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Checklist for Infraorder Acrididea Song & al., 2015
and region Amherst County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
157
478
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
157
478
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
143
449
548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
14
32
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
6
22
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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

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


List of families for Amherst County
2 Families width 15 Species
Acrididae (MacLeay, 1819)Grasshoppers and locusts12SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Amherst County
15 Genera with 15 Species
Arphia Stål, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Nomotettix Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1838Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Psinidia Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1798Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1838Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amherst County
15 Species
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Nomotettix cristatus Scudder, 1862Crested Grouse Locust
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Paratettix cucullatus Burmeister, 1838Hooded Grouse Locust
Pardalophora apiculata Harris, 1835Coral-Winged Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Psinidia fenestralis Serville, 1838Long-horned Locust
Schistocerca obscura Fabricius, 1798Obscure bird grasshopper
Tetrix arenosa Burmeister, 1838Ornate Pygmy Grasshopper
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833

Subnodes of Acrididea with occurrences in Amherst County
SuperfamilyTetrigoidea
Serville, 1838
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acrididea at itis.gov