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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
4988
11427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
525
4982
11420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
4855
11099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
48
203
494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
16
105
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
5
59
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
4
57
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Carolina
4 Families width 123 Species and 8 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts107SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers13SpeciesTaxom
Romaleidae Brunner von ..., 1893Lubber grasshopper2SpeciesTaxom
Proscopiidae Serville, 1838Jumping sticks1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Carolina
57 Genera with 123 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Amblytropidia Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Amorphopus Serville, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Aptenopedes Scudder, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Austrohancockia Günther, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Austroicetes White, M.J.D..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Beckeracris Amédégnato &..., 19791SpeciesTaxom
Booneacris Rehn and Ran..., 18972SpeciesTaxom
Brunnerella Saussure, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Brunneria Saussure, 1896Brunner´s Stick Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Chloealtis Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Circotettix Scudder, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Cophopodisma Dovnar-Zapol..., 19511SpeciesTaxom
Dendrotettix Packard, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Dichromatos Cigliano, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dociostaurus Fieber, 1832cross-backed grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Eotettix Scudder, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Eritettix Bruner, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Hippiscus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Leptysma Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1897Spur-throat grasshoppers42SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptea Giglio-Tos, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Muriciacris Matiotti da ..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Neotettix Hancock, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Nomotettix Morse, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Palaisioscaria Günther, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Paragavialidium Zheng, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1838Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Paratylotropidia Brunner, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Paroxya Scudder, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Phlaeoba Stål, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Psinidia Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Romalea Serville, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1862Bird grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Stenacris F. Walker, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Stenobothrus Fischer, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Stethophyma Fischer, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Stiphra Brunner von ..., 18901SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1758Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Tettigidea Scudder, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Trachyrhachys Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Xyleus Gistel, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Carolina
123 Species and 8 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Amblytropidia mysteca Saussure, 1861Brown Winter Grasshopper
Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838
Arphia conspersa Scudder, 1875Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper
Arphia granulata Saussure, 1884Olmec fiddler
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Arphia xanthoptera Burmeister, 1838Autumn Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Austrohancockia platynota platynota Karny, 1915
Austroicetes pusilla Walker, 1870Confusing Austroicetes
Beckeracris dimidiata Amédégnato &..., 1979
Booneacris glacialis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Booneacris variegata Scudder, 1897Variegated Wingless Locust
Brunnerella mirabilis mirabilis Saussure, 1888
Brunneria borealis Scudder, 1896American stick mantis
Chloealtis conspersa Harris, 1841Sprinkled Broad-Winged Grasshopper
Chortophaga australior Rehn & Hebard, 1911Southern Green-Striped Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Circotettix rabula Rehn & Hebard, 1906Wrangler Grasshopper
Cophopodisma ibera Ramme, 1951
Dendrotettix zimmermanni Saussure, 1861
Dichromatos schrottkyi Rehn, 1918
Dichromorpha elegans Morse, 1896Elegant Grasshopper
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Dociostaurus (Kazakia) genei Ocskay, 1832Western Cross-backed Grasshopper
Encoptolophus sordidus Burmeister, 1838Clouded Grasshopper
Eotettix hebardi Rehn, 1906Hebard's Short-winged Locust
Eotettix pusillus Morse, 1904
Eritettix abortivus Bruner, 1889Slant-faced Grasshopper
Eritettix simplex Scudder, 1869Velvet-striped Grasshopper
Hesperotettix viridis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Hippiscus ocelote Saussure, 1861Wrinkled Grasshopper
Leptysma marginicollis Serville, 1838Slender locust
Melanoplus acrophilus Hebard, 1935
Melanoplus angustipennis Dodge, 1877Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus arizonae Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus attenuatus Scudder, 1897Slender-bodied Locust
Melanoplus bispinosus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus borealis Fieber, 1853Northern grasshopper
Melanoplus carnegiei Morse, 1904Carnegie's Locust
Melanoplus celatus Morse, 1904
Melanoplus cherokee Hebard, 1935
Melanoplus clypeatus Scudder, 1877Shield-tailed Locust
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus coreyi Hill, 2015
Melanoplus deceptus Morse, 1904
Melanoplus decoratus Morse, 1904
Melanoplus decorus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus devius Morse, 1904
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus divergens Morse, 1904
Melanoplus elater Strohecker, 1963
Melanoplus eurycercus Hebard, 1920
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus gracilis Bruner, 1876Graceful Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus keeleri Thomas, 1874Keeler Grasshopper
Melanoplus keeleri keeleri Thomas, 1874Keeler's Locust
Melanoplus longicornis Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus mirus Rehn & Hebard, 1916Sicklekeel lupine
Melanoplus nigrescens Scudder, 1877Black-sided Locust
Melanoplus nubilus Rehn & Hebard, 1916Sicklekeel lupine
Melanoplus pachycercus Hebard, 1935
Melanoplus ponderosus Scudder, 1875Spur-throated Grasshopper
Melanoplus punctulatus Scudder, 1863Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanoplus scudderi Uhler, 1864Scudder's Short-winged Locust
Melanoplus serrulatus Hebard, 1937
Melanoplus similis (Morse, 1904)⇒ Melanoplus longicornis Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus strumosus Morse, 1904
Melanoplus sylvestris Morse, 1904
Melanoplus tribulus Morse, 1904
Melanoplus viridipes (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Melanoplus hubbelli Hebard, 1935
Melanoplus walshii Scudder, 1897Walsh's Locust
Mermiria bivittata Serville, 1838Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper
Mermiria intertexta Scudder, 1899Eastern Mermiria Grasshopper
Mermiria picta Walker, 1870Lively Mermiria Grasshopper
Metaleptea brevicornis Johannson, 1763Clipped-wing grasshopper
Muriciacris triflavovittata Matiotti da ..., 2014
Neotettix femoratus Scudder, 1869Short-legged grouse locust
Neotettix proavus Rehn & Hebard, 1916Forked-face grouse locust
Nomotettix cristatus Scudder, 1862Crested Grouse Locust
Nomotettix cristatus compressus Morse, 1895Western crested grouse locust
Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826
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
Paragavialidium longzhouensis Zheng & Jiang, 1994
Paratettix cucullatus Burmeister, 1838Hooded Grouse Locust
Paratylotropidia beutenmuelleri Morse, 1907Beutenmüller´s Locust
Pardalophora apiculata Harris, 1835Coral-Winged Grasshopper
Pardalophora phoenicoptera Burmeister, 1838Orange-Winged Grasshopper
Paroxya atlantica Scudder, 1877Atlantic Grasshopper
Paroxya clavuligera Serville, 1838Olive-green Swamp Grasshopper
Phlaeoba tenebrosa Walker, 1871
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Psinidia fenestralis Serville, 1838Long-horned Locust
Romalea microptera Stoll, 1813Eastern lubber grasshopper
Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841Green bird grasshopper
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Schistocerca damnifica Saussure, 1861Mischievous bird grasshopper
Schistocerca obscura Fabricius, 1798Obscure bird grasshopper
Schistocerca rubiginosa Harris, 1862Rusty bird grasshopper
Spharagemon bolli Scudder, 1875Boll'S Grasshopper
Spharagemon collare Scudder, 1872Mottled sand grasshopper
Spharagemon cristatum Scudder, 1875Ridgeback Sand Grasshopper
Spharagemon marmorata Harris, 1841
Stenacris caribea Rehn & Hebard, 1938
Stenacris vitreipennis Marschall, 1836Glassy-winged locust
Stenobothrus nigromaculatus nigromaculatus Herrich-Schä..., 1840
Stethophyma celatum Otte, 1979
Stiphra tuberculata Brunner von ..., 1890
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper
Tetrix arenosa Burmeister, 1838Ornate Pygmy Grasshopper
Tetrix arenosa angusta Hancock, J.L., 1896Obscure Grouse Locust
Tetrix ornata Say, 1824Ornate Grouse Locust
Tetrix subulata Linnaeus, 1758Robust Groundhopper
Tettigidea armata Morse, 1895Armoured grouse locust
Tettigidea lateralis Say, 1824Black-Sided Grouse Locust
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833
Trachyrhachys kiowa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Trimerotropis maritima Harris, 1841Seaside Locust
Trimerotropis saxatilis McNeill, 1901
Xyleus attenuatus Rehn, 1909

Subnodes of Acrididea with occurrences in North Carolina
SuperfamilyTetrigoidea
Serville, 1838
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13
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Links, sources and further information
Acrididea at itis.gov