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Checklist for Infraorder Acrididea Song & al., 2015
and region Pilot Mound (Boone County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
7
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
7
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
7
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pilot Mound (Iowa)
1 Family width 6 Species
Acrididae (MacLeay, 1819)Grasshoppers and locusts6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pilot Mound (Iowa)
3 Genera with 6 Species
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1878Spur-throat grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1899Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pilot Mound (Iowa)
6 Species
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus keeleri Thomas, 1874Keeler Grasshopper
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Schistocerca lineata (Scudder, 1899)⇒ Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841


Links, sources and further information
Acrididea at itis.gov