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Checklist for Infraorder Acrididea Song & al., 2015
and region Saint Helena (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
205
929
1524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
204
927
1522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
198
916
1503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
17
43
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
8
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
3
19
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
19
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saint Helena
3 Families width 21 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts19SpeciesTaxom
Proscopiidae Serville, 1838Jumping sticks1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saint Helena
19 Genera with 21 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Bradynotes Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Bruneria McNeill, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Derotmema Scudder, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mariascopia Bentos-Pereira, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1861Spur-throat grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Metator McNeill, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Paroxya Scudder, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Primnia Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pternoscirta Saussure, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1758Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Tinaria Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Trachyrhachys Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saint Helena
21 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Arphia pseudonietana Thomas, 1870Red-winged Grasshopper
Bradynotes obesa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Bruneria brunnea (Thomas, 1871)⇒ Brunneria brunnea Thomas, 1871
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) brunneus Thunberg, 1815Common Field Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Derotmema haydenii Rehn, J.A.G., 1919Hayden's Grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Mariascopia elegans Bentos-Pereira, 2003
Melanoplus dawsoni Scudder, 1875Dawson Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Metator pardalinus Saussure, 1884Blue-legged Grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Paroxya hoosieri Blatchley, 1892Hoosier Locust
Primnia sanctaehelenae Stål, 1861St Helenian Dryland Grasshopper
Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Spharagemon campestris McNeill, 1901Campestral grasshopper
Tetrix subulata Linnaeus, 1758Robust Groundhopper
Tinaria calcarata Stål, 1861St Helenian Spurred Grasshopper
Trachyrhachys kiowa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab

Subnodes of Acrididea with occurrences in Saint Helena
SuperfamilyTetrigoidea
Serville, 1838
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acrididea at itis.gov