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Checklist for Subfamily Acridinae MacLeay, 1821 (Silent slant-faced grasshoppers)
and region Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
2438
4344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
2437
4343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
2394
4248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
31
155
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
11
92
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
4
60
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
59
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
52
65
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
52
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers
11
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gambia
11 Genera with 14 Species
Acrida Linnaeus, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Calephorus Fieber, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Chirista Karsch, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Coryphosima Karsch, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Duronia Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Ocnocerus Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Orthochtha Karsch, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Parga Walker, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Sherifuria Uvarov, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Zacompsa Karsch, 18931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
14 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873
Acrida bicolor Thunberg, 1815Long-headed grasshopper
Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Calephorus compressicornis Latreille, 1804
Chirista compta Walker, 1870
Chirista compta compta Walker, 1870
Coryphosima stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Coryphosima stenoptera stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Duronia chloronota Stål, 1876
Gymnobothrus temporalis Stål, 1876
Gymnobothrus temporalis temporalis Stål, 1876
Ocnocerus diabolicus Karsch, 1893
Orthochtha dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869
Orthochtha dasycnemis bisulcata Krauss, 1877
Parga cyanoptera Uvarov, 1926
Sherifuria haningtoni Uvarov, 1926
Zacompsa festa Karsch, 1893

Subnodes of Acridinae with occurrences in Gambia
TribeAcridini
MacLeay, 1821
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCalephorini
X. Yin, 1982
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Acridinae (MacLeay 1821)
Acridinae (MacLeay 1821)


Links, sources and further information
Acridinae at itis.gov