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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region St. Charles County (Missouri, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
136
591
780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
136
591
780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
125
556
718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
11
30
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
4
17
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
3
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
11
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for St. Charles County
11 Genera with 16 Species
Amblytropidia Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Eritettix Bruner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1878Spur-throat grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Psinidia Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Charles County
16 Species
Amblytropidia mysteca Saussure, 1861Brown Winter Grasshopper
Arphia simplex Scudder, 1875Plains Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Encoptolophus sordidus Burmeister, 1838Clouded Grasshopper
Eritettix simplex Scudder, 1869Velvet-striped Grasshopper
Hesperotettix viridis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus impudicus Scudder, 1897Immodest Locust
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Pardalophora phoenicoptera Burmeister, 1838Orange-Winged Grasshopper
Psinidia fenestralis Serville, 1838Long-horned Locust
Spharagemon bolli Scudder, 1875Boll'S Grasshopper

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in St. Charles County
SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
6
7
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