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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
39
233
426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
16
137
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
9
95
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
8
94
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
4
68
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
56
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transvaal
56 Genera with 82 Species
#ABCDEFGHKLMOPRST
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Acanthoxia Bolivar, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Acorypha Krauss, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Acridoderes Bolivar, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1902burrowing grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Amblyphymus Uvarov, 19565SpeciesTaxom
Anaeolopus Uvarov, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Aneuryphymus Uvarov, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Aulacobothrus Bolivar, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Brachyphymus Uvarov, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamicus Uvarov, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamulus Uvarov, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Cardeniopsis Dirsh, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Coryphosima Karsch, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Diablepia Kirby, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dnopherula Karsch, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Duronia Stål, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Eucoptacra Bolivar, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Eupropacris Walker, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Euryphymus Stål, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Faureia Uvarov, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 18845SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Hemiacris Walker, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Humbe Bolivar, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Kraussaria Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Leptacris Walker, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsera Bolivar, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsis Bolivar, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Ochrilidia Stål, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Odontomelus Bolivar, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Orthochtha Karsch, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Oxya Serville, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnobothrus Karny, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Parepistaurus Karsch, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Phaeocatantops Dirsh, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Platypternodes Bolivar, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Pristocorypha Karsch, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoarcyptera Bolívar, I., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogmothela Karny, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoleva Jago, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Rhodesiana Dirsh, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidacris Uvarov, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Scintharista Saussure, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Sygrus Bolivar, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Tmetonota Saussure, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Truxaloides Dirsh, 18153SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
82 Species and 6 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acanthoxia natalensis Krauss, 1877
Acorypha nigrovariegata Bolivar, 1889
Acorypha nigrovariegata tibialis Kirby, W.F., 1902
Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873
Acrida gigantea Herbst, 1786
Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acridoderes laevigatus Bolivar, 1911
Acrotylus bilobatus Miller, 1932
Acrotylus capitatus Kirby, 1902
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Amblyphymus matopo Dirsh, 1956Matopo Agile Grasshopper
Amblyphymus roseus Uvarov, 1922Rose-winged Agile Grasshopper
Amblyphymus rubidus Brown, 1959Brown's Agile Grasshopper
Amblyphymus rubripes Dirsh, 1956Kruger Agile Grasshopper
Amblyphymus transvaalicus Dirsh, 1956Transvaal Agile Grasshopper
Anaeolopus dorsalis Thunberg, 1815
Aneuryphymus erythropus Thunberg, 1815Red-footed Agile Grasshopper
Aneuryphymus rhodesianus Uvarov, 1922Wolkberg Agile Grashopper
Aulacobothrus dorsatus Bolivar, 1912
Brachyphymus vylderi Stål, 1876Western Agile Grasshopper
Calliptamicus antennatus Kirby, 1902Kirby's Agile Grasshopper
Calliptamicus semiroseus Serville, 1838Southern Agile Grasshopper
Calliptamulus hyalinus Uvarov, 1922Karoo Agile Grasshopper
Calliptamulus natalensis Sjöstedt, 1913Natal Agile Grasshopper
Calliptamulus sulfurescens Uvarov, 1922Upland Agile Grasshopper
Cardeniopsis nigropunctata Bolivar, 1882
Cardeniopsis trifasciatus Kirby, 1902
Coryphosima stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Diablepia viridis Kirby, 1902
Dnopherula cruciata (Bolivar, 1912)⇒ Crucinotacris cruciata Bolivar, 1912
Duronia chloronota Stål, 1876
Duronia curta Uvarov, 1953
Eucoptacra paupercula Kirby, 1902
Eupropacris cylindricollis Schaum, 1853
Eupropacris uniformis Ramme, 1929Udzungwa Noble Grasshopper
Euryphymus haematopus Linnaeus, 1758Red-legged Agile Grasshopper
Euryphymus tuberculatus Martínez y F..., 1898Common Agile Grasshopper
Faureia milanjica Karsch, 1896
Gastrimargus acutangulus Stål, 1873
Gastrimargus acutangulus acutangulus Stål, 1873
Gastrimargus africanus Saussure, 1889
Gastrimargus crassicollis Saussure, 1888
Gastrimargus verticalis Saussure, 1884
Gymnobothrus lineaalba Bolivar, 1889
Hemiacris fervens Walker, 1870
Heteracris acuticercus Grunshaw, 1991
Heteracris speciosa (Sjöstedt, 1913)⇒ Tylotropidius didymus Thunberg, 1815
Humbe tenuicornis Schaum, 1853
Kraussaria prasina Walker, 1870
Mesopsera filum Bolivar, 1890
Mesopsis hessei Uvarov, 1929
Mesopsis laticornis Krauss, 1877
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Odontomelus brevipennis Uvarov, 1922
Odontomelus krugeri Jago, 1995
Oedaleus interruptus Kirby, 1902
Oedaleus plenus Walker, 1870
Orthochtha browni Popov & Fish..., 1992
Orthochtha dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869
Oxya hyla Serville, 1831
Paragymnobothrus rectus Karny, 1910
Parepistaurus browni Green, 1998
Phaeocatantops decoratus Gerstaecker, 1869
Phaeocatantops rosaceus Uvarov, 1942
Platypternodes brevipes Stål, 1876
Pristocorypha popa Rehn, 1940
Pristocorypha turrigera Rehn, 1940
Pseudoarcyptera cephalica Bolívar, I., 1909
Pseudogmothela media Uvarov, 1921
Pseudogmothela pallida Kirby, 1902
Pseudoleva vittatus Kirby, 1902
Rhodesiana maculata Dirsh, 1959Spotted Agile Grasshopper
Rhytidacris punctata Kirby, 1902
Sygrus vansoni Rehn, 1944
Tmetonota terrosa Saussure, 1888
Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870
Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Truxaloides braziliensis Drury, 1770
Truxaloides braziliensis braziliensis Drury, 1773
Truxaloides serratus Thunberg, 1815

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Transvaal
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
9
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalliptaminae
Tinkham, 1940
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoptacridinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEuryphyminae
Dirsh, 1956
7
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
11
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemiacridinae
Dirsh, 1956
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Moisture-loving Grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
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