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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
6372
16248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
6368
16244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
6239
15904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
56
332
672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
19
149
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
10
78
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
8
73
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
58
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
41
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
40 Genera with 60 Species
#ABCDEHLMOPRSTVXZ
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Aptoceras Bruner, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Baeacris Rowell & Car..., 19731SpeciesTaxom
Belosacris Rehn & Eades, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Brunneria Saussure, 1869Brunner´s Stick Mantis2SpeciesTaxom
Catantops Schaum, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Cauratettix Roberts, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Chibchacris Hebard, 19794SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Copiocera Burmeister, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Copiotettix Descamps, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Cornops Scudder, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Coscineuta Stål, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrotettix Bruner, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Dendrophilacris Descamps, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Eritettix Bruner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Eutryxalis Bruner, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Heliastus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Lactista Saussure, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Leptysma Stål, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Liebermannacris Matiotti da ..., 18781SpeciesTaxom
Meridacris Roberts, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Oreophilacris Roberts, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Orphula Stål, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 17733SpeciesTaxom
Orphulina Giglio-Tos, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Paulinia Blanchard, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Pediella Roberts, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Rhammatocerus Saussure, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1862Bird grasshoppers6SpeciesTaxom
Sitalces animalSitalc..., 18781SpeciesTaxom
Staurorhectus Giglio-Tos, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Stenacris F. Walker, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Stenopola Stål, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Timotes Roberts, 19374SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Tucayaca Bruner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Vilerna Stål, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Xiphiola Bolivar, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Zygoclistron Rehn, 19731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
60 Species and 9 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Aptoceras signatus Descamps, 1976
Baeacris maquiritare Carbonell & ..., 1973
Belosacris coccineipes Bruner, 1906
Brunneria gracilis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Brunneria subaptera Saussure, 1869Small-Winged Stick Mantis
Cauratettix borellii Giglio-Tos, 1894
Cauratettix gracilis Roberts, 1937
Chibchacris bordoni Ronderos, 1979
Chibchacris carrikeri Roberts, 1937
Chibchacris fernandezi Ronderos, 1979
Chibchacris meridensis Ronderos, 1979
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) eisentrauti Ramme, 1931Eisentraut's Bow-winged Grasshopper
Copiocera harroweri Hebard, 1924
Copiotettix venezuelae Descamps, 1984
Cornops aquaticum Bruner, 1906
Cornops frenatum Marschall, 1836
Cornops frenatum frenatum Marschall, 1836
Coscineuta matensis Rehn, 1918
Cylindrotettix uniformis Bruner, 1911
Dendrophilacris venezuelae Descamps, 1976
Eritettix simplex Scudder, 1869Velvet-striped Grasshopper
Eutryxalis filata Walker, 1870
Eutryxalis filata bellula (Rehn, J.A.G., 1944)⇒ Eutryxalis filata Walker, 1870
Heliastus sumichrasti Saussure, 1861
Lactista stramineus Erichson, 1848
Leptysma filiformis Serville, 1838
Leptysma intermedia Bruner, 1911
Liebermannacris punctifrons Stål, 1878
Meridacris diabolica Roberts, 1937
Meridacris subaptera Roberts, 1937
Oreophilacris paramonis Roberts, 1937
Orphula jucunda Bolivar, 1896
Orphulella concinnula Walker, 1870
Orphulella patruelis Bolivar, 1896
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Orphulina balloui Rehn, 1905
Paulinia acuminata De Geer, 1773Salvinia grasshopper
Pediella colorata Roberts, 1937
Rhammatocerus schistocercoides Rehn, 1906Mato Grosso locust
Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841Green bird grasshopper
Schistocerca nitens Thunberg, 1815Gray bird grasshopper
Schistocerca nitens nitens Thunberg, 1815Grasshopper
Schistocerca orinoco Dirsh, 1974
Schistocerca pallens Thunberg, 1815Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca rubiginosa Harris, 1862Rusty bird grasshopper
Sitalces coxalis Stål, 1878
Staurorhectus longicornis Giglio-Tos, 1897
Staurorhectus longicornis longicornis Giglio-Tos, 1897
Stenacris fissicauda Bruner, 1908
Stenacris fissicauda fissicauda Bruner, 1908
Stenacris xanthochlora Marschall, 1836
Stenopola dorsalis Thunberg, 1827
Stenopola puncticeps Stål, 1861
Stenopola puncticeps curtipennis Roberts & Ca..., 1979
Stenopola puncticeps surinama Bruner, 1920
Timotes affinis Roberts, 1937
Timotes aliquantulus Ronderos & C..., 1982
Timotes malleatus Ronderos & C..., 1982
Timotes parvum Roberts, 1937
Trimerotropis pallidipennis andeana (Rehn, J.A.G., 1939)⇒ Trimerotropis andeana Rehn, 1939
Tucayaca biserrata Roberts, 1977
Vilerna aeneooculata De Geer, 1773
Vilerna elongata Descamps & A..., 1989
Xiphiola cyanoptera Gerstaecker, 1889
Zygoclistron roraimae Carbonell, 1973

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCatantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCopiocerinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptysminae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
6
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatolampinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPauliniinae
Hebard, 1923
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProctolabinae
Amédégnato, 1974
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Acrididae (MacLeay 1819)
Acrididae (MacLeay 1819)


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