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Checklist for Infraorder Acrididea Song & al., 2015
and region Union County (Mississippi, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
96
305
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
96
305
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
89
286
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
6
16
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
4
14
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
1
10
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
1
10
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Union County (Mississippi)
1 Family width 15 Species
Acrididae (MacLeay, 1819)Grasshoppers and locusts15SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Union County (Mississippi)
10 Genera with 15 Species
Chortophaga Harris, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Leptysma Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Paroxya Scudder, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Psinidia Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1861Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Stenacris F. Walker, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Union County (Mississippi)
15 Species
Chortophaga australior Rehn & Hebard, 1911Southern Green-Striped Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Leptysma marginicollis Serville, 1838Slender locust
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus ponderosus Scudder, 1875Spur-throated Grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Mermiria bivittata Serville, 1838Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper
Mermiria picta Walker, 1870Lively Mermiria Grasshopper
Paroxya atlantica Scudder, 1877Atlantic Grasshopper
Psinidia fenestralis Serville, 1838Long-horned Locust
Schistocerca damnifica Saussure, 1861Mischievous bird grasshopper
Stenacris vitreipennis Marschall, 1836Glassy-winged locust
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833


Links, sources and further information
Acrididea at itis.gov