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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Opelousas (St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
39
113
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
39
113
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
38
112
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
7
19
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
6
18
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
8
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
8
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Opelousas
8 Genera with 10 Species
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hippiscus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1920Spur-throat grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Paroxya Scudder, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Trachyrhachys Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Opelousas
10 Species
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Hippiscus ocelote Saussure, 1861Wrinkled Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus tunicae Hebard, 1920
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Paroxya hoosieri Blatchley, 1892Hoosier Locust
Trachyrhachys kiowa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Trimerotropis maritima Harris, 1841Seaside Locust

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Opelousas
SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
4
4
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