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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Limpopo (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
300
2787
5094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
300
2787
5094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
287
2741
5008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
29
96
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
16
68
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
8
43
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
8
43
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
28
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
24
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Limpopo
24 Genera with 19 Species
#ACDHLMOST
Abisares Stål, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Acorypha Krauss, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1853
burrowing grasshoppers0SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Amblyphymus Uvarov, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Anaeolopus Uvarov, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Coryphosima Karsch, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Duronia Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Leptacris Walker, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsera Bolivar, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsis Bolivar, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Ochrilidia Stål, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Odontomelus Bolivar, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Oraistes Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Orthochtha Karsch, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Oxya Serville, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Scintharista Saussure, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Tmetonota Saussure, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Limpopo
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis Burmeister, 1838
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acorypha pallidicornis Stål, 1876
Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Amblyphymus rubidus Brown, 1959Brown's Agile Grasshopper
Anaeolopus dorsalis Thunberg, 1815
Coryphosima stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Duronia chloronota Stål, 1876
Heteracris speciosa (Sjöstedt, 1913)⇒ Tylotropidius didymus Thunberg, 1815
Mesopsera filum Bolivar, 1890
Mesopsis hessei Uvarov, 1929
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Odontomelus brevipennis Uvarov, 1922
Oraistes luridus Karsch, 1896
Orthochtha dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869
Oxya hyla Serville, 1831
Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Limpopo
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalliptaminae
Tinkham, 1940
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEuryphyminae
Dirsh, 1956
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemiacridinae
Dirsh, 1956
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
6
2
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