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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
320
2218
3746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
318
2216
3744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
306
2167
3663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
29
102
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
12
64
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
3
25
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
25
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
21
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
20
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mauritius
20 Genera with 27 Species
Aiolopus Fieber, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Aphiocephalus Lacordaire, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamus Serville, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 18255SpeciesTaxom
Chrysochraon Fischer-Wald..., 18311SpeciesTaxom
Euchorthippus Tarbinskij, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Gomphocerippus Roberts, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Heteropternis Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Meruana Delucchi, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleotettix Bolivar, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Nomadacris Uvarov, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Odontomelus Bolivar, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Omocestus Bolivar, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Oxya Serville, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Stenobothrus Fischer, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Stethophyma Fischer, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
27 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Aphiocephalus limbatus Hustache, 1924
Calliptamus barbarus Costa, 1836Eurasian Pincer Grasshopper
Calliptamus italicus (Ikonnikov, 1911)⇒ Calliptamus abbreviatus Ikonnikov, 1913
Chorthippus (Chorthippus) albomarginatus De Geer, 1773Lesser marsh grasshopper
Chorthippus (Chorthippus) dorsatus (Zetterstedt, 1821)⇒ Chorthippus parallelus parallelus Zetterstedt, 1821
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) biguttulus Linnaeus, 1758Bow-winged Grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) brunneus Thunberg, 1815Common Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) mollis Charpentier, 1825Lesser field grasshopper
Chrysochraon dispar Germar, 1831Gold Grasshopper
Euchorthippus declivus Brisout de B..., 1849Common Straw Grasshopper
Euchorthippus elegantulus Zeuner, 1940Elegant Straw Grasshopper
Eyprepocnemis smaragdipes Bruner, 1910
Gomphocerippus rufus Linnaeus, 1758Rufous grasshopper
Heteropternis pudica Serville, 1838
Meruana liriomyzae Boucek, 1988
Myrmeleotettix maculatus Thunberg, 1815Common Club Grasshopper
Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville, 1839Red Locust
Odontomelus ancestrus Hugel, 2014Round Island Grasshopper
Oedipoda caerulescens Linnaeus, 1758Blue Band-winged Grasshopper
Omocestus (Omocestus) haemorrhoidalis Charpentier, 1825Orange-tipped Grasshopper
Oxya hyla Serville, 1831
Oxya hyla hyla Serville, 1831Small rice grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus parallelus Zetterstedt, 1821Meadow Grasshopper
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) caerulans Linnaeus, 1767Blue-winged locust
Stenobothrus lineatus Panzer, 1796Lined grasshopper
Stenobothrus stigmaticus Rambur, 1838Lesser Mottled Grasshopper
Stethophyma grossum Linnaeus, 1758Large marsh grasshopper

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCalliptaminae
Tinkham, 1940
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemiacridinae
Dirsh, 1956
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatolampinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Moisture-loving Grasshoppers
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