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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Phillips County (Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
88
238
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
88
238
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
80
223
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
6
15
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
4
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
3
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
10
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Phillips County (Colorado)
10 Genera with 15 Species
Aeoloplides Caudell, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Aulocara Scudder, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Phillips County (Colorado)
15 Species
Aeoloplides turnbulli Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Aulocara elliotti Thomas, 1870Big-headed grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Hesperotettix speciosus Scudder, 1872
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus flavidus Scudder, 1878Blue-legged Locust
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Pardalophora apiculata Harris, 1835Coral-Winged Grasshopper
Pardalophora phoenicoptera Burmeister, 1838Orange-Winged Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Spharagemon collare Scudder, 1872Mottled sand grasshopper
Trimerotropis latifasciata Scudder, 1880

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Phillips County (Colorado)
SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
5
6
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