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Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region West Carroll Parish (Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
193
884
989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
193
884
989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
185
866
965
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
18
34
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
7
20
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
9
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
9
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Carroll Parish
9 Genera with 13 Species
Achurum Saussure, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Amblytropidia Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Paroxya Scudder, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Stenacris F. Walker, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Carroll Parish
13 Species
Achurum carinatum Walker, 1870Long-headed Toothpick Grasshopper
Amblytropidia mysteca Saussure, 1861Brown Winter Grasshopper
Arphia conspersa Scudder, 1875Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus ponderosus Scudder, 1875Spur-throated Grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Paroxya atlantica Scudder, 1877Atlantic Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Stenacris vitreipennis Marschall, 1836Glassy-winged locust
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833

Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in West Carroll Parish
SubfamilyEyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptysminae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyOedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
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