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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Santa Cruz (Starr County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
174
623
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
174
623
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
166
604
554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
15
25
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
4
13
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
1
10
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
1
10
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
10
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
10
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Santa Cruz (Starr County)
10 Genera with 8 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Amblytropidia Stål, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Camnula Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Dactylotum Charpentier, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Lactista Saussure, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1878Spur-throat grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptea Giglio-Tos, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1873Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Cruz (Starr County)
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Camnula pellucida Scudder, 1862Clear-winged Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Dactylotum bicolor Charpentier, 1843Barber Pole Grasshopper
Melanoplus aridus Scudder, 1878
Melanoplus lakinus Scudder, 1878Lakin grasshopper
Schistocerca shoshone Thomas, 1873Green bird grasshopper
Trimerotropis pallidipennis Burmeister, 1838Pallid-winged grasshopper

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Santa Cruz (Starr County)
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
1
0
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
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
4
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