Checklist for Family Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 (Grasshoppers and locusts)
and region Zambia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 333
3740
9137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 331
3738
9135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 309
3639
8842 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 38
238
362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas | 15
136
189 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers | 8
102
150 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
| 8
102
150 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
| 3
73
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Acrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers | 68
105 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Zambia
68 Genera with 105 Species #ABCDEGHJLMOPRSTVXZ
| Acanthacris Uvarov, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Acanthoxia Bolivar, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acorypha Krauss, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Acrida Linnaeus, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Acrophymus Uvarov, 1897 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aiolopus Fieber, 1953 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anacridium Uvarov, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aulacobothrus Bolivar, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bocagella Bolívar, I., 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachyphymus Uvarov, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cannula I. Bolivar, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardenius Bolivar, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cataloipus Bolívar, I., 1890 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catantops Schaum, 1929 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chokwea Uvarov, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crobylostenus Ramme, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 1758 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dnopherula Karsch, 1953 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eleutherotheca Karny, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucoptacra Bolivar, 1912 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Eupropacris Walker, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryphymus Stål, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Exopropacris Dirsh, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gastrimargus Saussure, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonista Bolivar, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 1876 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiacris Walker, 1953 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heteracris Walker, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropternis Stål, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Homoxyrrhepes Uvarov, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Humbe Bolivar, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jasomenia Bolivar, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptacris Walker, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leva I. Bolivar, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Locusta Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesopsera Bolivar, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesopsis Bolivar, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metaxymecus Karsch, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morphacris Walker, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontomelus Bolivar, 1995 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Oedaleus Fieber, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oedipoda Latreille, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oraistes Karsch, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornithacris Uvarov, 1943 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Orthochtha Karsch, 1912 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Oxya Serville, 1831 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oxycatantops Dirsh, 1989 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Paracardenius Bolivar, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parepistaurus Karsch, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parga Walker, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaeocatantops Dirsh, 1900 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phymeurus Giglio-Tos, 1966 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platyverticula Jago, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilocerastis Ramme, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudogmothela Karny, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoleva Jago, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhaphotittha Karsch, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schistocerca Stål, 1899 | Bird grasshoppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spathosternum Krauss, 1876 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenocrobylus Gerstaecker, 1953 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strombocardeniopsis Jago, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sumba Bolivar, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tenuihippus Willemse, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Truxalis Fabricius, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vitticatantops Sjöstedt, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenocatantops Dirsh & Uvarov, 1929 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zambiacris Johnsen, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Zambia
105 Species and 15 Subspecies | Acanthacris aithioptera Mungai, 1987 | | | Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787 | | | Acanthoxia gladiator Westwood, 1841 | | | Acorypha nigrovariegata Bolivar, 1889 | | | Acorypha nigrovariegata tibialis Kirby, W.F., 1902 | | | Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869 | | | Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758 | Long-headed grasshopper | | Acrophymus cuspidatus Karsch, 1900 | Miombo Agile Grasshopper | | Acrophymus lobipennis Miller, 1949 | Okavango Agile Grasshopper | | Acrophymus squamipennis Brancsik, 1897 | Eastern Agile Grasshopper | | Aiolopus longicornis Sjöstedt, 1910 | | | Aiolopus simulatrix Walker, 1870 | Sudan plague locust | | Aiolopus simulatrix femoralis Uvarov, 1953 | | | Anacridium burri Dirsh & Uvarov, 1953 | | | Anacridium wernerellum Karny, 1907 | Sudan tree locust | | Aulacobothrus dorsatus Bolivar, 1912 | | | Bocagella acutipennis Miller, 1932 | | | Brachyphymus siloana Willemse, 1994 | Siloana Agile Grasshopper | | Cannula gracilis Burmeister, 1838 | Grass-mimicking Grasshopper | | Cardenius sheffieldi Bolivar, 1912 | | | Cataloipus oberthuri Bolivar, 1890 | | | Cataloipus oberthuri oberthuri Bolivar, 1890 | | | Catantops melanostictus Schaum, 1853 | | | Catantops terminalis Ramme, 1929 | | | Chokwea bredoi Uvarov, 1953 | | | Crobylostenus indecisus Bolivar, 1912 | | | Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813 | | | Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa aeruginosa Stoll, 1813 | | | Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow-backed grasshopper | | Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Dnopherula dubia Hollis, 1966 | | | Dnopherula obliquifrons Bolivar, 1912 | | | Dnopherula richardsi Uvarov, 1953 | Short-winged Miombo Grasshopper | | Eleutherotheca fungosa Bolivar, 1889 | | | Eucoptacra bidens Uvarov, 1953 | | | Eucoptacra exigua Bolivar, 1912 | | | Eucoptacra gowdeyi Uvarov, 1923 | | | Eucoptacra poecila Uvarov, 1939 | | | Eucoptacra sheffieldi Bolivar, 1912 | | | Eucoptacra torquata Bolivar, 1912 | | | Eupropacris cylindricollis Schaum, 1853 | | | Euryphymus tuberculatus Martínez y F..., 1898 | Common Agile Grasshopper | | Exopropacris decipiens Karsch, 1900 | | | Eyprepocnemis plorans ibandana Giglio-Tos, 1907 | | | Gastrimargus africanus Saussure, 1889 | | | Gonista meridionalis Johnsen, 1983 | | | Gymnobothrus anchietae Bolivar, 1889 | | | Gymnobothrus cruciatus Bolivar, 1889 | | | Gymnobothrus flaviventris Uvarov, 1953 | | | Gymnobothrus lineaalba Bolivar, 1889 | | | Gymnobothrus temporalis Stål, 1876 | | | Gymnobothrus temporalis temporalis Stål, 1876 | | | Hemiacris fervens Walker, 1870 | | | Hemiacris rammei Uvarov, 1953 | | | Heteracris attenuata Uvarov, 1921 | | | Heteropternis pugnax Bolivar, 1912 | | | Heteropternis thoracica Walker, 1870 | | | Homoxyrrhepes incerta Salfi, 1954 | | | Homoxyrrhepes punctipennis Walker, 1870 | | | Humbe tenuicornis Schaum, 1853 | | | Jasomenia sansibara Karsch, 1896 | | | Leptacris monteiroi monteiroi Bolivar, 1890 | | | Leva striolifrons Jago, 1996 | | | Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758 | African migratory locust | | Mesopsera filum Bolivar, 1890 | | | Mesopsis laticornis Krauss, 1877 | | | Metaxymecus gracilipes Brancsik, 1895 | | | Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815 | | | Odontomelus cytidonotus Jago, 1995 | | | Odontomelus scalatus Karsch, 1896 | | | Odontomelus scalatus scalatus Karsch, 1896 | | | Odontomelus zambiensis Jago, 1995 | | | Oedaleus nigeriensis Uvarov, 1926 | | | Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848) | ⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826 | | Oraistes luridus Karsch, 1896 | | | Ornithacris pictula Walker, 1870 | | | Ornithacris pictula cruenta Rehn, J.A.G., 1943 | | | Orthochtha angusticornis Popov & Fish..., 1992 | | | Orthochtha angusticornis zambiae Popov, G.B. ..., 1992 | | | Orthochtha dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869 | | | Orthochtha dasycnemis dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869 | | | Orthochtha dimorphipes Uvarov, 1953 | | | Orthochtha nigricornis Karsch, 1893 | | | Orthochtha nigricornis prasina Bolivar, 1912 | | | Oxya hyla Serville, 1831 | | | Oxya hyla hyla Serville, 1831 | Small rice grasshopper | | Oxycatantops adustus Walker, 1870 | | | Oxycatantops spissus Walker, 1870 | | | Oxycatantops zambiensis Jago, 1989 | | | Paracardenius lineatus Uvarov, 1953 | | | Parepistaurus mupundui Green, 1998 | | | Parepistaurus stigmaticus Bolivar, 1912 | | | Parga viridescens Sjöstedt, 1931 | | | Phaeocatantops decoratus Gerstaecker, 1869 | | | Phaeocatantops decoratus decoratus Gerstaecker, 1869 | | | Phaeocatantops solitarius Karsch, 1900 | | | Phymeurus granulatus Uvarov, 1922 | East African Agile Grasshopper | | Phymeurus rhodesianus Mason, 1966 | Eastern Zambian Agile Grasshopper | | Platyverticula eucteana Jago, 1983 | | | Poecilocerastis striata Ramme, 1929 | | | Poecilocerastis tricolor Bolivar, 1912 | | | Pseudogmothela pedestris Uvarov, 1953 | | | Pseudoleva media Uvarov, 1953 | | | Rhaphotittha rhodesiana Uvarov, 1953 | | | Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841 | Green bird grasshopper | | Schistocerca lineata (Scudder, 1899) | ⇒ Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841 | | Spathosternum nigro-taeniatum Stål, 1876 | | | Spathosternum nigrotaeniatum Stål, 1876 | | | Stenocrobylus junior Uvarov, 1953 | | | Stenocrobylus spec Uvarov, 1953 | | | Strombocardeniopsis porphyrus Jago, 1984 | | | Sumba roseipennis Bolivar, 1912 | | | Tenuihippus parvus Willemse, 1994 | | | Truxalis burtti Dirsh, 1950 | | | Vitticatantops zambianus Johnsen, 1981 | | | Xenocatantops parazernyi Jago, 1982 | | | Xenocatantops zernyi Ramme, 1929 | | | Zambiacris townsendi Johnsen, 1983 | |
Subnodes of Acrididae with occurrences in Zambia | Subfamily | Acridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers, Slant-faced and Band-winged Grasshoppers | 12
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calliptaminae
Tinkham, 1940
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Catantopinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Spur-throated grasshoppers, Spur-throated Grasshoppers and Locusts | 12
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Coptacridinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
| 4
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers | 5
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Euryphyminae
Dirsh, 1956
| 4
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Eyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
| 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Gomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers | 9
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hemiacridinae
Dirsh, 1956
| 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Oedipodinae
Walker, 1871
Band-winged grasshoppers | 9
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Oxyinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Moisture-loving Grasshoppers | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Tropidopolinae
Jacobson, 1905
| 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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