Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 527
6198
14500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 524
6193
14493 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 502
6089
14260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 62
427
804 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas | 21
235
432 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers | 8
98
164 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
| 7
96
148 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
| 3
57
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Acrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers | 55
74 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sri Lanka
55 Genera with 74 Species #ABCDEGHLMOPRSTUWXZ
| Acrida Linnaeus, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acrotylus Fieber, 1884 | burrowing grasshoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aiolopus Fieber, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Anacridium Uvarov, 1923 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Aulacobothrus Bolivar, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bambusacris Henry, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caryanda Stål, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catantopides Ramme, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catantops Schaum, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercina Stål, 1933 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chloebora Saussure, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cingalia Ramme, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cledra Bolivar, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clonacris Uvarov, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diabolocatantops Jago, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dittopternis Saussure, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dubitacris Henry, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eliya Uvarov, 1933 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eucoptacra Bolivar, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Eusitalces Bruner, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 1937 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gastrimargus Saussure, 1888 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Genimenoides Henry, 1927 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gesonula Uvarov, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteracris Walker, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropternis Stål, 1870 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leionotacris Jago, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptacris Walker, 1787 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leva I. Bolivar, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morphacris Walker, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlandriphaga Henry, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oedaleus Fieber, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxya Serville, 1925 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyina Hollis, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyrrhepes Stål, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachyacris Uvarov, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraduronia Bolivar, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraphlaeoba Bolivar, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Patanga Uvarov, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelecinotus Bolivar, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pirithoicus Uvarov, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophlaeoba Bolivar, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pternoscirta Saussure, 1859 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhaphotittha Karsch, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spathosternum Krauss, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenocatantops Dirsh, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trilophidia Stål, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tylotropidius Stål, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urugalla Uvarov, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uvarovacris Rehn, 1927 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Wellawaya Uvarov, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenocatantops Dirsh & Uvarov, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zeylanacris Rehn, 1933 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zygophlaeoba Bolivar, 1933 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sri Lanka
74 Species and 7 Subspecies | Acrida exaltata Walker, 1859 | Giant slant-faced grasshopper | | Acrotylus humbertianus Saussure, 1884 | | | Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781 | Australian aiolopus | | Aiolopus thalassinus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781 | | | Aulacobothrus luteipes Walker, 1871 | | | Bambusacris greeni Henry, 1933 | | | Caryanda platycerca Willemse, 1924 | | | Catantopides ophthalmicus Karny, 1907 | | | Catantops pinguis (Walker, F., 1870) | ⇒ Diabolocatantops pinguis Stål, 1861 | | Cercina obtusa Stål, 1878 | | | Cercina phillipsi Henry, 1933 | | | Chloebora marshalli Henry, 1933 | | | Cingalia dubia Walker, 1870 | | | Cledra simoni (Bolivar, 1918) | ⇒ Cercina obtusa Stål, 1878 | | Clonacris finoti Kirby, 1914 | | | Clonacris greeni Kirby, 1914 | | | Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow-backed grasshopper | | Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Diabolocatantops innotabilis Walker, 1870 | | | Dittopternis ceylonica Saussure, 1884 | | | Dittopternis turbata Walker, 1870 | | | Dubitacris robustus Henry, 1937 | | | Eliya gibbosa Henry, 1933 | | | Eliya pedestris Uvarov, 1927 | | | Eliya pictipes Uvarov, 1927 | | | Eliya venusta Henry, 1933 | | | Eucoptacra ceylonica Kirby, 1914 | | | Eyprepocnemis alacris Serville, 1838 | | | Eyprepocnemis alacris alacris Serville, 1838 | | | Eyprepocnemis kalkudensis Henry, 1937 | | | Gastrimargus africanus Saussure, 1889 | | | Gastrimargus africanus africanus Saussure, 1888 | | | Genimenoides coloratum Henry, 1934 | | | Genimenoides subapterum Uvarov, 1927 | | | Gesonula punctifrons Stål, 1861 | | | Heteracris leani Uvarov, 1941 | | | Heteropternis respondens Walker, 1859 | | | Heteropternis respondens respondens Walker, 1859 | | | Heteropternis thoracica Walker, 1870 | | | Leionotacris bolivari Uvarov, 1921 | | | Leptacris filiformis Walker, 1870 | | | Leptacris monteiroi Bolivar, 1890 | | | Leptacris monteiroi vittata Fabricius, 1787 | | | Leva indica Bolivar, 1902 | | | Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815 | | | Ochlandriphaga xanthelytrana Henry, 1933 | | | Oedaleus abruptus Thunberg, 1815 | Grasshopper | | Oxya hyla hyla Serville, 1831 | Small rice grasshopper | | Oxya intricata (Stål, 1861) | ⇒ Oxya hyla intricata Stål, 1861 | | Oxya japonica Thunberg, 1815 | Japanese grasshopper | | Oxya multidentata (Zheng & Huo, 1999) | ⇒ Oxya hyla hyla Serville, 1831 | | Oxya nitidula (Walker, 1870) | ⇒ Oxyina bidentata Willemse, 1925 | | Oxya tridentata Willemse, 1925 | | | Oxyina bidentata Willemse, 1925 | | | Oxyrrhepes obtusa Haan, 1842 | | | Pachyacris violascens Walker, 1870 | | | Paraduronia simoni Bolivar, 1902 | | | Paraphlaeoba ceylonica Ramme, 1941 | | | Paraphlaeoba simoni (Bolivar, 1902) | ⇒ Rhaphotittha simoni Bolívar, I., 1902 | | Patanga succincta Johannson, 1763 | Bombay locust | | Pelecinotus lankae Henry, 1933 | | | Pirithoicus ophthalmicus Karny, 1907 | | | Pseudophlaeoba henryi Bolivar, 1914 | | | Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815 | | | Pternoscirta cinctifemur Walker, 1859 | | | Rhaphotittha simoni Bolívar, I., 1902 | | | Spathosternum prasiniferum Walker, 1871 | | | Stenocatantops splendens Thunberg, 1815 | | | Trilophidia annulata Thunberg, 1815 | | | Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870 | | | Tylotropidius varicornis Walker, 1870 | | | Urugalla pearsoni Uvarov, 1927 | | | Uvarovacris gammaduensis Henry, 1933 | | | Uvarovacris gracilis Uvarov, 1927 | | | Wellawaya greeni Uvarov, 1927 | | | Xenocatantops humilis Serville, 1838 | | | Zeylanacris cingalensis Kirby, 1914 | | | Zeylanacris crassibrachiatus Henry, 1933 | | | Zygophlaeoba bolivari Henry, 1933 | | | Zygophlaeoba varicornis Henry, 1933 | |
Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Sri Lanka | Subfamily | Acridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers | 7
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Catantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts | 17
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Coptacridinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
| 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers | 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Eyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
| 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Gomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hemiacridinae
Dirsh, 1956
| 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Oedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers | 10
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Ommatolampinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
| 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Oxyinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Moisture-loving Grasshoppers | 6
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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