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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Texas (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
7913
22353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
7905
22347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
7770
22009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
63
296
690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
19
175
473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
7
108
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
6
106
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
93
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
87
239
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Texas
87 Genera with 239 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPRSTX
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acantherus Scudder and ..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Achurum Saussure, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Acrolophitus Thomas, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Aeoloplides Caudell, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Ageneotettix McNeill, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Agroecotettix Bruner, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Aidemona Brunner, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Amblytropidia Stål, 02SpeciesTaxom
Amphitornus McNeill, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Anconia Scudder, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18388SpeciesTaxom
Aulocara Scudder, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Bogotacris Ronderos, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Boopedon Thomas, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Bootettix Bruner, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Brunneria Saussure, 1896Brunner´s Stick Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Calohippus Descamps, 1978
0SpeciesTaxom
Camnula Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Campylacantha Scudder, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Chloealtis Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Chloroplus Hebard, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Cibolacris Hebard, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Clematodes Scudder, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Conozoa Saussure, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cordillacris Rehn, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Cratypedes Scudder, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Dactylotum Charpentier, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Dendrotettix Packard, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Derotmema Scudder, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Eritettix Bruner, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Hadrotettix Scudder, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Heliastus Saussure, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Heliaula Caudell, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18726SpeciesTaxom
Hippiscus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Hippopedon Saussure, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Hypochlora Brunner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Lactista Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Leprus Saussure, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Leptysma Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Ligurotettix McNeill, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 2012Spur-throat grasshoppers74SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Mestobregma Scudder, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptea Giglio-Tos, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Metator McNeill, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Nebulatettix Gómez, Light..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Neopedies Hebard, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Netrosoma Scudder, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Opeia McNeill, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Orphula Stål, 01SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Paraidemona Brunner, 18786SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Paropomala Scudder, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Paroxya Scudder, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Phaedrotettix Scudder, 18975SpeciesTaxom
Phaulotettix Scudder, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Philbostroma1SpeciesTaxom
Philocleon Scudder, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Phlibostroma Scudder, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Phoetaliotes Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Propedies Hebard, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18213SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopomala Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoscopas Hebard, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Psinidia Stål, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Psoloessa Scudder, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Rhammatocerus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1873Bird grasshoppers12SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18254SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Stenacris F. Walker, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Trachyrhachys Scudder, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Trepidulus McNeill, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 190415SpeciesTaxom
Tropidolophus Thomas, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Xanthippus Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
239 Species and 17 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acantherus piperatus Scudder, 1902
Achurum minimipenne Caudell, 1904
Achurum sumichrasti Saussure, 1861
Acrolophitus hirtipes Say, 1825Green Fool Grasshopper
Acrolophitus maculipennis Scudder, 1890
Aeoloplides elegans Scudder, 1897
Aeoloplides turnbulli Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Ageneotettix deorum Scudder, 1876White Whiskers Grasshopper
Agroecotettix modestus Bruner, 1908Clark Valley larkspur
Agroecotettix modestus aristus Hebard, 1922
Agroecotettix modestus crypsidomus Hebard, 1922
Aidemona azteca Saussure, 1861
Amblytropidia mysteca Saussure, 1861Brown Winter Grasshopper
Amblytropidia subhyacina
Amphitornus coloradus Thomas, 1873Striped Grasshopper
Anconia hebardi Rehn, 1919
Arphia conspersa Scudder, 1875Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper
Arphia granulata Saussure, 1884Olmec fiddler
Arphia novissima Otte, 1984
Arphia pecos Otte, 1984
Arphia pseudonietana Thomas, 1870Red-winged Grasshopper
Arphia simplex Scudder, 1875Plains Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Arphia xanthoptera Burmeister, 1838Autumn Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Aulocara elliotti Thomas, 1870Big-headed grasshopper
Aulocara femoratum Scudder, 1899
Bogotacris pausifrons Ronderos, 1979
Boopedon auriventris McNeill, 1899
Boopedon gracile Rehn, 1904Graceful Range Grasshopper
Boopedon nubilum Say, 1825Ebony Grasshopper
Boopedon nubilum maculatum Caudell, 1915
Bootettix argentatus Bruner, 1889Creosote Bush Grasshopper
Brunneria borealis Scudder, 1896American stick mantis
Camnula pellucida Scudder, 1862Clear-winged Grasshopper
Campylacantha lamprotata Rehn & Hebard, 1909
Campylacantha olivacea Scudder, 1875
Campylacantha olivacea olivacea Scudder, S.H., 1875Fuzzy olive-green grasshopper
Chloealtis conspersa Harris, 1841Sprinkled Broad-Winged Grasshopper
Chloroplus cactocaetes Hebard, 1918Texas Cholla Grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) brunneus Thunberg, 1815Common Field Grasshopper
Chortophaga australior Rehn & Hebard, 1911Southern Green-Striped Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Cibolacris parviceps Walker, 1870
Cibolacris samalayucae Tinkham, 1961
Clematodes larreae Cockerell, 1900
Conozoa texana Bruner, 1889Cristate Grasshopper
Cordillacris crenulata Bruner, 1889Crenulate-winged Grasshopper
Cordillacris occipitalis Thomas, 1873Spotted-Winged Grasshopper
Cratypedes lateritius Saussure, 1884Nevada Red-Winged Grasshopper
Cratypedes neglectus Thomas, 1870Pronotal Range Grasshopper
Dactylotum bicolor Charpentier, 1843Barber Pole Grasshopper
Dendrotettix quercus Packard, 1890Post Oak Grasshopper
Derotmema haydenii Rehn, J.A.G., 1919Hayden's Grasshopper
Derotmema laticinctum Scudder, 1900
Dichromorpha elegans Morse, 1896Elegant Grasshopper
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Dissosteira longipennis Thomas, 1872High Plains Grasshopper
Encoptolophus costalis Scudder, 1862Dusky Grasshopper
Encoptolophus sordidus Burmeister, 1838Clouded Grasshopper
Eritettix abortivus Bruner, 1889Slant-faced Grasshopper
Eritettix obscurus Scudder, 1878Obscure Slant-Faced Grasshopper
Eritettix simplex Scudder, 1869Velvet-striped Grasshopper
Hadrotettix magnificus Rehn, 1907Magnificent Grasshopper
Hadrotettix trifasciatus Say, 1825Threebanded Grasshopper
Heliastus benjamini Caudell, 1905Arroyo Grasshopper
Heliastus subroseus Caudell, 1904
Heliastus sumichrasti Saussure, 1861
Heliaula rufa Scudder, 1899Rufous Grasshopper
Hesperotettix curtipennis Scudder, 1897
Hesperotettix osceola Hebard, 1918
Hesperotettix speciosus Scudder, 1872
Hesperotettix viridis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Hesperotettix viridis pratensis Scudder, S.H., 1897
Hesperotettix viridis viridis Thomas, 1872
Hippiscus ocelote Saussure, 1861Wrinkled Grasshopper
Hippopedon capito Stål, 1873Apache Grasshopper
Hippopedon gracilipes Caudell, 1905
Hypochlora alba Dodge, 1876Cudweed Grasshopper
Lactista azteca Saussure, 1861
Leprus intermedius Saussure, 1884Olmec fiddler
Leprus wheelerii Thomas, 1875
Leptysma marginicollis Serville, 1838Slender locust
Ligurotettix planum Bruner, 1905
Melanoplus adox Otte, 2012
Melanoplus alexanderi Hilliard, 2001
Melanoplus angularis Little, 1932
Melanoplus angustipennis Dodge, 1877Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus arcanus Otte, 2012
Melanoplus aridus Scudder, 1878
Melanoplus arizonae Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus aster Otte, 2012
Melanoplus bispinosus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus bowditchi Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus calidus Scudder, 1899
Melanoplus cameronis Roberts, 1947
Melanoplus celatus Morse, 1904
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus desultorius Rehn, 1907
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus discolor Scudder, 1878
Melanoplus elater Strohecker, 1963
Melanoplus eumera Hebard, 1920
Melanoplus fasciatus Walker, 1870Huckleberry Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus flabellatus Scudder, 1878
Melanoplus flavidus Scudder, 1878Blue-legged Locust
Melanoplus foedus Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus foedus iselyi Hebard, 1936
Melanoplus franciscanus Scudder, 1899
Melanoplus gladstoni Scudder, 1897Gladston Grasshopper
Melanoplus glaucipes Scudder, 1875
Melanoplus herbaceus Bruner, 1893
Melanoplus hilliardi Otte, 2012
Melanoplus impudicus Scudder, 1897Immodest Locust
Melanoplus imtenda Otte, 2012
Melanoplus imto Otte, 2012
Melanoplus irwinorum Hill, 2015
Melanoplus keeleri Thomas, 1874Keeler Grasshopper
Melanoplus keeleri keeleri Thomas, 1874Keeler's Locust
Melanoplus kendalli Otte, 2012
Melanoplus lakinus Scudder, 1878Lakin grasshopper
Melanoplus latus Morse, 1906
Melanoplus mastigiphallus Strohecker, 1941
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus occidentalis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus optimus Hill, 2015
Melanoplus ottei Hill, 2015
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Melanoplus packardii packardii Scudder, S.H., 1878Packard's Locust
Melanoplus pictus (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Oedaleonotus pictus Scudder, S.H., 1899
Melanoplus plebejus Stål, 1878
Melanoplus ponderosus Scudder, 1875Spur-throated Grasshopper
Melanoplus propinquus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus punctulatus Scudder, 1863Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus punctulatus arboreus Scudder, S.H., 1897Southern Grizzly Locust
Melanoplus punctulatus griseus Thomas, 1872
Melanoplus regalis Dodge, 1876
Melanoplus rosor Otte, 2012
Melanoplus rusticus Stål, 1878
Melanoplus rusticus rusticus Stål, 1878
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanoplus scudderi Uhler, 1864Scudder's Short-winged Locust
Melanoplus scudderi latus Morse, 1906
Melanoplus scudderi texensis Hart, 1906
Melanoplus spretus Walsh, 1866Rocky Mountain grasshopper
Melanoplus sutanex Otte, 2012
Melanoplus taurus Hill, 2015
Melanoplus terminalis Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus texanus Scudder, 1878
Melanoplus texensis Hart & C.A., 1906
Melanoplus thomasi Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus tuberculatus Morse, 1906
Melanoplus walshii Scudder, 1897Walsh's Locust
Melanoplus warneri Little, 1929
Melanoplus yarrowii Thomas, 1875
Melanoplus zabro Otte, 2012
Mermiria bivittata Serville, 1838Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper
Mermiria picta Walker, 1870Lively Mermiria Grasshopper
Mermiria texana Bruner, 1889
Mestobregma plattei Thomas, 1873Platte Range Grasshopper
Mestobregma terricolor Rehn, 1919
Metaleptea adspersa Blanchard, 1843
Metaleptea brevicornis Johannson, 1763Clipped-wing grasshopper
Metator pardalinus Saussure, 1884Blue-legged Grasshopper
Nebulatettix subgracilis Caudell, 1903Southwestern Dusky Grasshopper
Neopedies acutifrons Ronderos, 1991
Netrosoma fusiforme Scudder & S.H., 1897
Netrosoma nigropleura Scudder, 1897
Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826
Opeia obscura Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Orphula picturata
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Paraidemona fratercula Hebard, 1918
Paraidemona latifurcula Hebard, 1918
Paraidemona mimica Scudder, 1897Mimic grasshopper
Paraidemona nuttingi Yin & Smith, 1989
Paraidemona olsoni Yin & Smith, 1989
Paraidemona punctata Stål, 1878
Pardalophora apiculata Harris, 1835Coral-Winged Grasshopper
Pardalophora phoenicoptera Burmeister, 1838Orange-Winged Grasshopper
Pardalophora saussurei Scudder, 1892Labile stilt crab
Paropomala pallida Bruner, 1904
Paropomala virgata Scudder, 1899
Paropomala wyomingensis Thomas, 1871Wyoming Toothpick Grasshopper
Paroxya atlantica Scudder, 1877Atlantic Grasshopper
Paroxya clavuligera Serville, 1838Olive-green Swamp Grasshopper
Paroxya hoosieri Blatchley, 1892Hoosier Locust
Phaedrotettix accola Scudder, 1897
Phaedrotettix concinnus Scudder, 1897
Phaedrotettix dumicola Scudder, 1878
Phaedrotettix dumicolus Scudder, 1878
Phaedrotettix palmeri Scudder, 1897
Phaulotettix compressus Scudder, 1897
Phaulotettix eurycercus Hebard, 1918
Philbostroma quadrimaculatum
Philocleon nigrovittatus (Stål, 1875)⇒ Philocleon scudderi Hebard, 1932
Phlibostroma quadrimaculatum Thomas, 1871Four-Spotted Grasshopper
Phoetaliotes nebrascensis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Propedies aequalis Ronderos & S..., 1983
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis curtipennis curtipennis ..., 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus parallelus Zetterstedt, 1821Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudopomala brachyptera Scudder, 1862Bunch Grass Locust
Pseudoscopas paranaensis Ronderos, 1987
Psinidia amplicornus Caudell, 1903Caudell's Longhorn Grasshopper
Psinidia fenestralis Serville, 1838Long-horned Locust
Psoloessa delicatula Scudder, 1876Brown-Spotted Range Grasshopper
Psoloessa texana Scudder, 1875Spoon primrose-willow
Rhammatocerus viatorius Saussure, 1861
Schistocerca albolineata Thomas, 1875White-lined bird grasshopper
Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841Green bird grasshopper
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Schistocerca camerata Scudder, 1899
Schistocerca damnifica Saussure, 1861Mischievous bird grasshopper
Schistocerca lineata (Scudder, 1899)⇒ Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841
Schistocerca nitens Thunberg, 1815Gray bird grasshopper
Schistocerca nitens nitens Thunberg, 1815Grasshopper
Schistocerca obscura Fabricius, 1798Obscure bird grasshopper
Schistocerca piceifrons Walker, 1870Central American locust
Schistocerca rubiginosa Harris, 1862Rusty bird grasshopper
Schistocerca shoshone Thomas, 1873Green bird grasshopper
Spharagemon bolli Scudder, 1875Boll'S Grasshopper
Spharagemon collare Scudder, 1872Mottled sand grasshopper
Spharagemon cristatum Scudder, 1875Ridgeback Sand Grasshopper
Spharagemon equale Say, 1825Orange-legged Grasshopper
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) nebulosus Fischer von ..., 1846
Stenacris vitreipennis Marschall, 1836Glassy-winged locust
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper
Syrbula montezuma Saussure, 1861Montezuma's Grasshopper
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833
Trachyrhachys aspera Scudder, 1876Atlantic hairback fiddler
Trachyrhachys kiowa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Trepidulus rosaceus Scudder, 1900
Trimerotropis agrestis McNeill, 1900
Trimerotropis californica Bruner, 1889California Band-Winged Grasshopper
Trimerotropis cincta (Thomas, 1870)⇒ Trimerotropis pallidipennis Burmeister, 1838
Trimerotropis cyaneipennis Bruner, 1889Blue-winged grasshopper
Trimerotropis fontana Thomas, 1876
Trimerotropis koebelei Bruner, 1889
Trimerotropis latifasciata Scudder, 1880
Trimerotropis maritima Harris, 1841Seaside Locust
Trimerotropis melanoptera McNeill, 1901
Trimerotropis modesta Bruner, 1889
Trimerotropis pallidipennis Burmeister, 1838Pallid-winged grasshopper
Trimerotropis pistrinaria Saussure, 1884Olmec fiddler
Trimerotropis salina McNeill, 1901
Trimerotropis saxatilis McNeill, 1901
Trimerotropis schaefferi Caudell, 1904
Tropidolophus formosus Say, 1825
Xanthippus corallipes Haldeman, 1852Redshanked Grasshopper

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Texas
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCopiocerinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
11
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
29
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptysminae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
21
104
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
28
67
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatolampinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



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