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Checklist for Infraorder Acrididea Song & al., 2015
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
45
249
594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
15
114
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
5
49
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
5
49
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Papua New Guinea
5 Families width 81 Species and 7 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts18SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers35SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts25SpeciesTaxom
Morabidae Rehn, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Chorotypidae Stål, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Papua New Guinea
49 Genera with 81 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Amphinotulus Günther, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Amphinotus Hancock, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Atractomorpha Saussure, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Austracris Uvarov, 1870Striped Spur-throated Locust1SpeciesTaxom
Biroella Bolivar, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Buergersius Ramme, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Bufonides Bolivar, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Coptotettix Bolivar, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Desmoptera Bolivar, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Desmopterella Ramme, 197011SpeciesTaxom
Dolatettix Hancock, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Epitettix Hancock, 19384SpeciesTaxom
Ergatettix Kirby, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Eucriotettix Hebard, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Gavialidium Saussure, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Gesonula Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Gestroana Berg, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Heteropternis Stål, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Loxilobus Hancock, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Megra Campion, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Melainotettix Günther, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1877Spur-throat grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Mnesicles Stål, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Modernacris Willemse, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Noonacris Kevan, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Ophiotettix Walker, 1929pygmy giraffehoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Opiptacris Walker, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Oxya Serville, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Palaioscaria Günther, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Paratarbaleus Ramme, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1938Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Prosphena Bolivar, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoparatettix Günther, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomorpha Serville, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Rectitropis Sjöstedt, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Salomonotettix Günther, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Sitalces animalSitalc..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Stenocatantops Dirsh, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxyphula Kevan, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxyphus Blanchard, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Stethophyma Fischer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Synalibas Günther, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Systolederus Bolivar, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Tarbaleopsis Ramme, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Tauchiridea Bolivar, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Tegotettix Hancock, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Valanga Uvarov, 1907Red-legged Valanga4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
81 Species and 7 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Amphinotulus cheesmanae (Günther, 1938)⇒ Salomonotettix cheesmanae Günther, 1938
Amphinotus exsertus (Günther, 1938)⇒ Ichikawatettix exsertus Günther, 1938
Amphinotus grandis Günther, 1938
Atractomorpha crenaticeps Blanchard, 1853
Atractomorpha psittacina Haan, 1842
Austracris guttulosa Walker, 1870Spur-throated locust
Biroella ornata plebeja Bolivar, 1925
Biroella papuana Bolivar, 1925
Buergersius olivaceus Ramme, 1930
Bufonides antennatus Bolivar, 1898
Bufonides uvarovi Hinton, 1940
Coptotettix rotundatus Hancock, 1907
Desmoptera archipeli Ramme, 1941
Desmopterella biroi Bolivar, 1905
Desmopterella buergersi Ramme, 1941
Desmopterella cercata Ramme, 1941
Desmopterella circe Kevan, 1970
Desmopterella curvicercis Ramme, 1941
Desmopterella dahli Ramme, 1941
Desmopterella denticulata Ramme, 1941
Desmopterella haani Bolivar, 1898
Desmopterella marginata Bolivar, 1898
Desmopterella prasina Bolivar, 1905
Desmopterella willemsei Kevan, 1970
Dolatettix arcuatus (Haan, 1842)⇒ Holoarcus arcuatus Haan, 1842
Dolatettix spinifrons Hancock, 1907
Epitettix fatigans Günther, 1938
Epitettix humilicolus Günther, 1938
Epitettix lativertex Günther, 1938
Epitettix tumidus Günther, 1938
Ergatettix novaeguineae Bolivar, 1898
Eucriotettix aptus Bolivar, 1898
Eucriotettix molestus Günther, 1938
Eucriotettix peregrinus Günther, 1938
Gavialidium eremitum Günther, 1938
Gavialidium novaeguineae Bolivar, 1898
Gesonula mundata Walker, 1870Common Gesonula
Gestroana discoidea Bolivar, 1898
Gestroana tumbrincki Tan, M.K., S..., 2016
Heteropternis obscurella Blanchard, 1853Long-legged Bandwing
Loxilobus angulatus Hancock, 1909
Loxilobus desiderius Günther, 1938
Megra flava Willemse, 1922
Melainotettix burgersi Günther, 1938
Melainotettix schlaginhaufeni Günther, 1934
Melanoplus angustipennis Dodge, 1877Narrow-winged Locust
Mnesicles equatorialis Blackith, 1973
Modernacris guentheri Ramme, 1941
Noonacris pusilla Kevan, 1966
Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826
Ophiotettix burgersi burgersi Bolivar, 1929
Ophiotettix burgersi modesta Bolivar, 1929
Ophiotettix burgersi westwoodi Bolivar, 1929
Opiptacris alata Willemse, 1975
Opiptacris castanea Kevan, 1966
Oxya japonica vitticollis Blanchard, 1853
Palaioscaria frenata Günther, 1938
Paratarbaleus novaeguineae Ramme, 1930
Paratarbaleus spinosus Ramme, 1930
Paratettix femoralis (Bolivar, 1887)⇒ Paratettix argillaceus Erichson, 1842
Paratettix infelix Günther, 1938
Paratettix tumidus Günther, 1938
Paratettix vexator Günther, 1938
Prosphena scudderi Bolivar, 1884
Pseudoparatettix comes Günther, 1938
Pyrgomorpha crenaticeps (Blanchard, 1853)⇒ Atractomorpha crenaticeps Blanchard, 1853
Rectitropis brunneri Bolivar, 1898
Salomonotettix cheesmanae Günther, 1938
Sitalces bacilliferus
Stenocatantops angustifrons Walker, 1870Common tropical sharptail
Stenocatantops vitripennis Sjöstedt, 1920Light-brown Sharptail
Stenoxyphula excisa Ramme, 1941
Stenoxyphus aurantiacus Karsch, 1896
Stethophyma grossum Linnaeus, 1758Large marsh grasshopper
Synalibas montistafae Günther, 1938
Systolederus affinis Günther, 1936
Tarbaleopsis hystrix Kevan, 1966
Tauchiridea adusta Bolivar, 1918
Tegotettix novaeguineae Günther, 1938
Valanga conspersa Uvarov, 1923
Valanga nobilis Sjöstedt, 1930
Valanga nobilis miokoana Sjöstedt, 1932
Valanga papuasica Finot, 1907

Subnodes of Acrididea with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
SuperfamilyTetrigoidea
Serville, 1838
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35
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Links, sources and further information
Acrididea at itis.gov