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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Palo Alto County (Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
133
437
542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
133
437
542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
120
409
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
10
26
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
4
19
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
13
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
13
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
12
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
12
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Palo Alto County
12 Genera with 17 Species
Aulocara Scudder, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hadrotettix Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Hippiscus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Hypochlora Brunner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers6SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopomala Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palo Alto County
17 Species
Aulocara elliotti Thomas, 1870Big-headed grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) brunneus Thunberg, 1815Common Field Grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Hadrotettix trifasciatus Say, 1825Threebanded Grasshopper
Hippiscus ocelote Saussure, 1861Wrinkled Grasshopper
Hypochlora alba Dodge, 1876Cudweed Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus foedus Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Melanoplus ponderosus Scudder, 1875Spur-throated Grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudopomala brachyptera Scudder, 1862Bunch Grass Locust
Spharagemon collare Scudder, 1872Mottled sand grasshopper
Spharagemon equale Say, 1825Orange-legged Grasshopper
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Palo Alto County
SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
4
5
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