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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Olifants River (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
138
449
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
138
449
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
121
398
429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
8
24
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
4
20
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
4
20
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
4
20
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
18
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
12
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Olifants River
12 Genera with 7 Species
Acrida Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1815burrowing grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Anaeolopus Uvarov, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamicus Uvarov, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Euloryma Spearman, 2013
0SpeciesTaxom
Euryphymus Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyphymus Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Plegmapterus Martínez y F..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Truxaloides Dirsh, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Olifants River
7 Species
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acrotylus apricarius Stål, 1873
Acrotylus deustus Thunberg, 1815
Anaeolopus dorsalis Thunberg, 1815
Euryphymus haematopus Linnaeus, 1758Red-legged Agile Grasshopper
Pachyphymus cristulifer Serville, 1838Ridgebacked Agile Grasshopper
Plegmapterus sinuosus Martínez y F..., 1898Rugose Agile Grasshopper

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Olifants River
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEuryphyminae
Dirsh, 1956
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemiacridinae
Dirsh, 1956
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
4
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