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Checklist for Superfamily Acridoidea MacLeay, 1819
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2690
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
2687
5927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2654
5866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
36
132
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
15
74
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
8
49
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
8
49
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
4
41
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Egypt
4 Families width 74 Species and 21 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts65SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper6SpeciesTaxom
Dericorythidae Jacobson & B..., 19023SpeciesTaxom
Ommexechidae Bolivar, 18840SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Egypt
41 Genera with 74 Species
#ACDEHILOPSTX
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Acridium Schaeffer, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1898burrowing grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Aeolopus Kirby, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17816SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Calephorus Fieber, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamus Serville, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Cibolacris Hebard, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Dericorys Serville, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Duroniella Bolivar, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Eremotmethis Uvarov, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Helioscirtus Saussure, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Hyalorrhipis Saussure, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Iranella Uvarov, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Leptopternis Saussure, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Leptoscirtus Saussure, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ochrilidia Stål, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Ommexecha Serville, 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachytylus Fieber, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagulus Uvarov, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Paracinipe Descamps & M..., 18822SpeciesTaxom
Pezotettix Burmeister, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Psoloessa Scudder, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Pternoscirta Saussure, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Pycnodictya Stål, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1804Bird grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Sphingoderus Bei-Bienko, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 190215SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromerus Stål, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Stenobothrus Fischer, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrus Brunner von ..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Tmethis Fieber, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Tropidopola Stål, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 19027SpeciesTaxom
Xerohippus Uvarov, 1890desert grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
74 Species and 21 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acrida bicolor Thunberg, 1815Long-headed grasshopper
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acrida unguiculata (Rambur, 1838)⇒ Truxalis indica Bolivar, 1902
Acridium aegyptium (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Anacridium aegyptium Linnaeus, 1764
Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Acrotylus insubricus (Scopoli, 1786)⇒ Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Acrotylus insubricus inficitus Walker, 1870
Acrotylus insubricus insubricus Scopoli, 1786
Acrotylus versicolor (Burr, 1898)⇒ Acrotylus insubricus insubricus Scopoli, 1786
Aeolopus strepens (Latreille, 1804)⇒ Aiolopus strepens strepens Latreille, 1804
Aiolopus simulatrix Walker, 1870Sudan plague locust
Aiolopus simulatrix simulatrix Walker, 1870
Aiolopus strepens Latreille, 1804Broad Green-winged Grasshopper
Aiolopus strepens strepens Latreille, 1804
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Aiolopus thalassinus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781
Anacridium aegyptium Linnaeus, 1764Egyptian Grasshopper
Calephorus compressicornis Latreille, 1804
Calliptamus barbarus Costa, 1836Eurasian Pincer Grasshopper
Calliptamus barbarus barbarus Costa, O.G., 1836
Calliptamus testaceus Walker, 1870
Cibolacris parviceps Walker, 1870
Dericorys albidula Serville, 1838
Duroniella cooperi Uvarov, 1943
Eremotmethis carinatus Fabricius, 1775
Eyprepocnemis plorans Charpentier, 1825Lamenting Grasshopper
Helioscirtus gravesi Uvarov, 1924
Heteracris annulosa Walker, 1870
Heteracris etbaica Ramme, 1928
Heteracris littoralis Rambur, 1838Mediterranean Splendid Grasshopper
Heteracris morbosa Serville, 1838
Heteracris morbosa morbosa Serville, 1838
Hyalorrhipis canescens Saussure, 1888
Hyalorrhipis rhamses Saussure, 1889
Iranella eremiaphila Uvarov, 1922
Leptopternis gracilis Eversmann, 1848
Leptoscirtus aviculus Saussure, 1888
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Locusta migratoria migratoria Linnaeus, 1758Migratory Locust
Ochrilidia geniculata I. Bolivar, 1913
Ochrilidia gracilis Krauss, 1902
Ochrilidia gracilis gracilis Krauss, 1902
Ochrilidia nilotica (Salfi, 1931)⇒ Ochrilidia geniculata I. Bolivar, 1913
Oedipoda caerulescens sulfurescens Saussure, 1884
Pachytylus danicus (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Locusta migratoria migratoria Linnaeus, 1758
Pamphagulus bodenheimeri Uvarov, 1929
Pamphagulus bodenheimeri bodenheimeri Uvarov, 1929
Paracinipe suezensis Ünal & Massa, 2016
Paracinipe zebrata Brunner von ..., 1882
Pezotettix giornae Rossi, 1794Common Maquis Grasshopper
Psoloessa delicatula Scudder, 1876Brown-Spotted Range Grasshopper
Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Pycnodictya galinieri Reiche & Fai..., 1849
Pycnodictya galinieri galinieri Fairmaire & ..., 1850
Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841Green bird grasshopper
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust
Schistocerca lineata (Scudder, 1899)⇒ Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841
Schistocerca peregrina (Olivier, 1804)⇒ Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775
Sphingoderus carinatus Saussure, 1888
Sphingonotus (Neosphingonotus) pictus Werner, 1905
Sphingonotus pictus pictus Werner, 1905
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) balteatus Serville, 1838
Sphingonotus balteatus latifasciatus Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) niloticus Saussure, 1888
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) obscuratus Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus obscuratus obscuratus Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) octofasciatus Serville, 1838
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) rubescens Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus rubescens rubescens Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) savignyi Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus savignyi savignyi Saussure, 1884
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) vitreus Saussure, 1888
Sphingonotus vitreus vitreus Saussure, 1888
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) vosseleri Krauss, 1902
Sphodromerus atakanus Ramme, 1951
Sphodromerus serapis Serville, 1838
Stenobothrus limosus Walker, 1870
Thisoicetrus littoralis (Uvarov, 1923)⇒ Heteracris littoralis Rambur, 1838
Tmethis cisti Fabricius, 1787
Tmethis pulchripennis Serville, 1838
Tmethis pulchripennis pulchripennis Serville, 1838
Tropidopola cylindrica (Marschall, 1836)⇒ Tropidopola longicornis Fieber, 1853
Tropidopola longicornis Fieber, 1853
Truxalis annulata Thunberg, 1815
Truxalis grandis Klug, 1830
Truxalis indica Bolivar, 1902
Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Truxalis pharaonis (Klug, J.C.F., 1830)⇒ Truxalis annulata Thunberg, 1815
Truxalis scalaris Klug, J.C.F., 1830
Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Xerohippus savignyi Krauss, 1890

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in Egypt
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
33
65
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDericorythidae
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOmmexechidae
Bolivar, 1884
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPamphagidae
Burmeister, 1840
toad grasshopper, Toad grasshoppers
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acridoidea at itis.gov