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Checklist for Infraorder Acrididea Song & al., 2015
and region South Island (New Zealand)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
297
1454
2174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
296
1453
2173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
286
1435
2139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
20
63
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
6
28
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
1
12
24
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
1
12
24
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Island
1 Family width 24 Species
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts24SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Island
12 Genera with 24 Species
Alpinacris Bigelow, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Brachaspis Hutton, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Conozoa Saussure, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Coscineuta Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cratypedes Scudder, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dociostaurus Fieber, 1815cross-backed grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1875Spur-throat grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Phaulacridium Brunner von ..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Sigaus Hutton, 19507SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Xanthippus Saussure, 18722SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Island
24 Species
Alpinacris crassicauda Bigelow, 1967
Alpinacris tumidicauda Bigelow, 1967
Brachaspis nivalis Hutton, 1898
Conozoa sulcifrons Scudder, 1876Groove-Headed Grasshopper
Conozoa texana Bruner, 1889Cristate Grasshopper
Coscineuta marginalis Walker, 1870
Cratypedes lateritius Saussure, 1884Nevada Red-Winged Grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Dociostaurus (Dociostaurus) maroccanus Thunberg, 1815Moroccan Cross-backed Grasshopper
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus yarrowii Thomas, 1875
Phaulacridium otagoense Westerman, 1983
Sigaus australis Hutton, 1898
Sigaus campestris Hutton, 1898
Sigaus childi Jamieson, 1999
Sigaus homerensis Morris, 2003
Sigaus obelisci Bigelow, 1967
Sigaus takahe Morris, 2003
Sigaus villosus Salmon, 1950
Trimerotropis agrestis McNeill, 1900
Trimerotropis modesta Bruner, 1889
Trimerotropis pallidipennis Burmeister, 1838Pallid-winged grasshopper
Xanthippus corallipes Haldeman, 1852Redshanked Grasshopper
Xanthippus montanus Thomas, 1872


Links, sources and further information
Acrididea at itis.gov