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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
5392
17066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
5387
17059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
5315
16945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
45
166
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
14
67
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
4
19
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
4
19
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
16
35
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
16
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Zealand
16 Genera with 35 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Alpinacris Bigelow, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Brachaspis Hutton, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Conozoa Saussure, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Coscineuta Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cratypedes Scudder, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dociostaurus Fieber, 1815cross-backed grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1875Spur-throat grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Paprides Hutton, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Phaulacridium Brunner von ..., 19833SpeciesTaxom
Sigaus Hutton, 19509SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Xanthippus Saussure, 18722SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
35 Species and 3 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Alpinacris crassicauda Bigelow, 1967
Alpinacris tumidicauda Bigelow, 1967
Brachaspis collinus Hutton, 1898
Brachaspis nivalis Hutton, 1898
Brachaspis robustus Bigelow, 1967
Conozoa sulcifrons Scudder, 1876Groove-Headed Grasshopper
Conozoa texana Bruner, 1889Cristate Grasshopper
Coscineuta marginalis Walker, 1870
Cratypedes lateritius Saussure, 1884Nevada Red-Winged Grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Dociostaurus (Dociostaurus) maroccanus Thunberg, 1815Moroccan Cross-backed Grasshopper
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Locusta migratoria migratoria Linnaeus, 1758Migratory Locust
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus yarrowii Thomas, 1875
Oedipoda miniata salina (Jacobson, 1905)⇒ Oedipoda miniata miniata Pallas, 1771
Paprides dugdali Bigelow, 1967
Paprides nitidus Hutton, 1898
Phaulacridium marginale Walker, 1870
Phaulacridium otagense Ritchie & We..., 1984
Phaulacridium otagoense Westerman, 1983
Sigaus australis Hutton, 1898
Sigaus campestris Hutton, 1898
Sigaus childi Jamieson, 1999
Sigaus homerensis Morris, 2003
Sigaus minutus Bigelow, 1967
Sigaus obelisci Bigelow, 1967
Sigaus piliferus Hutton, 1898
Sigaus takahe Morris, 2003
Sigaus villosus Salmon, 1950
Trimerotropis agrestis McNeill, 1900
Trimerotropis modesta Bruner, 1889
Trimerotropis pallidipennis Burmeister, 1838Pallid-winged grasshopper
Xanthippus corallipes Haldeman, 1852Redshanked Grasshopper
Xanthippus montanus Thomas, 1872

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in New Zealand
SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
6
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProctolabinae
Amédégnato, 1974
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