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Checklist for Superfamily Acridoidea MacLeay, 1819
and region Alabama (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
475
3981
8233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
472
3976
8228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
441
3869
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
47
171
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
17
90
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
7
44
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
6
42
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
33
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alabama
2 Families width 88 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts87SpeciesTaxom
Romaleidae Brunner von ..., 1893Lubber grasshopper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alabama
33 Genera with 88 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Achurum Saussure, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Adimantus Stål, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Amblytropidia Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Brunneria Saussure, 1896Brunner´s Stick Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Campylacantha Scudder, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Dendrotettix Packard, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eotettix Scudder, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Eritettix Bruner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Gymnoscirtetes Scudder, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Hippiscus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Jodacris Giglio-Tos, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Leptysma Stål, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1897Spur-throat grasshoppers34SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptea Giglio-Tos, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Paroxya Scudder, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Psinidia Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Romalea Serville, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1862Bird grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18945SpeciesTaxom
Stenacris F. Walker, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Trachyrhachys Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 19012SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alabama
88 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Achurum carinatum Walker, 1870Long-headed Toothpick Grasshopper
Adimantus cubiceps Gerstaecker, 1873
Amblytropidia mysteca Saussure, 1861Brown Winter Grasshopper
Arphia conspersa Scudder, 1875Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper
Arphia granulata Saussure, 1884Olmec fiddler
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Arphia xanthoptera Burmeister, 1838Autumn Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Brunneria borealis Scudder, 1896American stick mantis
Campylacantha olivacea Scudder, 1875
Chortophaga australior Rehn & Hebard, 1911Southern Green-Striped Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Dendrotettix australis Morse, 1907
Dichromorpha elegans Morse, 1896Elegant Grasshopper
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Eotettix pusillus Morse, 1904
Eritettix simplex Scudder, 1869Velvet-striped Grasshopper
Gymnoscirtetes morsei Hebard, 1918
Hesperotettix gemmicula Hebard, 1918
Hesperotettix viridis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Hippiscus ocelote Saussure, 1861Wrinkled Grasshopper
Jodacris ferruginea Giglio-Tos, 1894
Leptysma filiformis Serville, 1838
Leptysma marginicollis Serville, 1838Slender locust
Melanoplus alabamae Hebard, 1920
Melanoplus angularis Little, 1932
Melanoplus bispinosus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus cantralli Dakin, 1966
Melanoplus davisi Hebard, 1918Davis's Locust
Melanoplus decoratus Morse, 1904
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus elater Strohecker, 1963
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus folkertsi Hill, 2015
Melanoplus glaucipes Scudder, 1875
Melanoplus gracilis Bruner, 1876Graceful Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus hubbelli Hebard, 1935
Melanoplus impudicus Scudder, 1897Immodest Locust
Melanoplus keeleri Thomas, 1874Keeler Grasshopper
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus nigrescens Scudder, 1877Black-sided Locust
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Melanoplus ponderosus Scudder, 1875Spur-throated Grasshopper
Melanoplus primaestivus Dakin, 1966
Melanoplus propinquus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus punctulatus Scudder, 1863Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus pygmaeus Davis, 1915Pygmy Locust
Melanoplus querneus Rehn & Hebard, 1916Sicklekeel lupine
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanoplus similis (Morse, 1904)⇒ Melanoplus longicornis Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus strumosus Morse, 1904
Melanoplus symmetricus Morse, 1904Symmetrical Locust
Melanoplus tepidus Morse, 1906
Melanoplus tribuloides Morse, 1906
Melanoplus tribulus Morse, 1904
Melanoplus tunicae Hebard, 1920
Melanoplus walshii Scudder, 1897Walsh's Locust
Mermiria bivittata Serville, 1838Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper
Mermiria picta Walker, 1870Lively Mermiria Grasshopper
Metaleptea brevicornis Johannson, 1763Clipped-wing grasshopper
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Pardalophora phoenicoptera Burmeister, 1838Orange-Winged Grasshopper
Pardalophora saussurei Scudder, 1892Labile stilt crab
Paroxya atlantica Scudder, 1877Atlantic Grasshopper
Paroxya clavuligera Serville, 1838Olive-green Swamp Grasshopper
Paroxya hoosieri Blatchley, 1892Hoosier Locust
Psinidia fenestralis Serville, 1838Long-horned Locust
Romalea microptera Stoll, 1813Eastern lubber grasshopper
Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841Green bird grasshopper
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Schistocerca damnifica Saussure, 1861Mischievous bird grasshopper
Schistocerca obscura Fabricius, 1798Obscure bird grasshopper
Schistocerca rubiginosa Harris, 1862Rusty bird grasshopper
Spharagemon bolli Scudder, 1875Boll'S Grasshopper
Spharagemon collare Scudder, 1872Mottled sand grasshopper
Spharagemon cristatum Scudder, 1875Ridgeback Sand Grasshopper
Spharagemon marmorata Harris, 1841
Spharagemon saxatile Morse, 1894Ground-laurel
Stenacris vitreipennis Marschall, 1836Glassy-winged locust
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833
Trachyrhachys kiowa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Trimerotropis maritima Harris, 1841Seaside Locust
Trimerotropis saxatilis McNeill, 1901

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in Alabama
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
32
87
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRomaleidae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
lubber grasshopper, Lubber grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acridoidea at itis.gov