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Checklist for Superfamily Acridoidea MacLeay, 1819
and region Las Alturas Biological Station (Coto Brus, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
248
2070
1896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
248
2070
1896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
242
2063
1887
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
17
39
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
6
26
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
4
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Las Alturas Biological Station
2 Families width 9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts8SpeciesTaxom
Romaleidae (Brunner von ..., 1893)Lubber grasshopper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Las Alturas Biological Station
9 Genera with 9 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Ampelophilus Hebard, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Ateliacris Descamps & R..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Baeacris Rowell & Car..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Leptomerinthoprora Rehn, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Microtylopteryx Rehn, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Rhachicreagra Rehn, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1815Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Tropidacris Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Las Alturas Biological Station
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Ampelophilus olivaceus Giglio-Tos, 1897
Ateliacris annulicornis Bruner, 1908
Baeacris morosa Rehn, 1905
Leptomerinthoprora corticina Hebard, 1924
Microtylopteryx fusiformis Rehn, 1905
Rhachicreagra obsidian Jago & Rowell, 1981
Schistocerca nitens Thunberg, 1815Gray bird grasshopper
Tropidacris cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tropidacris collaris Stoll, 1813

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in Las Alturas Biological Station
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
8
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRomaleidae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
lubber grasshopper, Lubber grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acridoidea at itis.gov