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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Lovington (Polk County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
20
29
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
20
29
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
20
29
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
3
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
2
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
9
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lovington (Polk County Iowa)
9 Genera with 11 Species
Aulocara Scudder, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Dactylotum Charpentier, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Eritettix Bruner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Hadrotettix Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1878Spur-throat grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Psoloessa Scudder, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Trachyrhachys Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lovington (Polk County Iowa)
11 Species
Aulocara elliotti Thomas, 1870Big-headed grasshopper
Dactylotum bicolor Charpentier, 1843Barber Pole Grasshopper
Eritettix simplex Scudder, 1869Velvet-striped Grasshopper
Hadrotettix trifasciatus Say, 1825Threebanded Grasshopper
Hesperotettix speciosus Scudder, 1872
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus foedus Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Mermiria bivittata Serville, 1838Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper
Psoloessa delicatula Scudder, 1876Brown-Spotted Range Grasshopper
Trachyrhachys kiowa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Lovington (Polk County Iowa)
SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
2
2
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