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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
45
378
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
16
243
443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
6
154
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
6
154
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
130
237
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
130
237
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers
24
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
24 Genera with 47 Species
#ABCDGHMOPRSTXYZ
Acrida Linnaeus, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Bambesa Dirsh, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Cannula I. Bolivar, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Chirista Karsch, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Chromotruxalis Dirsh, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Coryphosima Karsch, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Duronia Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Glyphoclonus Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 18765SpeciesTaxom
Holopercna Karsch, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Hyperocnocerus Uvarov, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Machaeridia Stål, 1873Machaeridians1SpeciesTaxom
Ocnocerus Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Odontomelus Bolivar, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Orthochtha Karsch, 19297SpeciesTaxom
Oxyolena Karsch, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Parga Walker, 19325SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdoplea Karsch, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Sherifuria Uvarov, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Sumba Bolivar, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Xenotruxalis Dirsh, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Yendia Ramme, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Zacompsa Karsch, 19662SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
47 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acrida bicolor Thunberg, 1815Long-headed grasshopper
Acrida confusa Dirsh, 1954
Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Bambesa grisea Arnold, 1936
Cannula gracilis Burmeister, 1838Grass-mimicking Grasshopper
Cannula karschi Kirby, 1910
Chirista compta Walker, 1870
Chirista compta compta Walker, 1870
Chromotruxalis liberta Burr, 1902
Coryphosima brevicornis (Karsch, 1893)⇒ Coryphosima stenoptera Schaum, 1853
Coryphosima maliensis Descamps, 1965
Coryphosima stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Coryphosima stenoptera stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Duronia chloronota Stål, 1876
Glyphoclonus miripennis Karsch, 1896
Gymnobothrus ephippinotus Jago, 1966
Gymnobothrus lineaalba Bolivar, 1889
Gymnobothrus longicornis Ramme, 1931
Gymnobothrus temporalis Stål, 1876
Gymnobothrus temporalis temporalis Stål, 1876
Holopercna gerstaeckeri Bolívar, I., 1890
Holopercna gerstaeckerii Bolivar, 1890
Hyperocnocerus sulculatus Karsch, 1893
Machaeridia bilineata Stål, 1873
Ocnocerus diabolicus Karsch, 1893
Odontomelus scalatus Karsch, 1896
Odontomelus scalatus scalatus Karsch, 1896
Odontomelus togoensis Ramme, 1929
Orthochtha ampla Sjöstedt, 1931
Orthochtha aurea Popov & Fish..., 1988
Orthochtha brachycnemis Karsch, 1893
Orthochtha brachycnemis brachycnemis Karsch, 1893
Orthochtha nigricornis Karsch, 1893
Orthochtha nigricornis nigricornis Karsch, 1893
Orthochtha venosa Ramme, 1929
Oxyolena mucronata Karsch, 1893
Parga albovittata Sjöstedt, 1931
Parga cyanoptera Uvarov, 1926
Parga musanae Sjöstedt, 1931
Parga togoensis Sjöstedt, 1932
Parga vinacea Sjöstedt, 1932
Rhabdoplea angustula (Karsch, 1893)⇒ Rhabdoplea munda Karsch, 1893
Rhabdoplea mira (Karsch, 1893)⇒ Rhabdoplea munda Karsch, 1893
Rhabdoplea munda Karsch, 1893
Sherifuria haningtoni Uvarov, 1926
Sumba longicornis Ramme, 1929
Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Xenotruxalis fenestrata Ramme, 1929
Yendia thrymmatoptera Karsch, 1893
Zacompsa festa Karsch, 1893
Zacompsa helonoma (Jago, 1966)⇒ Zacompsa festa Karsch, 1893

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

Taxom

TribePhlaeobini
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTruxalini
Serville, 1838
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Acridinae (MacLeay 1821)
Acridinae (MacLeay 1821)


Links, sources and further information
Acridinae at itis.gov