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Checklist for Superfamily Acridoidea MacLeay, 1819
and region Creston (Wirt County, West Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
62
123
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
62
123
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
58
115
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
10
18
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
5
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
8
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Creston (Wirt County)
1 Family width 10 Species
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Creston (Wirt County)
8 Genera with 10 Species
Arphia Stål, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1773Spur-throat grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1770Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Creston (Wirt County)
10 Species
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Encoptolophus sordidus Burmeister, 1838Clouded Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in Creston (Wirt County)
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acridoidea at itis.gov