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Checklist for Superfamily Acridoidea MacLeay, 1819
and region Greater Victoria (South Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
294
1428
1785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
1425
1782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
283
1404
1740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
18
31
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
8
19
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
9
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
9
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
8
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Greater Victoria
1 Family width 17 Species
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts17SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Greater Victoria
8 Genera with 17 Species
Arphia Stål, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Camnula Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers7SpeciesTaxom
Psoloessa Scudder, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Xanthippus Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Victoria
17 Species
Arphia conspersa Scudder, 1875Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper
Arphia pseudonietana Thomas, 1870Red-winged Grasshopper
Camnula pellucida Scudder, 1862Clear-winged Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Melanoplus alpinus (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Miramella alpina alpina Kollar, 1833
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus bruneri (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Aeoloplides turnbulli bruneri Caudell, 1907
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus fasciatus Walker, 1870Huckleberry Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Psoloessa delicatula Scudder, 1876Brown-Spotted Range Grasshopper
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833
Trimerotropis gracilis (Thomas, 1872)⇒ Diraneura bivenosa Scudder, 1869
Trimerotropis pallidipennis Burmeister, 1838Pallid-winged grasshopper
Trimerotropis verruculata Kirby, 1837Atlantic hairback fiddler
Xanthippus corallipes Haldeman, 1852Redshanked Grasshopper

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in Greater Victoria
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
8
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acridoidea at itis.gov