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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
401
3514
6584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3513
6582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3451
6458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
51
199
317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
18
86
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
6
36
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
4
33
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
26
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
23
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
23 Genera with 36 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Abracris Walker, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Amblytropidia Stål, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Arimacris Matiotti da ..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Belosacris Rehn & Eades, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Brunneria Saussure, 1869Brunner´s Stick Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Cordillacris Rehn, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cornops Scudder, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Coscineuta Stål, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrotettix Bruner, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Leprus Saussure, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Phlibostroma Scudder, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Psoloessa Scudder, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1815Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Stenacris F. Walker, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Stenopola Stål, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Trachyrhachys Scudder, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18383SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
36 Species and 5 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Abracris flavolineata De Geer, 1773
Amblytropidia trinitatis Bruner, 1904
Arimacris trinitatis Bruner, 1906
Belosacris coccineipes Bruner, 1906
Brunneria subaptera Saussure, 1869Small-Winged Stick Mantis
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Cordillacris crenulata Bruner, 1889Crenulate-winged Grasshopper
Cornops aquaticum Bruner, 1906
Cornops frenatum Marschall, 1836
Cornops frenatum frenatum Marschall, 1836
Cornops paraguayense Bruner, 1906
Coscineuta virens Thunberg, 1815Moruga Grasshopper
Cylindrotettix insularis Bruner, 1906
Cylindrotettix insularis insularis Bruner, 1906
Hesperotettix viridis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Leprus intermedius Saussure, 1884Olmec fiddler
Melanoplus discolor Scudder, 1878
Melanoplus gladstoni Scudder, 1897Gladston Grasshopper
Melanoplus lakinus Scudder, 1878Lakin grasshopper
Melanoplus occidentalis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Orphulella concinnula Walker, 1870
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Phlibostroma quadrimaculatum Thomas, 1871Four-Spotted Grasshopper
Psoloessa delicatula Scudder, 1876Brown-Spotted Range Grasshopper
Psoloessa texana Scudder, 1875Spoon primrose-willow
Schistocerca beckeri Dirsh, 1974
Schistocerca nitens Thunberg, 1815Gray bird grasshopper
Spharagemon equale Say, 1825Orange-legged Grasshopper
Stenacris fissicauda Bruner, 1908
Stenacris fissicauda fissicauda Bruner, 1908
Stenacris xanthochlora Marschall, 1836
Stenopola dorsalis Thunberg, 1827
Stenopola puncticeps Stål, 1861
Stenopola puncticeps surinama Bruner, 1920
Trachyrhachys aspera Scudder, 1876Atlantic hairback fiddler
Trimerotropis fratercula McNeill, 1901
Trimerotropis latifasciata Scudder, 1880
Trimerotropis pallidipennis Burmeister, 1838Pallid-winged grasshopper

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago
SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptysminae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatolampinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProctolabinae
Amédégnato, 1974
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