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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
189
742
909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
188
741
908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
175
695
838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
19
46
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
11
33
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
3
22
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
22
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
19
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
18
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nemaha County (Kansas)
18 Genera with 29 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Aulocara Scudder, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Chloealtis Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Circotettix Scudder, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Leptysma Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1897Spur-throat grasshoppers11SpeciesTaxom
Opeia McNeill, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Psoloessa Scudder, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1770Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Trachyrhachys Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nemaha County (Kansas)
29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Arphia xanthoptera Burmeister, 1838Autumn Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Aulocara elliotti Thomas, 1870Big-headed grasshopper
Chloealtis conspersa Harris, 1841Sprinkled Broad-Winged Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Circotettix rabula Rehn & Hebard, 1906Wrangler Grasshopper
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Encoptolophus sordidus Burmeister, 1838Clouded Grasshopper
Leptysma marginicollis Serville, 1838Slender locust
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus borealis Fieber, 1853Northern grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus fasciatus Walker, 1870Huckleberry Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus keeleri Thomas, 1874Keeler Grasshopper
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus occidentalis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanoplus walshii Scudder, 1897Walsh's Locust
Opeia obscura Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Pardalophora phoenicoptera Burmeister, 1838Orange-Winged Grasshopper
Psoloessa delicatula Scudder, 1876Brown-Spotted Range Grasshopper
Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841Green bird grasshopper
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Trachyrhachys kiowa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Trimerotropis pallidipennis Burmeister, 1838Pallid-winged grasshopper

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Nemaha County (Kansas)
SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
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

SubfamilyLeptysminae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
1
11
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
9
9
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