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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Nueces County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
98
315
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
98
315
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
93
307
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
12
22
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
6
16
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
1
11
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
11
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
11
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nueces County
11 Genera with 12 Species
Encoptolophus Scudder, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1875Spur-throat grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Paraidemona Brunner, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Phoetaliotes Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopomala Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Psinidia Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nueces County
12 Species
Melanoplus angustipennis Dodge, 1877Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus flavidus Scudder, 1878Blue-legged Locust
Melanoplus glaucipes Scudder, 1875
Mermiria bivittata Serville, 1838Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper
Mermiria picta Walker, 1870Lively Mermiria Grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Paraidemona fratercula Hebard, 1918
Pardalophora phoenicoptera Burmeister, 1838Orange-Winged Grasshopper
Phoetaliotes nebrascensis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Pseudopomala brachyptera Scudder, 1862Bunch Grass Locust
Psinidia fenestralis Serville, 1838Long-horned Locust
Spharagemon collare Scudder, 1872Mottled sand grasshopper

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
4
3
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