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Checklist for Infraorder Acrididea Song & al., 2015
and region Bismarck Archipelago (Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
231
1127
2069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
230
1126
2068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
220
1100
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
23
61
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
8
34
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
4
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
4
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bismarck Archipelago
4 Families width 10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts3SpeciesTaxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts5SpeciesTaxom
Chorotypidae Stål, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bismarck Archipelago
8 Genera with 10 Species
Desmopterella Ramme, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1877Spur-throat grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Mnesicles Stål, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Noonacris Kevan, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Opiptacris Walker, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1938Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Stenocatantops Dirsh, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Valanga Uvarov, 1932Red-legged Valanga2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bismarck Archipelago
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Desmopterella dahli Ramme, 1941
Desmopterella prasina Bolivar, 1905
Melanoplus angustipennis Dodge, 1877Narrow-winged Locust
Mnesicles equatorialis Blackith, 1973
Noonacris pusilla Kevan, 1966
Opiptacris alata Willemse, 1975
Opiptacris castanea Kevan, 1966
Paratettix vexator Günther, 1938
Stenocatantops angustifrons Walker, 1870Common tropical sharptail
Valanga nobilis Sjöstedt, 1930
Valanga nobilis miokoana Sjöstedt, 1932

Subnodes of Acrididea with occurrences in Bismarck Archipelago
SuperfamilyTetrigoidea
Serville, 1838
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acrididea at itis.gov