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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Maritza Biological Station (Guanacaste National Park, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
255
2251
2456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
255
2251
2456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
245
2233
2431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
19
52
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
8
36
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
6
20
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
5
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
12
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maritza Biological Station
12 Genera with 13 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Abracris Walker, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Achurum Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Aidemona Brunner, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Amblytropidia Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Auloserpusia Rehn, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Heliastus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Leptalacris Descamps & R..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Rhammatocerus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1870Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Silvitettix Bruner, 19041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maritza Biological Station
13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Abracris flavolineata De Geer, 1773
Achurum sumichrasti Saussure, 1861
Aidemona azteca Saussure, 1861
Amblytropidia mysteca Saussure, 1861Brown Winter Grasshopper
Auloserpusia stilpnochlora Jago, 1970
Heliastus sumichrasti Saussure, 1861
Leptalacris fastigiata Descamps & R..., 1978
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Rhammatocerus viatorius Saussure, 1861
Schistocerca centralis Dirsh, 1974
Schistocerca piceifrons Walker, 1870Central American locust
Silvitettix biolleyi Bruner, 1904

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Maritza Biological Station
SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCopiocerinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatolampinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
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