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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Strathcona County (Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
228
1112
1457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
228
1112
1457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
215
1077
1394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
11
24
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
4
15
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
12
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
12
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
11
18
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
11
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Strathcona County
11 Genera with 18 Species
Ageneotettix McNeill, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Bruneria McNeill, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Camnula Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers6SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Trachyrhachys Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Strathcona County
18 Species
Ageneotettix deorum Scudder, 1876White Whiskers Grasshopper
Arphia pseudonietana Thomas, 1870Red-winged Grasshopper
Bruneria brunnea (Thomas, 1871)⇒ Brunneria brunnea Thomas, 1871
Camnula pellucida Scudder, 1862Clear-winged Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Melanoplus angustipennis Dodge, 1877Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus dawsoni Scudder, 1875Dawson Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus gladstoni Scudder, 1897Gladston Grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Spharagemon collare Scudder, 1872Mottled sand grasshopper
Spharagemon equale Say, 1825Orange-legged Grasshopper
Trachyrhachys kiowa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Strathcona County
SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
1
6
Genus
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