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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Springfield (Malahide, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
174
485
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
174
485
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
164
466
491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
13
19
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
5
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
1
4
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
1
4
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
4
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Springfield (Elgin County)
4 Genera with 7 Species
Arphia Stål, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Stethophyma Fischer, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Springfield (Elgin County)
7 Species
Arphia conspersa Scudder, 1875Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Melanoplus borealis Fieber, 1853Northern grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Stethophyma gracile Scudder, 1862Graceful Sedge Grasshopper

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Springfield (Elgin County)
SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
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