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Checklist for Superfamily Acridoidea MacLeay, 1819
and region Guyana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
359
3285
6450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
47
258
419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
17
136
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
8
61
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
6
58
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
44
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guyana
3 Families width 60 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts42SpeciesTaxom
Romaleidae Brunner von ..., 1893Lubber grasshopper16SpeciesTaxom
Ommexechidae Bolivar, 18842SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guyana
44 Genera with 60 Species
#ABCELMOPRSTVY
Abracris Walker, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Adelacris Descamps & A..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Adrolampis Descamps, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Amblytropidia Stål, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Aprionacris Descamps, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Aptoceras Bruner, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Bactrophora Westwood, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Baeacris Rowell & Car..., 19731SpeciesTaxom
Belosacris Rehn & Eades, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Caloscirtus Bruner, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Chloropseustes Rehn, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Chromacris Walker, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Chromolampis Descamps, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Colpolopha Stål, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Cornops Scudder, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Coscineuta Stål, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Eucephalacris Descamps, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Eusitalces Bruner, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Lactista Saussure, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Leptysma Stål, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Liebermannacris Matiotti da ..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Maculiparia Jago, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Marellia Uvarov, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1963Spur-throat grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptea Giglio-Tos, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Ommatolampis Burmeister, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Ommexecha Serville, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Ophthalmolampis Saussure, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Orphulina Giglio-Tos, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Pareucephalacris Descamps, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Parophthalmolampis Descamps, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Poecilocloeus Bruner, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Prionolopha Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonautia Descamps, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdoscirtus Bruner, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1815Bird grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Stenacris F. Walker, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Stenopola Stål, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Tetrataenia Stål, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Tropidacris Scudder, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Vilerna Stål, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Ypsophilacris Descamps, 19771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
60 Species and 5 Subspecies
Abracris dilecta Walker, 1870
Abracris flavolineata De Geer, 1773
Adelacris atrocephala Bruner, 1908
Adrolampis delicata Descamps, 1978
Adrolampis vittagenae Bruner, 1907
Amblytropidia trinitatis Bruner, 1904
Aprionacris coerulescens Bolivar, 1890
Aptoceras margaritatus Bruner, 1908
Bactrophora dominans Westwood, 1842
Baeacris maquiritare Carbonell & ..., 1973
Belosacris coccineipes Bruner, 1906
Caloscirtus cardinalis Gerstaecker, 1873
Caloscirtus rubripennis Bruner, 1911
Chloropseustes guyanensis Descamps & A..., 1970
Chorthippus brunneus brunneus Thunberg, 1815Common Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) jacobsi Harz, 1975Iberian Field Grasshopper
Chromacris speciosa Thunberg, 1824
Chromolampis ornatipes Bruner, 1907
Colpolopha obsoleta Serville, 1831
Cornops aquaticum Bruner, 1906
Cornops frenatum Marschall, 1836
Cornops frenatum frenatum Marschall, 1836
Cornops paraguayense Bruner, 1906
Coscineuta virens Thunberg, 1815Moruga Grasshopper
Eucephalacris spatulicerca Descamps & A..., 1970
Eusitalces vittatus Bruner, 1911
Lactista stramineus Erichson, 1848
Leptysma filiformis Serville, 1838
Leptysma intermedia Bruner, 1911
Liebermannacris dorsualis Giglio-Tos, 1898
Maculiparia havilandae Uvarov, 1925
Maculiparia immaculata Bruner, 1907
Maculiparia rotundata Stål, 1878
Marellia remipes Uvarov, 1929
Melanoplus elater Strohecker, 1963
Metaleptea adspersa Blanchard, 1843
Metaleptea brevicornis Johannson, 1763Clipped-wing grasshopper
Ommatolampis perspicillata Johannson, 1763
Ommexecha gracilis (Walker, 1870)⇒ Chrotogonus arenicola Kevan, 1952
Ommexecha walkeri Kevan, D.K.M., 1959
Ophthalmolampis colibri Saussure, 1859
Ophthalmolampis torosa Descamps, 1978
Orphulella concinnula Walker, 1870
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Orphulina balloui Rehn, 1905
Pareucephalacris uniformis Descamps, 1976
Parophthalmolampis delicata (Descamps, 1978)⇒ Adrolampis delicata Descamps, 1978
Poecilocloeus rubripes Descamps & A..., 1970
Prionolopha serrata Linnaeus, 1758
Pseudonautia guyanensis Descamps, 1978
Rhabdoscirtus vittatus Bruner, 1911
Schistocerca flavofasciata De Geer, 1773
Schistocerca nitens Thunberg, 1815Gray bird grasshopper
Schistocerca nitens nitens Thunberg, 1815Grasshopper
Stenacris fissicauda Bruner, 1908
Stenacris fissicauda fissicauda Bruner, 1908
Stenacris megacephala Bruner, 1922
Stenopola dorsalis Thunberg, 1827
Stenopola puncticeps Stål, 1861
Stenopola puncticeps surinama Bruner, 1920
Tetrataenia surinama Linnaeus, 1764Suriname Grasshopper
Tropidacris collaris Stoll, 1813South American Giant Grashopper
Vilerna aeneooculata De Geer, 1773
Ypsophilacris viduata Descamps, 1977

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in Guyana
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
31
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOmmexechidae
Bolivar, 1884
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyRomaleidae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
lubber grasshopper, Lubber grasshoppers
12
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acridoidea at itis.gov