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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Scotland (Great Britain, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
496
4542
11076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
494
4539
11073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
470
4461
10920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
41
113
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
17
64
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
7
35
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
7
35
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
4
31
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
25
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scotland
25 Genera with 31 Species
#ACDEMOPRST
Amblytropidia Stål, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Aptenopedes Scudder, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Camnula Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Chortoicetes Brunner v. W..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Cornops Scudder, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dichroplus Stål, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Eutryxalis Bruner, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1920Spur-throat grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptea Giglio-Tos, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleotettix Bolivar, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Omocestus Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Paroxya Scudder, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Ronderosia Cigliano, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Scotussa Giglio-Tos, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Stethophyma Fischer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scotland
31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amblytropidia robusta Bruner, 1906
Anacridium aegyptium Linnaeus, 1764Egyptian Grasshopper
Camnula pellucida Scudder, 1862Clear-winged Grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) brunneus Thunberg, 1815Common Field Grasshopper
Chortoicetes terminifera Walker, 1870Australian Plague Locust
Chortophaga australior Rehn & Hebard, 1911Southern Green-Striped Grasshopper
Cornops aquaticum Bruner, 1906
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Dichroplus obscurus Bruner, 1900
Eutryxalis filata Walker, 1870
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus reyesensis Rentz, 1978
Melanoplus viridipes eurycercus (Hebard, 1920)⇒ Melanoplus eurycercus Hebard, 1920
Metaleptea brevicornis Johannson, 1763Clipped-wing grasshopper
Myrmeleotettix maculatus Thunberg, 1815Common Club Grasshopper
Omocestus (Omocestus) viridulus Sahlberg, 1893Common green grasshopper
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Paroxya clavuligera Serville, 1838Olive-green Swamp Grasshopper
Paroxya hoosieri Blatchley, 1892Hoosier Locust
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus parallelus Zetterstedt, 1821Meadow Grasshopper
Ronderosia forcipata (Rehn, 1918)⇒ Ronderosia forcipatus Rehn, J.A.G., 1918
Ronderosia forcipatus Rehn, J.A.G., 1918
Schistocerca cancellata Serville, 1838South American locust
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Scotussa brachyptera Cigliano & R..., 1994
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) nigripennis Serville, 1838
Stethophyma grossum Linnaeus, 1758Large marsh grasshopper
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833
Trimerotropis pallidipennis Burmeister, 1838Pallid-winged grasshopper

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Scotland
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
6
6
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