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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
93
232
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
93
232
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
83
208
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
7
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
4
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Milton (Albemarle County)
1 Family width 6 Species
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Milton (Albemarle County)
4 Genera with 6 Species
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1897Spur-throat grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Milton (Albemarle County)
6 Species
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Melanoplus eurycercus Hebard, 1920
Melanoplus propinquus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus viridipes (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Melanoplus hubbelli Hebard, 1935
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper


Links, sources and further information
Acrididea at itis.gov