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Checklist for Infraorder Acrididea Song & al., 2015
and region West Virginia (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3097
6568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
3093
6563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
394
3002
6364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
44
155
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
13
70
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
4
37
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
36
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Virginia
3 Families width 57 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts51SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Proscopiidae Serville, 1838Jumping sticks1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Virginia
36 Genera with 57 Species
#ABCDEHMOPSTX
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acrolophitus Thomas, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Aeoloplides Caudell, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Ageneotettix McNeill, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Amphitornus McNeill, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Appalachia Rehn and Rehn, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Aulocara Scudder, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Booneacris Rehn and Ran..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Chloealtis Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Cratypedes Scudder, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Dactylotum Charpentier, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Hippiscus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1897Spur-throat grasshoppers13SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Opeia McNeill, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Palaisioscaria Günther, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1838Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Propedies Hebard, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1861Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Tetanorhynchus Brunner von ..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1824Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Tettigidea Scudder, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Tropidolophus Thomas, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Xanthippus Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Virginia
57 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acrolophitus hirtipes Say, 1825Green Fool Grasshopper
Aeoloplides turnbulli Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Ageneotettix deorum Scudder, 1876White Whiskers Grasshopper
Amphitornus coloradus Thomas, 1873Striped Grasshopper
Appalachia hebardi Rehn & Rehn, 1936
Arphia conspersa Scudder, 1875Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper
Arphia granulata Saussure, 1884Olmec fiddler
Arphia pseudonietana Thomas, 1870Red-winged Grasshopper
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Arphia xanthoptera Burmeister, 1838Autumn Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Aulocara elliotti Thomas, 1870Big-headed grasshopper
Aulocara femoratum Scudder, 1899
Booneacris glacialis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Chloealtis conspersa Harris, 1841Sprinkled Broad-Winged Grasshopper
Chortophaga australior Rehn & Hebard, 1911Southern Green-Striped Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Cratypedes neglectus Thomas, 1870Pronotal Range Grasshopper
Dactylotum bicolor Charpentier, 1843Barber Pole Grasshopper
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Encoptolophus sordidus Burmeister, 1838Clouded Grasshopper
Hesperotettix speciosus Scudder, 1872
Hippiscus ocelote Saussure, 1861Wrinkled Grasshopper
Melanoplus arizonae Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus devius Morse, 1904
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Melanoplus ponderosus Scudder, 1875Spur-throated Grasshopper
Melanoplus punctulatus Scudder, 1863Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus rotundipennis Scudder, 1878Round-winged Locust
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanoplus scudderi Uhler, 1864Scudder's Short-winged Locust
Melanoplus viridipes (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Melanoplus hubbelli Hebard, 1935
Melanoplus walshii Scudder, 1897Walsh's Locust
Mermiria bivittata Serville, 1838Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper
Mermiria intertexta Scudder, 1899Eastern Mermiria Grasshopper
Opeia obscura Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Palaisioscaria calosoma calosoma (Günther, 1934)⇒ Palaisioscaria calosoma Günther, 1934
Paratettix cucullatus Burmeister, 1838Hooded Grouse Locust
Pardalophora apiculata Harris, 1835Coral-Winged Grasshopper
Propedies rehni Ronderos & S..., 1983
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Schistocerca damnifica Saussure, 1861Mischievous bird grasshopper
Spharagemon saxatile Morse, 1894Ground-laurel
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper
Tetanorhynchus longicornis Bruner, 1913
Tetrix arenosa Burmeister, 1838Ornate Pygmy Grasshopper
Tetrix ornata Say, 1824Ornate Grouse Locust
Tettigidea lateralis Say, 1824Black-Sided Grouse Locust
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833
Tropidolophus formosus Say, 1825
Xanthippus corallipes Haldeman, 1852Redshanked Grasshopper

Subnodes of Acrididea with occurrences in West Virginia
SuperfamilyTetrigoidea
Serville, 1838
1
4
5
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Genera
Species

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Links, sources and further information
Acrididea at itis.gov