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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2886
6688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2883
6685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2865
6666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
39
169
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
11
76
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
5
49
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
5
49
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
47
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
32
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tunisia
32 Genera with 72 Species
#ACDEHLMNOPSTW
Acrida Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1838burrowing grasshoppers7SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17814SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamus Serville, 18967SpeciesTaxom
Caloptenus Burmeister, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Dociostaurus Fieber, 1832cross-backed grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Duroniella Bolivar, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Euchorthippus Tarbinskij, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Helioscirtus Saussure, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 19215SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Mioscirtus Saussure, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Notopleura Krauss, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Ochrilidia Stål, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 17718SpeciesTaxom
Pachytylus Fieber, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Pezotettix Burmeister, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Pternoscirta Saussure, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingoderus Bei-Bienko, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 190212SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromerus Stål, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Stenohippus Uvarov, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Thalpomena Saussure, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Tropidopola Stål, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Wernerella1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
72 Species and 17 Subspecies
Acrida bicolor Thunberg, 1815Long-headed grasshopper
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Acrotylus incarnatus Krauss, 1907
Acrotylus insubricus (Scopoli, 1786)⇒ Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Acrotylus longipes (Charpentier, 1845)⇒ Acrotylus meruensis Sjöstedt, 1932
Acrotylus longipes longipes Charpentier, 1845
Acrotylus meruensis Sjöstedt, 1932
Acrotylus patruelis Herrich-Scha..., 1838Slender Burrowing Grasshopper
Aiolopus puissanti Defaut, 2005Puissant´s Green-winged Grasshopper
Aiolopus strepens Latreille, 1804Broad Green-winged Grasshopper
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Aiolopus thalassinus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781
Anacridium aegyptium Linnaeus, 1764Egyptian Grasshopper
Calliptamus barbarus Costa, 1836Eurasian Pincer Grasshopper
Calliptamus barbarus barbarus Costa, O.G., 1836
Calliptamus deserticola Vosseler, 1902
Calliptamus italicus (Ikonnikov, 1911)⇒ Calliptamus abbreviatus Ikonnikov, 1913
Calliptamus italicus italicus Nedelkov, 1907Italian locust
Calliptamus italicus marginella Serville, 1838
Calliptamus wattenwylianus Pantel, 1896
Caloptenus italicus (Pantel, 1896)⇒ Calliptamus italicus italicus Nedelkov, 1907
Dociostaurus (Kazakia) genei Ocskay, 1832Western Cross-backed Grasshopper
Dociostaurus genei genei Ocskay, 1832
Duroniella laurae Bormans, 1885
Duroniella lucasii Bolivar, 1881
Euchorthippus albolineatus Lucas, 1849
Euchorthippus albolineatus albolineatus Lucas, 1849
Euchorthippus pulvinatus Fischer von ..., 1846Siberian Straw Grasshopper
Eyprepocnemis plorans Charpentier, 1825Lamenting Grasshopper
Eyprepocnemis plorans plorans Charpentier, 1825
Helioscirtus capsitanus Bonnet, 1884
Helioscirtus capsitanus capsitanus Bonnet, F.R., 1884
Helioscirtus gracilis Vosseler, 1902
Heteracris adspersa Redtenbacher, 1889Splendid Grasshopper
Heteracris annulosa Walker, 1870
Heteracris harterti Bolivar, 1913
Heteracris littoralis Rambur, 1838Mediterranean Splendid Grasshopper
Heteracris minuta Uvarov, 1921
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Locusta migratoria migratoria Linnaeus, 1758Migratory Locust
Mioscirtus wagneri Eversmann, 1859
Notopleura pygmaea Vosseler, 1902
Ochrilidia gracilis gracilis Krauss, 1902
Oedaleus decorus Germar, 1825Handsome Cross Grasshopper
Oedipoda caerulescens caerulescens Linnaeus, 1758Blue-Winged Grasshopper
Oedipoda caerulescens sulfurescens Saussure, 1884
Oedipoda charpentieri Fieber, 1853Western Band-winged Grasshopper
Oedipoda coerulea Saussure, 1884Iberian Band-winged Grasshopper
Oedipoda fuscocincta Lucas, 1849Yellow Band-winged Grasshopper
Oedipoda fuscocincta fuscocincta Lucas, 1849
Oedipoda miniata (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Oedipoda coerulea Saussure, 1884
Oedipoda miniata miniata Pallas, 1771
Pachytylus danicus (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Locusta migratoria migratoria Linnaeus, 1758
Pezotettix giornae Rossi, 1794Common Maquis Grasshopper
Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust
Sphingoderus carinatus Saussure, 1888
Sphingonotus (Neosphingonotus) azurescens Rambur, 1838Azure Sand Grasshopper
Sphingonotus (Neosphingonotus) finotianus Saussure, 1885
Sphingonotus (Neosphingonotus) paradoxus Bey-Bienko, 1948
Sphingonotus (Neosphingonotus) tricinctus Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus (Parasphingonotus) radioserratus Johnsen, 1985
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) lucasii Saussure, 1888
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) picteti Krauss, 1892Tenerife Sand Grasshopper
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) rubescens Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) savignyi Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) vosseleri Krauss, 1902
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) wulumuqiensis Gong, Zheng ..., 2005
Sphingonotus desertorum (Vosseler, 1902)⇒ Sphingonotus wulumuqiensis Gong, Zheng ..., 2005
Sphodromerus decoloratus Finot, 1894
Stenohippus bonneti (Bolivar, 1885)⇒ Stenohippus mundus Walker, 1871
Stenohippus mundus Walker, 1871
Thalpomena algeriana (Lucas, 1849)⇒ Thalpomena coeruleipennis Finot, 1895
Thalpomena algeriana algeriana Lucas, 1849
Thalpomena coeruleipennis Finot, 1895
Thalpomena coerulescens Uvarov, 1923
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833
Trilophidia annulata Thunberg, 1815
Tropidopola cylindrica (Marschall, 1836)⇒ Tropidopola longicornis Fieber, 1853
Tropidopola longicornis Fieber, 1853
Truxalis annulata Thunberg, 1815
Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Truxalis nasutus Linnaeus, 1758
Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Wernerella picteti (Krauss, 1892)⇒ Sphingonotus picteti Krauss, 1892

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Tunisia
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalliptaminae
Tinkham, 1940
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEremogryllinae
Dirsh, 1956
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
14
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTropidopolinae
Jacobson, 1905
1
2
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