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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Meade County (Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
126
439
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
126
439
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
113
400
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
11
28
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
5
20
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
17
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
17
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
16
22
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
16
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Meade County (Kansas)
16 Genera with 22 Species
Ageneotettix McNeill, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Amphitornus McNeill, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Derotmema Scudder, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Eritettix Bruner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1878Spur-throat grasshoppers6SpeciesTaxom
Mestobregma Scudder, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Opeia McNeill, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Psoloessa Scudder, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1899Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Xanthippus Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Meade County (Kansas)
22 Species
Ageneotettix deorum Scudder, 1876White Whiskers Grasshopper
Amphitornus coloradus Thomas, 1873Striped Grasshopper
Arphia xanthoptera Burmeister, 1838Autumn Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Derotmema haydenii Rehn, J.A.G., 1919Hayden's Grasshopper
Dissosteira longipennis Thomas, 1872High Plains Grasshopper
Eritettix simplex Scudder, 1869Velvet-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus angustipennis Dodge, 1877Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus glaucipes Scudder, 1875
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus occidentalis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Mestobregma plattei Thomas, 1873Platte Range Grasshopper
Opeia obscura Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Psoloessa delicatula Scudder, 1876Brown-Spotted Range Grasshopper
Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841Green bird grasshopper
Schistocerca lineata (Scudder, 1899)⇒ Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841
Spharagemon collare Scudder, 1872Mottled sand grasshopper
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper
Trimerotropis salina McNeill, 1901
Xanthippus corallipes Haldeman, 1852Redshanked Grasshopper

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Meade County (Kansas)
SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
8
8
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