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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
165
790
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
165
790
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
162
777
645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
7
16
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
3
12
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
7
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Santa Elena (Starr County)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Achurum Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Aidemona Brunner, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Heliastus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Rhammatocerus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1870Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Elena (Starr County)
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Achurum sumichrasti Saussure, 1861
Aidemona azteca Saussure, 1861
Heliastus sumichrasti Saussure, 1861
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Rhammatocerus viatorius Saussure, 1861
Schistocerca nitens Thunberg, 1815Gray bird grasshopper
Schistocerca piceifrons Walker, 1870Central American locust

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Santa Elena (Starr County)
SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
1
1
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