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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Maputo Bay (Maputo Province, Mozambique)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
127
578
690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
127
578
690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
125
573
685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
14
34
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
10
27
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
4
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
7
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maputo Bay
7 Genera with 7 Species
Acrida Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Metaxymecus Karsch, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phaeocatantops Dirsh, 18702SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maputo Bay
7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Metaxymecus gracilipes Brancsik, 1895
Oedaleus flavus Linnaeus, 1758
Phaeocatantops decoratus Gerstaecker, 1869
Phaeocatantops sulphureus Walker, 1870

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Maputo Bay
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
2
1
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