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Checklist for Tribe Acridini MacLeay, 1821
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
39
304
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
16
175
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
8
148
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
7
147
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
122
223
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
122
223
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcridinae
MacLeay, 1821
Silent slant-faced grasshoppers
20
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcridini
MacLeay, 1821
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
2 Genera with 5 Species
Acrida Linnaeus, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Acridarachnea Bolívar, I., 19081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
5 Species
Acrida bicolor Thunberg, 1815Long-headed grasshopper
Acrida confusa Dirsh, 1954
Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acridarachnea ophthalmica Bolívar, I., 1908