Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Western Cape (Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 528
5425
11871 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 526
5418
11860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 502
5315
11672 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 51
234
367 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas | 24
164
254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers | 10
116
178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
| 9
115
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
| 4
95
146 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Acrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers | 68
100 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Western Cape
68 Genera with 100 Species #ABCDEFGHKLMNOPRSTVX
| Abisares Stål, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acanthacris Uvarov, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acocksacris Dirsh, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acrida Linnaeus, 1758 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Acrotylus Fieber, 1838 | burrowing grasshoppers | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Aiolopus Fieber, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Amblyphymus Uvarov, 1922 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Anacridium Uvarov, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaeolopus Uvarov, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aneuryphymus Uvarov, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arphia Stål, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brownacris Dirsh, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliptamicus Uvarov, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Calliptamulus Uvarov, 1922 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Camnula Stål, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chondracris Uvarov, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Choroedocus Bolivar, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chorthippus Fieber, 1969 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chortophaga Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dirshacris Brown, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dissosteira Scudder, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Duronia Stål, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Euloryma Spearman, 2013 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Euryphymus Stål, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 1825 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Frontifissia Key, 1956 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gastrimargus Saussure, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 1876 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heteracris Walker, 1876 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropternis Stål, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Humbe Bolivar, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Keya Uvarov, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leva I. Bolivar, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Locusta Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Locustana Uvarov, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Lounsburyna Uvarov, 1922 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Melanoplus Stål, 1920 | Spur-throat grasshoppers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Meruana Delucchi, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morphacris Walker, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmeleotettix Bolivar, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopedies Hebard, 1991 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oedaleus Fieber, 1773 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Omocestus Bolivar, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxya Serville, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachyphymus Uvarov, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paracinema Fischer, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paragymnobothrus Karny, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraxenotettix Dirsh, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platypternodes Bolivar, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plegmapteroides Dirsh, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plegmapterus Martínez y F..., 1956 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pnorisa Stål, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pycnodictya Stål, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhachitopis Uvarov, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schistocerca Stål, 1775 | Bird grasshoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scintharista Saussure, 1873 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spharagemon Scudder, 1872 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonotus Fieber, 1876 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tmetonota Saussure, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trilophidia Stål, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trimerotropis Stål, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Truxalis Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Truxaloides Dirsh, 1815 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tylotropidius Stål, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vitticatantops Sjöstedt, 1815 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xenotettix Uvarov, 1925 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Western Cape
100 Species and 3 Subspecies | Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914 | | | Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787 | | | Acocksacris karruensis Dirsh, 1958 | | | Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873 | | | Acrida gigantea Herbst, 1786 | | | Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869 | | | Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758 | Long-headed grasshopper | | Acrotylus angulatus Stål, 1876 | | | Acrotylus apricarius Stål, 1873 | | | Acrotylus crassus Saussure, 1884 | | | Acrotylus deustus Thunberg, 1815 | | | Acrotylus furcifer Saussure, 1888 | | | Acrotylus hottentotus Saussure, 1884 | | | Acrotylus insubricus (Scopoli, 1786) | ⇒ Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901 | | Acrotylus junodi Schulthess S..., 1899 | | | Acrotylus patruelis Herrich-Scha..., 1838 | Slender Burrowing Grasshopper | | Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781 | Australian aiolopus | | Anacridium moestum Serville, 1838 | Tree Locust | | Anaeolopus dorsalis Thunberg, 1815 | | | Aneuryphymus rhodesianus Uvarov, 1922 | Wolkberg Agile Grashopper | | Arphia pseudonietana Thomas, 1870 | Red-winged Grasshopper | | Brownacris namaquensis Brown, 1972 | | | Calliptamicus antennatus Kirby, 1902 | Kirby's Agile Grasshopper | | Calliptamicus semiroseus Serville, 1838 | Southern Agile Grasshopper | | Camnula pellucida Scudder, 1862 | Clear-winged Grasshopper | | Chondracris rosea De Geer, 1773 | | | Choroedocus capensis Thunberg, 1815 | | | Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) brunneus Thunberg, 1815 | Common Field Grasshopper | | Chorthippus peneri Fishelson, 1969 | | | Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773 | Blushing grasshopper | | Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813 | | | Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa aeruginosa Stoll, 1813 | | | Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow-backed grasshopper | | Dirshacris aridus Brown, 1959 | | | Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Carolina Grasshopper | | Duronia chloronota Stål, 1876 | | | Euryphymus haematopus Linnaeus, 1758 | Red-legged Agile Grasshopper | | Euryphymus tuberculatus Martínez y F..., 1898 | Common Agile Grasshopper | | Eyprepocnemis calceata Serville, 1838 | | | Eyprepocnemis plorans Charpentier, 1825 | Lamenting Grasshopper | | Frontifissia elegans Key, 1937 | | | Frontifissia laevata Dirsh, 1956 | | | Gastrimargus determinatus Walker, 1871 | | | Gymnobothrus carinatus Uvarov, 1941 | | | Gymnobothrus temporalis Stål, 1876 | | | Heteracris calliptamoides Uvarov, 1921 | | | Heteracris prasinata Stål, 1876 | | | Heteropternis pudica Serville, 1838 | | | Heteropternis thoracica Walker, 1870 | | | Humbe tenuicornis Schaum, 1853 | | | Keya capicola Uvarov, 1941 | | | Leva callosa Uvarov, 1922 | | | Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758 | African migratory locust | | Locustana pardalina Walker, 1870 | Brown locust | | Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825 | Spur-Throated Grasshoppers | | Melanoplus elater Strohecker, 1963 | | | Melanoplus fasciatus Walker, 1870 | Huckleberry Grasshopper | | Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798 | Migratory grasshopper | | Melanoplus viridipes eurycercus (Hebard, 1920) | ⇒ Melanoplus eurycercus Hebard, 1920 | | Meruana liriomyzae Boucek, 1988 | | | Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815 | | | Myrmeleotettix maculatus Thunberg, 1815 | Common Club Grasshopper | | Neopedies digitatus Ronderos, 1991 | | | Neopedies guarani Ronderos, 1991 | | | Oedaleus flavus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Oedaleus nigrofasciatus De Geer, 1773 | | | Omocestus (Omocestus) viridulus Sahlberg, 1893 | Common green grasshopper | | Oxya hyla Serville, 1831 | | | Pachyphymus cristulifer Serville, 1838 | Ridgebacked Agile Grasshopper | | Paracinema tricolor Thunberg, 1815 | Tricolor Grasshopper | | Paragymnobothrus rufipes Uvarov, 1925 | | | Paraxenotettix calcaratus Uvarov, 1925 | | | Platypternodes brevipes Stål, 1876 | | | Plegmapteroides minutus Dirsh, 1959 | Short-legged Agile Grasshopper | | Plegmapterus fernandezi Uvarov, 1922 | Nama-Karoo Agile Grasshopper | | Plegmapterus saturatus Walker, 1870 | Yellow-legged Agile Grasshopper | | Plegmapterus sinuosus Martínez y F..., 1898 | Rugose Agile Grasshopper | | Plegmapterus splendens Dirsh, 1956 | Pink Agile Grasshopper | | Pnorisa squalus Stål, 1861 | | | Pycnodictya obscura Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Rhachitopis nigripes Uvarov, 1922 | Dark-legged Agile Grasshopper | | Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775 | Desert locust | | Scintharista magnifica Uvarov, 1922 | | | Scintharista saucia Stål, 1873 | | | Spharagemon bolli Scudder, 1875 | Boll'S Grasshopper | | Spharagemon collare Scudder, 1872 | Mottled sand grasshopper | | Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) capensis Saussure, 1884 | | | Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) nigripennis Serville, 1838 | | | Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) scabriculus Stål, 1876 | | | Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833) | ⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833 | | Tmetonota verrucosa Saussure, 1888 | | | Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870 | | | Trimerotropis huroniana Walker, 1902 | Lake Huron Locust | | Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902 | | Truxaloides braziliensis Drury, 1770 | | | Truxaloides serratus Thunberg, 1815 | | | Tylotropidius didymus Thunberg, 1815 | | | Vitticatantops fasciatus Karny, 1907 | | | Vitticatantops humeralis Thunberg, 1815 | | | Xenotettix albicans Miller, 1932 | | | Xenotettix armipes Uvarov, 1925 | |
Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Western Cape | Subfamily | Acridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers | 7
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Catantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts | 7
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Euryphyminae
Dirsh, 1956
| 9
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Eyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
| 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Gomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers | 9
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hemiacridinae
Dirsh, 1956
| 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers | 2
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Oedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers | 21
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Oxyinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Moisture-loving Grasshoppers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Acrididae (MacLeay 1819) |
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