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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Stellenbosch (Cape Winelands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
941
1098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
941
1098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
205
934
1092
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
16
42
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
13
36
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
7
26
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
6
25
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
19
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
16
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Stellenbosch
16 Genera with 22 Species
Acrida Linnaeus, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1838burrowing grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Anaeolopus Uvarov, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamicus Uvarov, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Euryphymus Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Heteropternis Stål, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Pycnodictya Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rhachitopis Uvarov, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Truxaloides Dirsh, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Vitticatantops Sjöstedt, 18151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Stellenbosch
22 Species
Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873
Acrotylus apricarius Stål, 1873
Acrotylus crassus Saussure, 1884
Acrotylus deustus Thunberg, 1815
Acrotylus patruelis Herrich-Scha..., 1838Slender Burrowing Grasshopper
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Anaeolopus dorsalis Thunberg, 1815
Calliptamicus antennatus Kirby, 1902Kirby's Agile Grasshopper
Calliptamicus semiroseus Serville, 1838Southern Agile Grasshopper
Euryphymus haematopus Linnaeus, 1758Red-legged Agile Grasshopper
Eyprepocnemis calceata Serville, 1838
Heteropternis pudica Serville, 1838
Heteropternis thoracica Walker, 1870
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Oedaleus flavus Linnaeus, 1758
Oedaleus nigrofasciatus De Geer, 1773
Pycnodictya obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Rhachitopis nigripes Uvarov, 1922Dark-legged Agile Grasshopper
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) nigripennis Serville, 1838
Truxaloides serratus Thunberg, 1815
Vitticatantops humeralis Thunberg, 1815

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Stellenbosch
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEuryphyminae
Dirsh, 1956
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
8
13
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