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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Northwestern Ontario (Northern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
312
1718
2457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
312
1718
2457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
296
1667
2346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
24
51
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
9
29
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
14
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
14
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
12
19
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
12
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northwestern Ontario
12 Genera with 19 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Aeropedellus Hebard, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Camnula Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers8SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18372SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwestern Ontario
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Aeropedellus clavatus Thomas, 1873Club-horned Grasshopper
Camnula pellucida Scudder, 1862Clear-winged Grasshopper
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Encoptolophus costalis Scudder, 1862Dusky Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus dawsoni Scudder, 1875Dawson Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus fasciatus Walker, 1870Huckleberry Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus gladstoni Scudder, 1897Gladston Grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Pardalophora apiculata Harris, 1835Coral-Winged Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Spharagemon collare Scudder, 1872Mottled sand grasshopper
Trimerotropis maritima Harris, 1841Seaside Locust
Trimerotropis verruculata Kirby, 1837Atlantic hairback fiddler

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Northwestern Ontario
SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
7
7
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