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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Perth (West Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
238
927
1203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
238
927
1203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
225
892
1162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
23
57
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
5
23
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


Genera for Perth
8 Genera with 8 Species
Acrida Linnaeus, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Chortoicetes Brunner v. W..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Exarna Brunner von ..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Goniaea Stål, 1814Gumleaf Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleotettix Bolivar, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Omocestus Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Peakesia Sjöstedt, 1841Red-lined Peakesia1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Perth
8 Species
Acrida conica Fabricius, 1781Giant Green Slant-face
Chortoicetes terminifera Walker, 1870Australian Plague Locust
Exarna includens Walker, 1870Red-legged Exarna
Goniaea australasiae Leach, 1814Gumleaf Grasshopper
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Myrmeleotettix maculatus Thunberg, 1815Common Club Grasshopper
Omocestus (Omocestus) viridulus Sahlberg, 1893Common green grasshopper
Peakesia brunnea White, 1841Grey peakesia

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Perth
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
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged 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