basidens Chapman, 1960
Eupropacris coerulea (Drury, 1773)⇒ Eupropacris coeruleus Drury, 1770
Eupropacris coeruleus Drury, 1770
Exerythracris volcanica Rowell, 1995
Exopropacris mellita Karsch, 1893
Exopropacris modica Karsch, 1893
Eyprepocnemis plorans Charpentier, 1825Lamenting Grasshopper
Eyprepocnemis plorans ibandana Giglio-Tos, 1907
Gastrimargus africanus Saussure, 1889
Gastrimargus africanus africanus Saussure, 1888
Gastrimargus determinatus Walker, 1871
Gastrimargus determinatus procerus Gerstaecker, 1889
Gymnobothrus temporalis Stål, 1876
Gymnobothrus temporalis temporalis Stål, 1876
Heliastus sumichrasti Saussure, 1861
Heteropternis couloniana Saussure, 1884
Heteropternis thoracica Walker, 1870
Holopercna gerstaeckerii Bolivar, 1890
Lactista stramineus Erichson, 1848
Leptalacris fastigiata Descamps & R..., 1978
Leptomerinthoprora brevipennis Rehn, 1905
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Locusta migratoria migratorioides Reiche, L.J...., 1849African Migratory Locust
Machaeridia bilineata Stål, 1873
Metaxymecus gracilipes Brancsik, 1895
Microtylopteryx fusiformis Rehn, 1905
Microtylopteryx hebardi Rehn, 1905
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Odontomelus scalatus Karsch, 1896
Odontomelus scalatus scalatus Karsch, 1896
Odontomelus togoensis Ramme, 1929
Omalotettix chapadensis Bruner, 1908
Orphula azteca Saussure, 1861
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Oxya hyla Serville, 1831
Oxya hyla hyla Serville, 1831Small rice grasshopper
Oxycatantops spissus Walker, 1870
Oxycatantops spissus spissus Walker, 1870
Paracinema luculenta Karsch, 1896
Paracinema tricolor Thunberg, 1815Tricolor Grasshopper
Paracinema tricolor tricolor Thunberg, 1815Vlei Grasshopper
Parapropacris notatus Karsch, 1891
Paratela ovatipennis Rehn, 1905
Rhachicreagra melanota Jago & Rowell, 1981
Rhammatocerus viatorius Saussure, 1861
Rhytidacris tectifera Karsch, 1896
Schistocerca centralis Dirsh, 1974
Schistocerca nitens Thunberg, 1815Gray bird grasshopper
Schistocerca pallens Thunberg, 1815Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca piceifrons Walker, 1870Central American locust
Serpusia blanchardi Bolivar, 1905
Serpusia catamita Karsch, 1893
Serpusia inflata Ramme, 1929
Silvitettix biolleyi Bruner, 1904
Silvitettix maculatus Otte & Jago, 1979
Spathosternum pygmaeum Karsch, 1893
Stenacris fissicauda Bruner, 1908
Stenacris xanthochlora Marschall, 1836
Stenocrobylus festivus Karsch, 1891
Stenopola dorsalis Thunberg, 1827
Syrbula festina Otte, 1979
Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870
Zosperamerus planus Roberts, 1973

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Liberia
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalliptaminae
Tinkham, 1940
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
10
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCopiocerinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoptacridinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
9
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptysminae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
10
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatolampinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Moisture-loving Grasshoppers
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProctolabinae
Amédégnato, 1974
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhytidochrotinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTropidopolinae
Jacobson, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Acrididae (MacLeay 1819)
Acrididae (MacLeay 1819)


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Acrididae at dyntaxa.se
Acrididae at gbif.org
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