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Checklist for Infraorder Acrididea Song & al., 2015
and region Westlock County (Central Alberta, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
131
435
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
131
435
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
120
411
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
5
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Westlock County
1 Family width 6 Species
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Westlock County
4 Genera with 6 Species
Arphia Stål, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Westlock County
6 Species
Arphia conspersa Scudder, 1875Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper
Arphia pseudonietana Thomas, 1870Red-winged Grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper


Links, sources and further information
Acrididea at itis.gov