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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Mandera County (North Eastern Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
45
153
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
45
153
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
44
152
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
6
14
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
3
11
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
1
7
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
1
7
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
7
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
7
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mandera County
7 Genera with 2 Species
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sauracris Burr, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromerus Stål, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenohippus Uvarov, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mandera County
2 Species and 2 Subspecies
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Mandera County
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalliptaminae
Tinkham, 1940
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
1
0
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