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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Southeast Tanzania (South Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
206
1219
1726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
206
1219
1726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
192
1170
1646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
27
68
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
13
43
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
6
25
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
6
25
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
17
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
16
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Tanzania
16 Genera with 17 Species
Abisares Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Aresceutica Karsch, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Conipoda Saussure, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Eupropacris Walker, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothroides Karny, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Oraistes Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Ornithacris Uvarov, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Oxya Serville, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Parepistaurus Karsch, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Proctolabus Saussure, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Tanzania
17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis Burmeister, 1838
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Aresceutica morogorica Dirsh, 1954Uluguru Dusky Grasshopper
Conipoda pallida Walker, 1870
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Eupropacris cylindricollis Schaum, 1853
Eyprepocnemis plorans Charpentier, 1825Lamenting Grasshopper
Gymnobothroides levipes Karsch, 1896
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826
Oraistes luridus Karsch, 1896
Ornithacris cyanea Stoll, 1813
Oxya hyla Serville, 1831
Parepistaurus lobicercus Uvarov, 1953Uluguru Wigwag Grasshopper
Parepistaurus zanzibaricus zanzibaricus Uvarov, 1953Coastal Wigwag Grasshopper
Proctolabus brachypterus Bruner, 1908
Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Southeast Tanzania
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
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoptacridinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemiacridinae
Dirsh, 1956
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Moisture-loving Grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProctolabinae
Amédégnato, 1974
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