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Checklist for Superfamily Acridoidea MacLeay, 1819
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
44
338
1205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
17
131
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
8
89
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
7
87
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
66
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ethiopia
2 Families width 105 Species and 29 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts102SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ethiopia
66 Genera with 105 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Acorypha Krauss, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Acrida Linnaeus, 17587SpeciesTaxom
Acrostegastes Karsch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1853
burrowing grasshoppers0SpeciesTaxom
Aethiopiacris La Greca, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Afroxyrrhepes Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Aulacobothrus Bolivar, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Calephorus Fieber, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Cataloipus Bolívar, I., 19344SpeciesTaxom
Catantops Schaum, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Chirista Karsch, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Coryphosima Karsch, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Crucinotacris Jago, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Dnopherula Karsch, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Dorsthippus Donskoff, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Epacrocatantops Jago, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Eucoptacra Bolivar, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 193612SpeciesTaxom
Gymnobothrus Bolivar, 18766SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 19913SpeciesTaxom
Heteropternis Stål, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Humbe Bolivar, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Jasomenia Bolivar, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Kevanacris Dirsh, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Kraussaria Uvarov, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Leptacris Walker, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Leva I. Bolivar, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Lobopoma Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Meruana Delucchi, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Metaxymecus Karsch, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Neoleva Jago, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Neritius Bolivar, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Ochrilidia Stål, 19086SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 19264SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Ornithacris Uvarov, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Orthochtha Karsch, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Oxya Serville, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Oxyaeida Bolivar, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Paracinema Fischer, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Paracomacris Karsch, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Phaeocatantops Dirsh, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Pternoscirta Saussure, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Pycnodictya Stål, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Rastafaria Ramme, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdoplea Karsch, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ritchiella Mungai, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Robecchia Schulthess S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Spathosternum Krauss, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Sporobolius Uvarov, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Stenohippus Uvarov, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Sudanacris Uvarov, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Truxaloides Dirsh, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Xiphoceriana Dirsh, 18873SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
105 Species and 29 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis Burmeister, 1838
Abisares viridipennis dromedarius Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acorypha johnstoni Kirby, 1902
Acorypha johnstoni oresbia Jago, 1967
Acorypha ornatipes Uvarov, 1950
Acrida bicolor Thunberg, 1815Long-headed grasshopper
Acrida deminuta (Bolivar, 1922)⇒ Acrida bicolor Thunberg, 1815
Acrida herbacea Bolivar, 1922
Acrida orientalis (Bolivar, 1919)⇒ Acrida bicolor Thunberg, 1815
Acrida reducta (Bolivar, 1922)⇒ Acrida herbacea Bolivar, 1922
Acrida sulphuripennis Gerstaecker, 1869
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acrostegastes rougeoti Donskoff, 1977
Aethiopiacris parva La Greca, 1994
Afroxyrrhepes procera Burmeister, 1838
Aiolopus longicornis Sjöstedt, 1910
Aiolopus thalassinus Fabricius, 1781Australian aiolopus
Anacridium melanorhodon Walker, 1870Sahelian tree locust
Anacridium melanorhodon arabafrum Dirsh & Uvarov, 1953Arabian tree locust
Anacridium melanorhodon melanorhodon Walker, 1870
Anacridium wernerellum Karny, 1907Sudan tree locust
Aulacobothrus dorsatus Bolivar, 1912
Calephorus compressicornis Latreille, 1804
Cataloipus oberthuri Bolivar, 1890
Cataloipus oberthuri somali Schulthess S..., 1894
Cataloipus pulcher Sjöstedt, 1929
Cataloipus pulcher aethiopicus Uvarov, 1934
Catantops stramineus Walker, 1870
Chirista compta Walker, 1870
Coryphosima abyssinica Uvarov, 1934
Coryphosima danieli Massa, 2016
Coryphosima stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Coryphosima stenoptera montana Uvarov, 1953
Coryphosima stenoptera stenoptera Schaum, 1853African Common Grasshopper
Crucinotacris cruciata Bolivar, 1912
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica abyssinica Uvarov, 1941
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Dnopherula cruciata (Bolivar, 1912)⇒ Crucinotacris cruciata Bolivar, 1912
Dorsthippus baleensis Donskoff, 1977Bale Dwarf Grasshopper
Epacrocatantops curvicercus Miller, 1929
Eucoptacra anguliflava Karsch, 1893
Eucoptacra exigua Bolivar, 1912
Eucoptacra gowdeyi Uvarov, 1923
Eyprepocnemis abyssinica Uvarov, 1921
Gastrimargus abessina Sjostedt, 1928
Gastrimargus africanus africanus Saussure, 1888
Gastrimargus determinatus Walker, 1871
Gastrimargus determinatus determinatus Walker, 1871
Gastrimargus determinatus vitripennis Saussure, 1888
Gastrimargus hyla Sjöstedt, 1928
Gastrimargus rothschildi Bolivar, 1922
Gastrimargus rothschildi luteifemur Ritchie, J.M., 1982
Gastrimargus rothschildi rothschildi Bolivar, 1922
Gastrimargus verticalis Saussure, 1884
Gastrimargus verticalis verticalis Saussure, 1884
Gastrimargus volkensi (Uvarov, 1936)⇒ Gastrimargus determinatus determinatus Walker, 1871
Gymnobothrus cruciatus Bolivar, 1889
Gymnobothrus inflexus Uvarov, 1934
Gymnobothrus lineaalba Bolivar, 1889
Gymnobothrus subcarinatus Bolivar, 1922
Gymnobothrus temporalis Stål, 1876
Gymnobothrus temporalis temporalis Stål, 1876
Heteracris coerulescens Stål, 1876
Heteracris juliea Grunshaw, 1991
Heteracris nefasitensis Grunshaw, 1991
Heteropternis minuta Uvarov, 1934
Humbe tenuicornis Schaum, 1853
Jasomenia sansibara Karsch, 1896
Jasomenia sansibarica Karsch, 1896
Kevanacris squamiptera Kevan, 1951Ethiopian Agile Grasshopper
Kraussaria angulifera Krauss, 1877
Leptacris kraussii Bolivar, 1890
Leva aethiopica Bolivar, 1922
Lobopoma ambages Karsch, 1896
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Locusta migratoria migratorioides Reiche, L.J...., 1849African Migratory Locust
Meruana liriomyzae Boucek, 1988
Meruana usambarica Karsch, 1896
Metaxymecus gracilipes Brancsik, 1895
Morphacris fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Neoleva mega Jago, 1996
Neritius abyssinicus Uvarov, 1934
Neritius kebreabstretchi Jago, 1994
Neritius rothschildi Bolivar, 1914
Ochrilidia aethiopica (Salfi, 1931)⇒ Ochrilidia gracilis gracilis Krauss, 1902
Ochrilidia cretacea Bolivar, 1914
Ochrilidia gracilis Krauss, 1902
Ochrilidia gracilis gracilis Krauss, 1902
Ochrilidia gracilis nyuki Sjöstedt, 1909
Ochrilidia martini Bolivar, 1908
Oedaleus flavus Linnaeus, 1758
Oedaleus flavus somaliensis Sjöstedt, 1931
Oedaleus instillatus Burr, 1900
Oedaleus nigeriensis Uvarov, 1926
Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826
Ornithacris cyanea Stoll, 1813
Ornithacris cyanea cyanea Stoll, 1813
Orthochtha dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869
Orthochtha dasycnemis dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869
Orthochtha venosa Ramme, 1929
Oxya hyla Serville, 1831
Oxya hyla hyla Serville, 1831Small rice grasshopper
Oxyaeida kebreabstretchi Jago, 1994
Paracinema tricolor Thunberg, 1815Tricolor Grasshopper
Paracinema tricolor tricolor Thunberg, 1815Vlei Grasshopper
Paracomacris deceptor (Karsch, 1900)⇒ Coryphosima stenoptera stenoptera Schaum, 1853
Phaeocatantops decoratus Gerstaecker, 1869
Phaeocatantops decoratus decoratus Gerstaecker, 1869
Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Pycnodictya galinieri Reiche & Fai..., 1849
Pycnodictya galinieri galinieri Fairmaire & ..., 1850
Rastafaria abessinica Ramme, 1931
Rhabdoplea munda Karsch, 1893
Ritchiella uvarovi Sjöstedt, 1924
Robecchia tricolor Baccetti, 1991
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust
Spathosternum pygmaeum Karsch, 1893
Sphingonotus (Parasphingonotus) turkanae Uvarov, 1938
Sporobolius jacksoni Kevan, 1956
Stenohippus aethiopicus Uvarov, 1938
Stenohippus maculifemur Jago, 1996
Stenohippus xanthus Karny, 1907
Sudanacris cholawo Grunshaw, 1996
Trilophidia conturbata Walker, 1870
Truxalis burtti Dirsh, 1950
Truxaloides braziliensis Drury, 1770
Truxaloides braziliensis braziliensis Drury, 1773
Xiphoceriana atrox Gerstaecker, 1869
Xiphoceriana brunneriana Saussure, 1887
Xiphoceriana cristata Saussure, 1887

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in Ethiopia
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
65
102
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPamphagidae
Burmeister, 1840
toad grasshopper, Toad grasshoppers
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acridoidea at itis.gov