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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Region Caribe (Colombia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
259
1765
2294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
257
1763
2293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
242
1698
2190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
26
77
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
11
45
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
5
33
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
5
33
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
22
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Region Caribe
22 Genera with 25 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Abracris Walker, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Aidemona Brunner, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Amblytropidia Stål, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Baeacris Rowell & Car..., 18242SpeciesTaxom
Compsacris Bolivar, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Dichroplus Stål, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Heliastus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Heliaula Caudell, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Lactista Saussure, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Liebermannacris Matiotti da ..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptea Giglio-Tos, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Omalotettix Bruner, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Orphulina Giglio-Tos, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Paulinia Blanchard, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Rhammatocerus Saussure, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1773Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Staurorhectus Giglio-Tos, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Stenacris F. Walker, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Stenopola Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Vilerna Stål, 17731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Region Caribe
25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Abracris flavolineata De Geer, 1773
Aidemona azteca Saussure, 1861
Amblytropidia trinitatis Bruner, 1904
Baeacris bogotensis Carbonell & ..., 1973
Baeacris punctulata Thunberg, 1824
Compsacris aspasma Hebard, 1923
Dichroplus elongatus Giglio-Tos, 1894
Dichroplus vittigerum Blanchard, 1851
Heliastus sumichrasti Saussure, 1861
Heliaula rufa Scudder, 1899Rufous Grasshopper
Lactista stramineus Erichson, 1848
Liebermannacris dorsualis Giglio-Tos, 1898
Metaleptea adspersa Blanchard, 1843
Omalotettix obliquus Thunberg, 1824
Orphulella concinnula Walker, 1870
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Orphulina balloui Rehn, 1905
Paulinia acuminata De Geer, 1773Salvinia grasshopper
Rhammatocerus cyanipes Fabricius, 1775
Schistocerca flavofasciata De Geer, 1773
Staurorhectus longicornis Giglio-Tos, 1897
Stenacris vitreipennis Marschall, 1836Glassy-winged locust
Stenopola puncticeps Stål, 1861
Vilerna aeneooculata De Geer, 1773

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Region Caribe
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptysminae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatolampinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPauliniinae
Hebard, 1923
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