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Checklist for Infraorder Acrididea Song & al., 2015
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
44
338
1205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
17
131
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
8
89
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
7
87
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ethiopia
7 Families width 143 Species and 43 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts102SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts32SpeciesTaxom
Thericleidae Burr, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Episactidae Burr, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Euschmidtiidae Rehn, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ethiopia
87 Genera with 143 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Acorypha Krauss, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17587SpeciesTaxom
Acrostegastes Karsch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1853
burrowing grasshoppers0SpeciesTaxom
Aethiopiacris La Greca, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Afroxyrrhepes Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Atractomorpha Saussure, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Aulacobothrus Bolivar, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Calephorus Fieber, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Cataloipus Bolívar, I., 19344SpeciesTaxom
Catantops Schaum, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Chirista Karsch, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Chrotogonus Serville, 19228SpeciesTaxom
Coryphosima Karsch, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Crucinotacris Jago, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Dictyophorus Thunberg, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Dnopherula Karsch, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Dorsthippus Donskoff, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Epacrocatantops Jago, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Eucoptacra Bolivar, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 193612SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 18766SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 19913SpeciesTaxom
Heteropternis Stål, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Humbe Bolivar, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Jasomenia Bolivar, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Kevanacris Dirsh, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Kraussaria Uvarov, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Leptacris Walker, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Leva I. Bolivar, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Lobopoma Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Lophothericles Descamps, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Malagassa Saussure, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Meruana Delucchi, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Metaxymecus Karsch, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Microschmidtia Descamps, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Morphopoides Rehn, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Neoleva Jago, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Neritius Bolivar, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Ochrilidia Stål, 19086SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 19264SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Oncothericles Descamps, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Ornithacris Uvarov, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Orthochtha Karsch, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Oxya Serville, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Oxyaeida Bolivar, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Paracinema Fischer, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Paracomacris Karsch, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Parasphenula Kevan, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Petasia Stephens, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Phaeocatantops Dirsh, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Phymateus Thunberg, 18735SpeciesTaxom
Phyteumas Bolivar, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Poekilocerus Serville, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Pternoscirta Saussure, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Pycnodictya Stål, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorpha Serville, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphella Bolivar, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Rastafaria Ramme, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdoplea Karsch, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ritchiella Mungai, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Robecchia Schulthess S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Shoacris Kevan, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Smilethericles Baccetti, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Spathosternum Krauss, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Sporobolius Uvarov, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Stenohippus Uvarov, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Stenoscepa Karsch, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Sudanacris Uvarov, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Tapesia1SpeciesTaxom
Taphronota Stål, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Truxaloides Dirsh, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Xiphoceriana Dirsh, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Zonocerus Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
143 Species and 43 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis Burmeister, 1838
Abisares viridipennis dromedarius Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acorypha johnstoni Kirby, 1902
Acorypha johnstoni oresbia Jago, 1967
Acorypha ornatipes Uvarov, 1950
Acrida bicolor Thunberg, 1815Long-headed grasshopper
Acrida deminuta (Bolivar, 1922)⇒ Acrida bicolor Thunberg, 1815
Acrida herbacea Bolivar, 1922
Acrida orientalis (Bolivar, 1919)⇒ Acrida bicolor Thunberg, 1815
Acrida reducta (Bolivar, 1922)⇒ Acrida herbacea Bolivar, 1922
Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acrostegastes rougeoti Donskoff, 1977
Aethiopiacris parva La Greca, 1994
Afroxyrrhepes procera Burmeister, 1838
Aiolopus longicornis Sjöstedt, 1910
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Anacridium melanorhodon Walker, 1870Sahelian tree locust
Anacridium melanorhodon arabafrum Dirsh & Uvarov, 1953Arabian tree locust
Anacridium melanorhodon melanorhodon Walker, 1870
Anacridium wernerellum Karny, 1907Sudan tree locust
Atractomorpha acutipennis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Atractomorpha acutipennis gerstaeckeri Bolivar, 1884
Aulacobothrus dorsatus Bolivar, 1912
Calephorus compressicornis Latreille, 1804
Cataloipus oberthuri Bolivar, 1890
Cataloipus oberthuri somali Schulthess S..., 1894
Cataloipus pulcher Sjöstedt, 1929
Cataloipus pulcher aethiopicus Uvarov, 1934
Catantops stramineus Walker, 1870
Chirista compta Walker, 1870
Chrotogonus arenicola somalicus Kevan, 1959
Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) homalodemus Blanchard, 1836
Chrotogonus homalodemus homalodemus Blanchard, 1836
Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) senegalensis Krauss, 1877
Chrotogonus senegalensis abyssinicus Bolivar, 1904
Chrotogonus (Obbiacris) tuberculatus Kevan, 1959
Chrotogonus abyssinicus (Bolivar, 1904)⇒ Chrotogonus senegalensis abyssinicus Bolivar, 1904
Chrotogonus aethiopicus (Bolivar, 1922)⇒ Chrotogonus arenicola somalicus Kevan, 1959
Coryphosima abyssinica Uvarov, 1934
Coryphosima danieli Massa, 2016
Coryphosima stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Coryphosima stenoptera montana Uvarov, 1953
Coryphosima stenoptera stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Crucinotacris cruciata Bolivar, 1912
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica abyssinica Uvarov, 1941
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Dictyophorus (Tapesiella) griseus Reiche & Fai..., 1849
Dictyophorus griseus griseus Fairmaire & ..., 1847
Dictyophorus impotens oberthueri Bolivar, 1894
Dnopherula cruciata (Bolivar, 1912)⇒ Crucinotacris cruciata Bolivar, 1912
Dorsthippus baleensis Donskoff, 1977Bale Dwarf Grasshopper
Epacrocatantops curvicercus Miller, 1929
Eucoptacra anguliflava Karsch, 1893
Eucoptacra exigua Bolivar, 1912
Eucoptacra gowdeyi Uvarov, 1923
Eyprepocnemis abyssinica Uvarov, 1921
Gastrimargus abessina Sjostedt, 1928
Gastrimargus africanus africanus Saussure, 1888
Gastrimargus determinatus Walker, 1871
Gastrimargus determinatus determinatus Walker, 1871
Gastrimargus determinatus vitripennis Saussure, 1888
Gastrimargus hyla Sjöstedt, 1928
Gastrimargus rothschildi Bolivar, 1922
Gastrimargus rothschildi luteifemur Ritchie, J.M., 1982
Gastrimargus rothschildi rothschildi Bolivar, 1922
Gastrimargus verticalis Saussure, 1884
Gastrimargus verticalis verticalis Saussure, 1884
Gastrimargus volkensi (Uvarov, 1936)⇒ Gastrimargus determinatus determinatus Walker, 1871
Gymnobothrus cruciatus Bolivar, 1889
Gymnobothrus inflexus Uvarov, 1934
Gymnobothrus lineaalba Bolivar, 1889
Gymnobothrus subcarinatus Bolivar, 1922
Gymnobothrus temporalis Stål, 1876
Gymnobothrus temporalis temporalis Stål, 1876
Heteracris coerulescens Stål, 1876
Heteracris juliea Grunshaw, 1991
Heteracris nefasitensis Grunshaw, 1991
Heteropternis minuta Uvarov, 1934
Humbe tenuicornis Schaum, 1853
Jasomenia sansibara Karsch, 1896
Jasomenia sansibarica Karsch, 1896
Kevanacris squamiptera Kevan, 1951Ethiopian Agile Grasshopper
Kraussaria angulifera Krauss, 1877
Leptacris kraussii Bolivar, 1890
Leva aethiopica Bolivar, 1922
Lobopoma ambages Karsch, 1896
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Locusta migratoria migratorioides Reiche, L.J...., 1849African Migratory Locust
Lophothericles ohanus Descamps, 1977
Malagassa leptotes Brancsik, 1893
Meruana liriomyzae Boucek, 1988
Meruana usambarica Karsch, 1896
Metaxymecus gracilipes Brancsik, 1895
Microschmidtia uala Descamps, 1973
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Morphopoides tessmanni Günther, 1939
Neoleva mega Jago, 1996
Neritius abyssinicus Uvarov, 1934
Neritius kebreabstretchi Jago, 1994
Neritius rothschildi Bolivar, 1914
Ochrilidia aethiopica (Salfi, 1931)⇒ Ochrilidia gracilis gracilis Krauss, 1902
Ochrilidia cretacea Bolivar, 1914
Ochrilidia gracilis Krauss, 1902
Ochrilidia gracilis gracilis Krauss, 1902
Ochrilidia gracilis nyuki Sjöstedt, 1909
Ochrilidia martini Bolivar, 1908
Oedaleus flavus Linnaeus, 1758
Oedaleus flavus somaliensis Sjöstedt, 1931
Oedaleus instillatus Burr, 1900
Oedaleus nigeriensis Uvarov, 1926
Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826
Oncothericles biplagiatus Bolivar, 1899
Ornithacris cyanea Stoll, 1813
Ornithacris cyanea cyanea Stoll, 1813
Orthochtha dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869
Orthochtha dasycnemis dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869
Orthochtha venosa Ramme, 1929
Oxya hyla Serville, 1831
Oxya hyla hyla Serville, 1831Small rice grasshopper
Oxyaeida kebreabstretchi Jago, 1994
Paracinema tricolor Thunberg, 1815Tricolor Grasshopper
Paracinema tricolor tricolor Thunberg, 1815Vlei Grasshopper
Paracomacris deceptor (Karsch, 1900)⇒ Coryphosima stenoptera stenoptera Schaum, 1853
Parasphenula abyssinica Uvarov, 1934
Parasphenula boranensis Salfi, 1939
Petasia grisea (Fairmaire & ..., 1847)⇒ Dictyophorus griseus Reiche & Fai..., 1849
Phaeocatantops decoratus Gerstaecker, 1869
Phaeocatantops decoratus decoratus Gerstaecker, 1869
Phymateus (Phymateus) aegrotus Gerstaecker, 1869
Phymateus (Phymateus) cinctus Fabricius, 1793
Phymateus (Phymateus) pulcherrimus Bolivar, 1904
Phymateus (Phymateus) viridipes Stål, 1873
Phymateus viridipes viridipes Stål, 1873Green Milkweed Locust
Phyteumas purpurascens Karsch, 1896
Phyteumas purpurascens purpurascens Karsch, 1896
Poekilocerus bufonius Klug, 1832Usher hopper
Poekilocerus bufonius hieroglyphicus Klug, J.C.F., 1829
Poekilocerus bufonius vittatus Klug, J.C.F., 1829
Poekilocerus vignaudi (Guérin-Ménev..., 1849)⇒ Pyrgomorpha vignaudi vignaudi Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Pycnodictya galinieri Reiche & Fai..., 1849
Pycnodictya galinieri galinieri Fairmaire & ..., 1850
Pyrgomorpha (Phymelloides) johnseni Schmidt, 1999
Pyrgomorpha (Phymelloides) vignaudii Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Pyrgomorpha vignaudii vignaudii Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Pyrgomorpha vignaudi vignaudi Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Pyrgomorphella sphenarioides Bolivar, 1904Ethiopian Stick Grasshopper
Rastafaria abessinica Ramme, 1931
Rhabdoplea munda Karsch, 1893
Ritchiella uvarovi Sjöstedt, 1924
Robecchia tricolor Baccetti, 1991
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust
Shoacris bormansi Bolivar, 1884
Smilethericles borana Baccetti, 1997
Spathosternum pygmaeum Karsch, 1893
Sphingonotus (Parasphingonotus) turkanae Uvarov, 1938
Sporobolius jacksoni Kevan, 1956
Stenohippus aethiopicus Uvarov, 1938
Stenohippus maculifemur Jago, 1996
Stenohippus xanthus Karny, 1907
Stenoscepa abyssinica (Uvarov, 1934)⇒ Parasphenula abyssinica Uvarov, 1934
Stenoscepa montana Uvarov, 1934
Stenoscepa picta Bolivar, 1884
Sudanacris cholawo Grunshaw, 1996
Tapesia aethiopicus (Bolivar, 1922)⇒ Dictyophorus impotens oberthueri Bolivar, 1894
Taphronota (Taphronota) calliparea (Schaum, 1853)⇒ Taphronota grandis Kevan, 1975
Taphronota calliparea calliparea Schaum, 1853
Taphronota calliparea dimidiata (Bolivar, 1904)⇒ Taphronota grandis Kevan, 1975
Taphronota (Taphronota) grandis Kevan, 1975
Taphronota dimidiata Bolivar, 1904
Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870
Truxalis burtti Dirsh, 1950
Truxaloides braziliensis Drury, 1770
Truxaloides braziliensis braziliensis Drury, 1773
Xiphoceriana atrox Gerstaecker, 1869
Xiphoceriana brunneriana Saussure, 1887
Xiphoceriana cristata Saussure, 1887
Zonocerus variegatus Linnaeus, 1758Elegant grasshopper

Subnodes of Acrididea with occurrences in Ethiopia
SuperfamilyTetrigoidea
Serville, 1838
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