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Checklist for Infraorder Acrididea Song & al., 2015
and region Charleston (Jackson County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
17
27
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
17
27
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
17
27
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
2
5
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
2
5
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
1
2
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
1
2
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Charleston (Iowa)
1 Family width 6 Species
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Charleston (Iowa)
2 Genera with 6 Species
Melanoplus Stål, 1897Spur-throat grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1861Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Charleston (Iowa)
6 Species
Melanoplus angustipennis Dodge, 1877Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus gracilis Bruner, 1876Graceful Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus scudderi Uhler, 1864Scudder's Short-winged Locust
Melanoplus walshii Scudder, 1897Walsh's Locust
Schistocerca melanocera Stål, 1861Large painted locust


Links, sources and further information
Acrididea at itis.gov