Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Makhanda (Makana Local Municipality, Sarah Baartman District)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 229
1256
1792 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 229
1256
1792 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 219
1242
1781 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 18
49
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas | 12
40
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers | 6
27
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
| 6
27
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
| 3
23
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Acrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers | 19
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Makhanda (Grahamstown)
19 Genera with 14 Species | Abisares Stål, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acrida Linnaeus, 1786 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Acrotylus Fieber, 1786 | burrowing grasshoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | Aiolopus Fieber, 1853 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Anaeolopus Uvarov, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliptamicus Uvarov, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Calliptamulus Uvarov, 1922 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Euloryma Spearman, 2013 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Gastrimargus Saussure, 1884 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Heteracris Walker, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leva I. Bolivar, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morphacris Walker, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Oedaleus Fieber, 1853 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Oxya Serville, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pycnodictya Stål, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scintharista Saussure, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Sphingonotus Fieber, 1852 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Truxalis Fabricius, 1775 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Makhanda (Grahamstown)
14 Species and 1 Subspecies | Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914 | | | Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873 | | | Acrida gigantea Herbst, 1786 | | | Acrotylus insubricus (Scopoli, 1786) | ⇒ Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901 | | Anaeolopus dorsalis Thunberg, 1815 | | | Calliptamicus antennatus Kirby, 1902 | Kirby's Agile Grasshopper | | Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813 | | | Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow-backed grasshopper | | Heteracris speciosa (Sjöstedt, 1913) | ⇒ Tylotropidius didymus Thunberg, 1815 | | Leva callosa Uvarov, 1922 | | | Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815 | | | Oxya hyla Serville, 1831 | | | Pycnodictya obscura Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Scintharista saucia Stål, 1873 | |
Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Makhanda (Grahamstown) | Subfamily | Acridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Catantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Euryphyminae
Dirsh, 1956
| 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Eyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Gomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hemiacridinae
Dirsh, 1956
| 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Oedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers | 8
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Oxyinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Moisture-loving Grasshoppers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | Acrididae (MacLeay 1819) |
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