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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Nash County (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
135
485
666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
135
485
666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
125
456
602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
13
32
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
4
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
10
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
10
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nash County
10 Genera with 11 Species
Arphia Stål, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Chloealtis Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hippiscus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1876Spur-throat grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nash County
11 Species
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Chloealtis conspersa Harris, 1841Sprinkled Broad-Winged Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Hippiscus ocelote Saussure, 1861Wrinkled Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus gracilis Bruner, 1876Graceful Narrow-winged Locust
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Spharagemon collare Scudder, 1872Mottled sand grasshopper
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Nash County
SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
5
5
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