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Checklist for Subfamily Acridinae MacLeay, 1821 (Silent slant-faced grasshoppers)
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
112
1173
4246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
37
643
1905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
13
313
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
11
305
624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
5
222
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
215
424
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers
10
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
10 Genera with 11 Species
Acrida Linnaeus, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Caledia Bolivar, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Calephorops Sjöstedt, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Chirista Karsch, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cryptobothrus Rehn, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Froggattina Tillyard, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Holopercna Karsch, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Perala Sjöstedt, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Rapsilla Sjöstedt, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Schizobothrus Sjöstedt, 19211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
11 Species
Acrida conica Fabricius, 1781Giant Green Slant-face
Caledia captiva Fabricius, 1775Caledia
Calephorops viridis Sjöstedt, 1920Calephorops
Chirista compta Walker, 1870
Cryptobothrus chrysophorus Rehn, 1907Golden Band-wing
Froggattina australis Walker, 1870Froggatt's Buzzer
Holopercna gerstaeckerii Bolivar, 1890
Perala viridis Sjöstedt, 1921Spring buzzer
Rapsilla fusca Sjöstedt, 1921Rapsilla
Rapsilla testacea (Sjöstedt, 1921)⇒ Rapsilla fusca Sjöstedt, 1921
Schizobothrus flavovittatus Sjöstedt, 1921Disappearing grasshopper

Subnodes of Acridinae with occurrences in Australia
TribeAcridini
MacLeay, 1821
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHyalopterygini
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhlaeobini
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Acridinae (MacLeay 1821)
Acridinae (MacLeay 1821)


Links, sources and further information
Acridinae at itis.gov