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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Pilot Mound (Boone County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
7
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
7
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
7
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pilot Mound (Iowa)
3 Genera with 6 Species
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1878Spur-throat grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1899Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pilot Mound (Iowa)
6 Species
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus keeleri Thomas, 1874Keeler Grasshopper
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Schistocerca lineata (Scudder, 1899)⇒ Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Pilot Mound (Iowa)
SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
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