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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
41
170
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
15
68
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
7
49
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
7
49
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
39
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
33
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Natal
4 Genera with 6 Species
Acrida Linnaeus, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Orthochtha Karsch, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Parga Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Truxaloides Dirsh, 18531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
6 Species
Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873
Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Orthochtha rosacea Walker, 1871
Parga xanthoptera (Stål, 1855)⇒ Parga musanae Sjöstedt, 1931
Truxaloides constrictus Schaum, 1853

Subnodes of Acridinae with occurrences in Natal
TribeAcridini
MacLeay, 1821
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



Acridinae (MacLeay 1821)
Acridinae (MacLeay 1821)


Links, sources and further information
Acridinae at itis.gov