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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Perth County (Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
222
999
1364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
222
999
1364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
208
960
1295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
17
33
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
6
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
9
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
9
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Perth County
9 Genera with 12 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Camnula Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Omocestus Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1770Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Perth County
12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Camnula pellucida Scudder, 1862Clear-winged Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Omocestus (Omocestus) viridulus Sahlberg, 1893Common green grasshopper
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Spharagemon bolli Scudder, 1875Boll'S Grasshopper

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Perth County
SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
5
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