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Checklist for Superfamily Acridoidea MacLeay, 1819
and region Chad (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
1189
2396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
186
1188
2395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
178
1169
2356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
24
135
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
11
100
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
7
96
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
6
95
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
83
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chad
3 Families width 147 Species and 33 Subspecies
Acrididae (MacLeay, 1819)Grasshoppers and locusts145SpeciesTaxom
Dericorythidae Jacobson & B..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Chad
83 Genera with 147 Species
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Acanthoxia Bolivar, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Acorypha Krauss, 18777SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Acridarachnea Bolívar, I., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Acridoderes Bolivar, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1838burrowing grasshoppers10SpeciesTaxom
Afroxyrrhepes Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17815SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Aulocaroides Werner, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Bocagella Bolívar, I., 19322SpeciesTaxom
Calephorus Fieber, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Cardeniopsis Dirsh, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Cataloipus Bolívar, I., 19232SpeciesTaxom
Catantopsilus Ramme, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Catantopsis Bolivar, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Chirista Karsch, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Conipoda Saussure, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cophotylus Krauss, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Coryphosima Karsch, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Criotocatantops Jago, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Crucinotacris Jago, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocatantops Jago, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Dericorys Serville, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Diabolocatantops Jago, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Dnopherula Karsch, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Epistaurus Bolivar, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Eucoptacra Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternacris Chopard, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 18254SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 19286SpeciesTaxom
Glyphoclonus Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Harpezocatantops Jago, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Hieroglyphus Krauss, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Hilethera Uvarov, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Homoxyrrhepes Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Humbe Bolivar, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Hyalorrhipis Saussure, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Jagoa Popov, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Jasomenia Bolivar, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Kraussaria Uvarov, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Kraussella Bolívar, I., 18771SpeciesTaxom
Leptacris Walker, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Leva I. Bolivar, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Machaeridia Stål, 1873Machaeridians1SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsis Bolivar, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Metaxymecus Karsch, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Nomadacris Uvarov, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Ochrilidia Stål, 18538SpeciesTaxom
Odontomelus Bolivar, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 18774SpeciesTaxom
Ornithacris Uvarov, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Orthacanthacris Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Orthochtha Karsch, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Oxya Serville, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Paracinema Fischer, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Parapropacris Ramme, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Parga Walker, 19324SpeciesTaxom
Petamella Giglio-Tos, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocercus Uvarov, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Platypternodes Bolivar, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Pnorisa Stål, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Pycnodictya Stål, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphotittha Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Scintharista Saussure, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Sherifuria Uvarov, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Spathosternum Krauss, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 18848SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromerus Stål, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Stenohippus Uvarov, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Tropidopola Stål, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 19026SpeciesTaxom
Tuarega Uvarov, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Tylotropidius Stål, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Vosseleriana Uvarov, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Zacompsa Karsch, 19292SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chad
147 Species and 33 Subspecies
Acanthoxia gladiator Westwood, 1841
Acorypha clara Walker, 1870
Acorypha clara clara Walker, 1870
Acorypha glaucopsis Walker, 1870
Acorypha houyi (Ramme, 1929)⇒ Acorypha picta Krauss, 1877
Acorypha modesta Uvarov, 1950
Acorypha picta Krauss, 1877
Acorypha unicarinata Krauss, 1877
Acrida bicolor Thunberg, 1815Long-headed grasshopper
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acridarachnea ophthalmica Bolívar, I., 1908
Acridoderes strenua Walker, 1870
Acridoderes strenuus (Walker, F., 1870)⇒ Acridoderes strenua Walker, 1870
Acrotylus blondeli Saussure, 1884
Acrotylus daveyi Mason, 1959
Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Acrotylus incarnatus Krauss, 1907
Acrotylus insubricus (Scopoli, 1786)⇒ Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Acrotylus insubricus insubricus Scopoli, 1786
Acrotylus longipes (Charpentier, 1845)⇒ Acrotylus meruensis Sjöstedt, 1932
Acrotylus longipes longipes Charpentier, 1845
Acrotylus meruensis Sjöstedt, 1932
Acrotylus patruelis Herrich-Scha..., 1838Slender Burrowing Grasshopper
Afroxyrrhepes procera Burmeister, 1838
Aiolopus longicornis Sjöstedt, 1910
Aiolopus simulatrix Walker, 1870Sudan plague locust
Aiolopus simulatrix simulatrix Walker, 1870
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Aiolopus thalassinus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781
Anacridium melanorhodon Walker, 1870Sahelian tree locust
Anacridium melanorhodon melanorhodon Walker, 1870
Anacridium wernerellum Karny, 1907Sudan tree locust
Aulocaroides nigericus Dirsh, 1949
Bocagella acutipennis Miller, 1932
Bocagella acutipennis acutipennis Miller, N.C.E., 1932
Calephorus compressicornis Latreille, 1804
Cardeniopsis nigropunctata Bolivar, 1882
Cardeniopsis nigropunctatus (Bolívar, I., 1882)⇒ Cardeniopsis nigropunctata Bolivar, 1882
Cataloipus cymbiferus Krauss, 1877
Cataloipus fuscocoeruleipes Sjöstedt, 1923
Catantopsilus elongatus Ramme, 1929
Catantopsilus plagiatus Uvarov, 1926
Catantopsis asthmatica Karsch, 1893
Catantopsis basalis Walker, 1870
Chirista compta Walker, 1870
Chirista compta compta Walker, 1870
Conipoda pallida Walker, 1870
Cophotylus aurora Karny, 1907
Coryphosima stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Coryphosima stenoptera stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Criotocatantops annulatus Uvarov, 1926
Crucinotacris werneriana Karny, 1907
Cryptocatantops haemorrhoidalis Krauss, 1877
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa goldingi Uvarov, 1941
Dericorys albidula Serville, 1838
Diabolocatantops axillaris Thunberg, 1815
Diabolocatantops axillaris axillaris Thunberg, 1815
Dnopherula punctata Uvarov, 1926
Epistaurus bolivari Karny, 1907
Epistaurus succineus Krauss, 1877
Eucoptacra anguliflava Karsch, 1893
Eurysternacris brevipes Chopard, 1947
Eyprepocnemis noxia Dirsh, 1950
Eyprepocnemis plorans Charpentier, 1825Lamenting Grasshopper
Eyprepocnemis plorans ornatipes Walker, 1870
Eyprepocnemis plorans plorans Charpentier, 1825
Gastrimargus africanus Saussure, 1889
Gastrimargus africanus africanus Saussure, 1888
Gastrimargus determinatus Walker, 1871
Gastrimargus determinatus determinatus Walker, 1871
Gastrimargus determinatus procerus Gerstaecker, 1889
Gastrimargus testaceus (Sjöstedt, 1928)⇒ Gastrimargus determinatus determinatus Walker, 1871
Glyphoclonus miripennis Karsch, 1896
Gymnobothrus temporalis Stål, 1876
Gymnobothrus temporalis temporalis Stål, 1876
Harpezocatantops stylifer Krauss, 1877
Heteracris annulosa Walker, 1870
Heteracris coerulescens Stål, 1876
Heteracris harterti Bolivar, 1913
Heteracris leani Uvarov, 1941
Heteracris littoralis Rambur, 1838Mediterranean Splendid Grasshopper
Hieroglyphus daganensis Krauss, 1877African rice grasshopper
Hilethera aeolopoides Uvarov, 1922
Hilethera demangei Descamps, 1965
Hilethera nigerica Uvarov, 1926
Homoxyrrhepes punctipennis Walker, 1870
Humbe tenuicornis Schaum, 1853
Hyalorrhipis canescens Saussure, 1888
Jagoa gwynni Uvarov, 1941
Jasomenia sansibara Karsch, 1896
Kraussaria angulifera Krauss, 1877
Kraussella amabile Krauss, 1877
Leptacris kraussii Bolivar, 1890
Leptacris monteiroi Bolivar, 1890
Leptacris monteiroi monteiroi Bolivar, 1890
Leva soudanica Descamps, 1965
Locusta danica (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Locusta migratoria migratoria Linnaeus, 1758
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Locusta migratoria migratoria Linnaeus, 1758Migratory Locust
Locusta migratoria migratorioides Reiche, L.J...., 1849African Migratory Locust
Machaeridia bilineata Stål, 1873
Mesopsis abbreviata Beauvois, 1806
Mesopsis laticornis Krauss, 1877
Metaxymecus gracilipes Brancsik, 1895
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville, 1839Red Locust
Ochrilidia geniculata I. Bolivar, 1913
Ochrilidia gracilis Krauss, 1902
Ochrilidia gracilis gracilis Krauss, 1902
Ochrilidia harterti Bolivar, 1913
Ochrilidia harterti harterti Bolivar, 1913
Ochrilidia pachypes Chopard, 1950
Ochrilidia pasquieri Descamps, 1968
Ochrilidia tibialis Fieber, 1853African Match Grasshopper
Odontomelus scalatus Karsch, 1896
Odontomelus scalatus scalatus Karsch, 1896
Oedaleus johnstoni Uvarov, 1941
Oedaleus nigeriensis Uvarov, 1926
Oedaleus obtusangulus Uvarov, 1936
Oedaleus senegalensis Krauss, 1877Senegalese grasshopper
Ornithacris cavroisi Finot, 1924
Ornithacris pictula Walker, 1870
Ornithacris pictula magnifica Bolivar, 1882
Orthacanthacris humilicrus Karsch, 1896
Orthochtha ampla Sjöstedt, 1931
Orthochtha dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869
Orthochtha dasycnemis bisulcata Krauss, 1877
Orthochtha sudanica Popov & Fish..., 1988
Orthochtha venosa Ramme, 1929
Oxya hyla Serville, 1831
Oxya hyla hyla Serville, 1831Small rice grasshopper
Paracinema tricolor Thunberg, 1815Tricolor Grasshopper
Paracinema tricolor tricolor Thunberg, 1815Vlei Grasshopper
Parapropacris notatus Karsch, 1891
Parga aurea Sjöstedt, 1932
Parga cyanoptera Uvarov, 1926
Parga musanae Sjöstedt, 1931
Parga vinacea Sjöstedt, 1932
Petamella prosternalis Karny, 1907
Phyllocercus bicoloripes Uvarov, 1941
Platypternodes savannae Uvarov, 1926
Pnorisa carinata Uvarov, 1941
Pnorisa squalus Stål, 1861
Pycnodictya diluta Ramme, 1929
Rhaphotittha levis Karsch, 1896
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust
Scintharista notabilis Walker, 1870
Scintharista notabilis notabilis Walker, 1870
Sherifuria haningtoni Uvarov, 1926
Spathosternum nigro-taeniatum Stål, 1876
Spathosternum nigrotaeniatum Stål, 1876
Spathosternum pygmaeum Karsch, 1893
Sphingonotus (Neosphingonotus) canariensis Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus canariensis canariensis Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus (Neosphingonotus) paradoxus Bey-Bienko, 1948
Sphingonotus (Parasphingonotus) femoralis Uvarov, 1933
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) rubescens Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus rubescens rubescens Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) savignyi Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus savignyi savignyi Saussure, 1884
Sphodromerus tuareg Uvarov, 1943
Sphodromerus tuareg mirei Descamps, 1968
Stenohippus mundus Walker, 1871
Stenohippus xanthus Karny, 1907
Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870
Trilophidia repleta Walker, 1870
Tropidopola nigerica Uvarov, 1937
Truxalis grandis Klug, 1830
Truxalis johnstoni Dirsh, 1950
Truxalis longicornis Krauss, 1902
Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Truxalis procera Klug, 1830
Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Tuarega insignis Lucas, 1851
Tylotropidius didymus Thunberg, 1815
Vosseleriana korsakovi Chopard, 1943
Zacompsa festa Karsch, 1893
Zacompsa karschi (Ramme, 1929)⇒ Zacompsa festa Karsch, 1893

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in Chad
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
81
145
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDericorythidae
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPamphagidae
Burmeister, 1840
toad grasshopper, Toad grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acridoidea at itis.gov