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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region North West (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
158
830
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
830
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
807
1244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
14
34
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
6
24
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
3
19
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
19
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
13
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
12
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North West
12 Genera with 12 Species
Acanthoxia Bolivar, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Acridoderes Bolivar, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Auloserpusia Rehn, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Hadrolecocatantops Jago, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Kwidschwia Rehn, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsera Bolivar, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Ruwenzoracris Rehn, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North West
12 Species
Acanthoxia gladiator Westwood, 1841
Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873
Acridoderes sanguinea Sjöstedt, 1929
Auloserpusia lacustris Rehn, 1914
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Gastrimargus africanus Saussure, 1889
Gymnobothrus gracilis Ramme, 1931
Hadrolecocatantops kissenjianus Rehn, 1914
Kwidschwia kivuensis Rehn, 1914
Mesopsera filum Bolivar, 1890
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Ruwenzoracris simplicicerca Ramme, 1929

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in North West
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoptacridinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemiacridinae
Dirsh, 1956
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
2
2
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