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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Roosevelt (Decatur County, Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
30
64
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
30
64
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
23
48
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
2
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
2
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
1
9
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
1
9
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
9
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Roosevelt (Decatur County Kansas)
9 Genera with 14 Species
Acrolophitus Thomas, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Ageneotettix McNeill, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Aulocara Scudder, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1878Spur-throat grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Phlibostroma Scudder, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Roosevelt (Decatur County Kansas)
14 Species
Acrolophitus hirtipes Say, 1825Green Fool Grasshopper
Ageneotettix deorum Scudder, 1876White Whiskers Grasshopper
Arphia pseudonietana Thomas, 1870Red-winged Grasshopper
Aulocara elliotti Thomas, 1870Big-headed grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus bowditchi Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus lakinus Scudder, 1878Lakin grasshopper
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Mermiria bivittata Serville, 1838Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper
Phlibostroma quadrimaculatum Thomas, 1871Four-Spotted Grasshopper
Spharagemon collare Scudder, 1872Mottled sand grasshopper
Spharagemon equale Say, 1825Orange-legged Grasshopper
Trimerotropis pallidipennis Burmeister, 1838Pallid-winged grasshopper

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Roosevelt (Decatur County Kansas)
SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
3
4
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