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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Penang (Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
158
783
1089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
783
1089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
147
752
1044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
23
54
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
8
23
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
3
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


Genera for Penang
11 Genera with 11 Species
Althaemenes Stål, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Choroedocus Bolivar, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Gesonula Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Oxya Serville, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Phalaca Bolivar, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Phlaeoba Stål, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Stenocatantops Dirsh, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Traulia Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Valanga Uvarov, 1838Red-legged Valanga1SpeciesTaxom
Xenocatantops Dirsh & Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Penang
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Althaemenes maculalutea Haan, 1842
Choroedocus robustus Serville, 1838
Gastrimargus marmoratus Thunberg, 1815
Gesonula mundata Walker, 1870Common Gesonula
Oxya vicina Brunner von ..., 1893
Phalaca grylloides grylloides Walker, 1870
Phlaeoba antennata (Brunner von ..., 1893)⇒ Orthochtha dasycnemis dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869
Stenocatantops splendens Thunberg, 1815
Traulia azureipennis Serville, 1838
Valanga nigricornis Burmeister, 1838Javanese Bird Grasshopper
Xenocatantops humilis Serville, 1838

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Penang
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Moisture-loving Grasshoppers
2
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