AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region South Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
308
2568
4695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
307
2567
4694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
293
2521
4617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
20
94
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
11
67
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
6
47
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
6
47
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
38
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
33
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Zimbabwe
33 Genera with 35 Species
#ABCEGHKLMNOPSTV
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Acorypha Krauss, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Acrophymus Uvarov, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1853
burrowing grasshoppers0SpeciesTaxom
Amblyphymus Uvarov, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthermus Stål, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Bryophyma Uvarov, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cannula I. Bolivar, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Catantops Schaum, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Coryphosima Karsch, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Euryphymus Stål, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Heteropternis Stål, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Humbe Bolivar, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Kraussaria Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Leptacris Walker, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Machaeridia Stål, 1889Machaeridians1SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsis Bolivar, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Nomadacris Uvarov, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Ochrilidia Stål, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Oxycatantops Dirsh, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Phaeocatantops Dirsh, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Pnorisa Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoarcyptera Bolívar, I., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pycnodictya Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromerus Stål, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Truxaloides Dirsh, 17701SpeciesTaxom
Vitticatantops Sjöstedt, 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Zimbabwe
35 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acorypha pallidicornis Stål, 1876
Acrophymus rossi Dirsh, 1963Manyika Agile Grasshopper
Acrophymus squamipennis Brancsik, 1897Eastern Agile Grasshopper
Anthermus granosus Stål, 1878
Bryophyma debilis Karsch, 1896
Cannula gracilis Burmeister, 1838Grass-mimicking Grasshopper
Catantops melanostictus Schaum, 1853
Coryphosima stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Euryphymus tuberculatus Martínez y F..., 1898Common Agile Grasshopper
Gastrimargus africanus Saussure, 1889
Heteracris pulchripes Schaum, 1853
Heteracris speciosa (Sjöstedt, 1913)⇒ Tylotropidius didymus Thunberg, 1815
Heteropternis couloniana Saussure, 1884
Heteropternis minor Saussure, 1899
Heteropternis thoracica Walker, 1870
Humbe tenuicornis Schaum, 1853
Kraussaria prasina Walker, 1870
Machaeridia conspersa Bolivar, 1889
Mesopsis hessei Uvarov, 1929
Mesopsis laticornis Krauss, 1877
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville, 1839Red Locust
Oedaleus nigrofasciatus De Geer, 1773
Oxycatantops adustus Walker, 1870
Phaeocatantops sulphureus Walker, 1870
Pnorisa squalus Stål, 1861
Pseudoarcyptera cephalica Bolívar, I., 1909
Pycnodictya obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Sphodromerus gilli Uvarov, 1929
Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870
Truxaloides braziliensis Drury, 1770
Vitticatantops fasciatus Karny, 1907

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in South Zimbabwe
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalliptaminae
Tinkham, 1940
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEuryphyminae
Dirsh, 1956
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyHemiacridinae
Dirsh, 1956
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
8
9
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