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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Santa Elena (Ecuador)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
263
2372
2664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
262
2371
2664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
252
2345
2619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
21
64
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
7
43
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
5
26
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
4
25
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
23
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
18
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Santa Elena
18 Genera with 24 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Abracris Walker, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Achurum Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Aidemona Brunner, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Auloserpusia Rehn, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Drymophilacris Descamps, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Heliastus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Lactista Saussure, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Leioscapheus Bruner, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Microtylopteryx Rehn, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Omalotettix Bruner, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Orphula Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Paratela Descamps & R..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Rhachicreagra Rehn, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Rhammatocerus Saussure, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1870Bird grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Silvitettix Bruner, 19041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Elena
24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Abracris flavolineata De Geer, 1773
Achurum sumichrasti Saussure, 1861
Aidemona azteca Saussure, 1861
Auloserpusia stilpnochlora Jago, 1970
Drymophilacris bimaculata Rehn, 1905
Heliastus sumichrasti Saussure, 1861
Lactista stramineus Erichson, 1848
Leioscapheus guapiles Roberts, 1973
Microtylopteryx fusiformis Rehn, 1905
Microtylopteryx hebardi Rehn, 1905
Omalotettix chapadensis Bruner, 1908
Orphula azteca Saussure, 1861
Orphulella pernix Otte, 1979
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Paratela ovatipennis Rehn, 1905
Rhachicreagra melanota Jago & Rowell, 1981
Rhammatocerus schistocercoides Rehn, 1906Mato Grosso locust
Rhammatocerus viatorius Saussure, 1861
Schistocerca centralis Dirsh, 1974
Schistocerca nitens Thunberg, 1815Gray bird grasshopper
Schistocerca pallens Thunberg, 1815Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca piceifrons Walker, 1870Central American locust
Silvitettix biolleyi Bruner, 1904

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Santa Elena
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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatolampinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProctolabinae
Amédégnato, 1974
3
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