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Checklist for Infraorder Acrididea Song & al., 2015
and region Kansas (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
4968
10480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
4962
10473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
4804
10089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
76
228
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
22
126
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
5
72
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
4
70
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kansas
4 Families width 157 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts145SpeciesTaxom
Romaleidae Brunner von ..., 1893Lubber grasshopper2SpeciesTaxom
Proscopiidae Serville, 1838Jumping sticks1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kansas
70 Genera with 157 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Achurum Saussure, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Acrolophitus Thomas, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Aeoloplides Caudell, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Ageneotettix McNeill, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Amphitornus McNeill, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Aulocara Scudder, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Boopedon Thomas, 18253SpeciesTaxom
Brachystola Scudder, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Camnula Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Campylacantha Scudder, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Chloealtis Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Circotettix Scudder, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Conozoa Saussure, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Cordillacris Rehn, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Corynorhynchus Brunner von ..., 19791SpeciesTaxom
Dactylotum Charpentier, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Dendrotettix Packard, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Derotmema Scudder, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Eritettix Bruner, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Hadrotettix Scudder, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Hippiscus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Hippopedon Saussure, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Hypochlora Brunner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Indoscelimena Günther, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Leprus Saussure, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Leptysma Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1875Spur-throat grasshoppers43SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Mestobregma Scudder, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Metator McNeill, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Nebulatettix Gómez, Light..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Nomotettix Morse, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Opeia McNeill, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Palaisioscaria Günther, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1838Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Paratylotropidia Brunner, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Paropomala Scudder, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Paroxya Scudder, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Phaeoparia Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Phlibostroma Scudder, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Phoetaliotes Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Procolpia Stål, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopomala Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Psinidia Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Psoloessa Scudder, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1873Bird grasshoppers7SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18945SpeciesTaxom
Stenobothrus Fischer, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Stethophyma Fischer, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1758Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Tettigidea Scudder, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Tijucella Amédégnato &..., 19791SpeciesTaxom
Trachyrhachys Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 19018SpeciesTaxom
Tropidolophus Thomas, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Xanthippus Saussure, 18722SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kansas
157 Species and 4 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Achurum carinatum Walker, 1870Long-headed Toothpick Grasshopper
Acrolophitus hirtipes Say, 1825Green Fool Grasshopper
Aeoloplides turnbulli Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Aeoloplides turnbulli bruneri Caudell, 1907
Ageneotettix deorum Scudder, 1876White Whiskers Grasshopper
Amphitornus coloradus Thomas, 1873Striped Grasshopper
Arphia conspersa Scudder, 1875Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper
Arphia pseudonietana Thomas, 1870Red-winged Grasshopper
Arphia simplex Scudder, 1875Plains Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Arphia xanthoptera Burmeister, 1838Autumn Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Aulocara elliotti Thomas, 1870Big-headed grasshopper
Aulocara femoratum Scudder, 1899
Boopedon auriventris McNeill, 1899
Boopedon gracile Rehn, 1904Graceful Range Grasshopper
Boopedon nubilum Say, 1825Ebony Grasshopper
Brachystola magna Girard, 1854Lubber grasshopper
Camnula pellucida Scudder, 1862Clear-winged Grasshopper
Campylacantha olivacea Scudder, 1875
Chloealtis conspersa Harris, 1841Sprinkled Broad-Winged Grasshopper
Chorthippus (Chorthippus) albomarginatus De Geer, 1773Lesser marsh grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) brunneus Thunberg, 1815Common Field Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Circotettix rabula Rehn & Hebard, 1906Wrangler Grasshopper
Cordillacris crenulata Bruner, 1889Crenulate-winged Grasshopper
Cordillacris occipitalis Thomas, 1873Spotted-Winged Grasshopper
Corynorhynchus seriatus Piza, 1979
Dactylotum bicolor Charpentier, 1843Barber Pole Grasshopper
Dendrotettix quercus Packard, 1890Post Oak Grasshopper
Derotmema haydenii Rehn, J.A.G., 1919Hayden's Grasshopper
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Dissosteira longipennis Thomas, 1872High Plains Grasshopper
Encoptolophus costalis Scudder, 1862Dusky Grasshopper
Encoptolophus sordidus Burmeister, 1838Clouded Grasshopper
Eritettix abortivus Bruner, 1889Slant-faced Grasshopper
Eritettix simplex Scudder, 1869Velvet-striped Grasshopper
Hadrotettix magnificus Rehn, 1907Magnificent Grasshopper
Hadrotettix trifasciatus Say, 1825Threebanded Grasshopper
Hesperotettix speciosus Scudder, 1872
Hesperotettix viridis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Hippiscus ocelote Saussure, 1861Wrinkled Grasshopper
Hippopedon capito Stål, 1873Apache Grasshopper
Hypochlora alba Dodge, 1876Cudweed Grasshopper
Indoscelimena angulata Hancock, 1915
Leprus wheelerii Thomas, 1875
Leptysma marginicollis Serville, 1838Slender locust
Melanoplus angustipennis Dodge, 1877Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus arizonae Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus beameri Hebard, 1932
Melanoplus bispinosus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus borealis Fieber, 1853Northern grasshopper
Melanoplus bowditchi Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus dawsoni Scudder, 1875Dawson Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus discolor Scudder, 1878
Melanoplus fasciatus Walker, 1870Huckleberry Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurnigrum Scudder, 1899
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus flavidus Scudder, 1878Blue-legged Locust
Melanoplus foedus Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus gladstoni Scudder, 1897Gladston Grasshopper
Melanoplus glaucipes Scudder, 1875
Melanoplus gracilis Bruner, 1876Graceful Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus hinei Thomas, 1930
Melanoplus impudicus Scudder, 1897Immodest Locust
Melanoplus inconspicuus Caudell, 1902
Melanoplus infantilis Scudder, 1878Little spur-throat grasshopper
Melanoplus keeleri Thomas, 1874Keeler Grasshopper
Melanoplus lakinus Scudder, 1878Lakin grasshopper
Melanoplus macclungi Rehn, 1946
Melanoplus marginatus Scudder, 1876
Melanoplus marshallii Thomas, 1875
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus montanus Thomas, 1873
Melanoplus occidentalis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Melanoplus ponderosus Scudder, 1875Spur-throated Grasshopper
Melanoplus punctulatus Scudder, 1863Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus regalis Dodge, 1876
Melanoplus rusticus Stål, 1878
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanoplus scitulus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus scudderi Uhler, 1864Scudder's Short-winged Locust
Melanoplus spretus Walsh, 1866Rocky Mountain grasshopper
Melanoplus texanus Scudder, 1878
Melanoplus walshii Scudder, 1897Walsh's Locust
Melanoplus yarrowii Thomas, 1875
Mermiria bivittata Serville, 1838Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper
Mermiria intertexta Scudder, 1899Eastern Mermiria Grasshopper
Mermiria picta Walker, 1870Lively Mermiria Grasshopper
Mestobregma plattei Thomas, 1873Platte Range Grasshopper
Metator pardalinus Saussure, 1884Blue-legged Grasshopper
Nebulatettix subgracilis Caudell, 1903Southwestern Dusky Grasshopper
Nomotettix cristatus Scudder, 1862Crested Grouse Locust
Nomotettix parvus Morse, 1895Heath
Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826
Oedipoda miniata salina (Jacobson, 1905)⇒ Oedipoda miniata miniata Pallas, 1771
Opeia obscura Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Palaisioscaria calosoma calosoma (Günther, 1934)⇒ Palaisioscaria calosoma Günther, 1934
Paratettix aztecus Saussure, 1861
Paratettix cucullatus Burmeister, 1838Hooded Grouse Locust
Paratylotropidia beutenmuelleri Morse, 1907Beutenmüller´s Locust
Paratylotropidia brunneri Scudder, 1897
Pardalophora apiculata Harris, 1835Coral-Winged Grasshopper
Pardalophora haldemanii Scudder, 1872Haldeman's Locust
Pardalophora phoenicoptera Burmeister, 1838Orange-Winged Grasshopper
Pardalophora saussurei Scudder, 1892Labile stilt crab
Paropomala wyomingensis Thomas, 1871Wyoming Toothpick Grasshopper
Paroxya clavuligera Serville, 1838Olive-green Swamp Grasshopper
Phaeoparia megacephala Brunner von ..., 1861
Phlibostroma quadrimaculatum Thomas, 1871Four-Spotted Grasshopper
Phoetaliotes nebrascensis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus parallelus Zetterstedt, 1821Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudopomala brachyptera Scudder, 1862Bunch Grass Locust
Psinidia fenestralis Serville, 1838Long-horned Locust
Psoloessa delicatula Scudder, 1876Brown-Spotted Range Grasshopper
Psoloessa texana Scudder, 1875Spoon primrose-willow
Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841Green bird grasshopper
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Schistocerca damnifica Saussure, 1861Mischievous bird grasshopper
Schistocerca lineata (Scudder, 1899)⇒ Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841
Schistocerca nitens Thunberg, 1815Gray bird grasshopper
Schistocerca obscura Fabricius, 1798Obscure bird grasshopper
Schistocerca shoshone Thomas, 1873Green bird grasshopper
Spharagemon bolli Scudder, 1875Boll'S Grasshopper
Spharagemon collare Scudder, 1872Mottled sand grasshopper
Spharagemon cristatum Scudder, 1875Ridgeback Sand Grasshopper
Spharagemon equale Say, 1825Orange-legged Grasshopper
Spharagemon saxatile Morse, 1894Ground-laurel
Stenobothrus clavatus Willemse, 1979Club Toothed Grasshopper
Stethophyma celatum Otte, 1979
Stethophyma gracile Scudder, 1862Graceful Sedge Grasshopper
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper
Tetrix arenosa Burmeister, 1838Ornate Pygmy Grasshopper
Tetrix subulata Linnaeus, 1758Robust Groundhopper
Tettigidea lateralis Say, 1824Black-Sided Grouse Locust
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833
Tijucella polychroma Amédégnato &..., 1979
Trachyrhachys kiowa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Trimerotropis agrestis McNeill, 1900
Trimerotropis latifasciata Scudder, 1880
Trimerotropis maritima Harris, 1841Seaside Locust
Trimerotropis melanoptera McNeill, 1901
Trimerotropis pallidipennis Burmeister, 1838Pallid-winged grasshopper
Trimerotropis pistrinaria Saussure, 1884Olmec fiddler
Trimerotropis salina McNeill, 1901
Trimerotropis saxatilis McNeill, 1901
Tropidolophus formosus Say, 1825
Xanthippus corallipes Haldeman, 1852Redshanked Grasshopper
Xanthippus montanus Thomas, 1872

Subnodes of Acrididea with occurrences in Kansas
SuperfamilyTetrigoidea
Serville, 1838
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9
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Links, sources and further information
Acrididea at itis.gov