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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Otago (South Island, New Zealand)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
191
603
883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
190
602
882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
181
591
871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
14
30
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
4
14
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
1
5
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
1
5
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
5
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Otago
5 Genera with 8 Species
Alpinacris Bigelow, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Brachaspis Hutton, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Coscineuta Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Phaulacridium Brunner von ..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Sigaus Hutton, 19674SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Otago
8 Species
Alpinacris tumidicauda Bigelow, 1967
Brachaspis nivalis Hutton, 1898
Coscineuta marginalis Walker, 1870
Phaulacridium otagoense Westerman, 1983
Sigaus australis Hutton, 1898
Sigaus campestris Hutton, 1898
Sigaus childi Jamieson, 1999
Sigaus obelisci Bigelow, 1967

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Otago
SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProctolabinae
Amédégnato, 1974
1
1
Genus
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