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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Pettis County (Missouri, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
168
536
609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
167
534
607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
162
525
595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
16
28
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
9
20
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
8
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
8
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
8
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
7
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pettis County
7 Genera with 12 Species
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1916Spur-throat grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1798Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pettis County
12 Species
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus fasciatus Walker, 1870Huckleberry Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus querneus Rehn & Hebard, 1916Sicklekeel lupine
Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Pardalophora phoenicoptera Burmeister, 1838Orange-Winged Grasshopper
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Schistocerca obscura Fabricius, 1798Obscure bird grasshopper
Spharagemon bolli Scudder, 1875Boll'S Grasshopper

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Pettis County
SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
3
3
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