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Checklist for Superfamily Acridoidea MacLeay, 1819
and region Libya (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
1126
2067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
203
1123
2063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
199
1110
2044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
29
113
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
14
83
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
6
48
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
5
47
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
42
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Libya
3 Families width 93 Species and 34 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts79SpeciesTaxom
Dericorythidae (Jacobson & B..., 1902)2SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Libya
42 Genera with 93 Species
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Acrida Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1838burrowing grasshoppers7SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 17817SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 18704SpeciesTaxom
Calephorus Fieber, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Calliptamus Serville, 05SpeciesTaxom
Dericorys Serville, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Dociostaurus Fieber, 1815cross-backed grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Duroniella Bolivar, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Egnatioides Vosseler, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Eremogryllus Krauss, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Euchorthippus Tarbinskij, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Finotia Bonnet, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Helioscirtus Saussure, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 19216SpeciesTaxom
Hyalorrhipis Saussure, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Leptopternis Saussure, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Notopleura Krauss, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Ochrilidia Stål, 19138SpeciesTaxom
Ocneridia Bolivar, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 17716SpeciesTaxom
Omocestus Bolivar, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Ornithacris Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagus Thunberg, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Paracinipe Descamps & M..., 19084SpeciesTaxom
Paraeuryparyphes La Greca, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Platypterna Fieber, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Pternoscirta Saussure, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Ramburiella Bolivar, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Scintharista Saussure, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Sphingoderus Bei-Bienko, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 195720SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromerus Stål, 19436SpeciesTaxom
Thalpomena Saussure, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Tmethis Fieber, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Tropidopola Stål, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Tuarega Uvarov, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Libya
93 Species and 34 Subspecies
Acrida turrita Linnaeus, 1758Long-headed grasshopper
Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Acrotylus incarnatus Krauss, 1907
Acrotylus insubricus (Scopoli, 1786)⇒ Acrotylus fischeri Azam, 1901
Acrotylus insubricus inficitus Walker, 1870
Acrotylus longipes (Charpentier, 1845)⇒ Acrotylus meruensis Sjöstedt, 1932
Acrotylus meruensis Sjöstedt, 1932
Acrotylus patruelis Herrich-Scha..., 1838Slender Burrowing Grasshopper
Aiolopus obariensis Usmani, 2008
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
Anacridium melanorhodon Walker, 1870Sahelian tree locust
Anacridium melanorhodon arabafrum Dirsh & Uvarov, 1953Arabian tree locust
Anacridium melanorhodon melanorhodon Walker, 1870
Calephorus compressicornis Latreille, 1804
Calliptamus barbarus Costa, 1836Eurasian Pincer Grasshopper
Calliptamus barbarus barbarus Costa, O.G., 1836
Calliptamus cyrenaicus Jago, 1963
Calliptamus wattenwylianus Pantel, 1896
Calliptamus wattenwylianus wattenwylianus
Dericorys carthagonovae Bolivar, 1897Iberian Crested Grasshopper
Dericorys millierei (Bonnet & Finot, 1884)⇒ Dericorys carthagonovae Bolivar, 1897
Dociostaurus (Dociostaurus) maroccanus Thunberg, 1815Moroccan Cross-backed Grasshopper
Duroniella lucasii Bolivar, 1881
Egnatioides coerulans Krauss, 1893
Egnatioides striatus Vosseler, 1902
Eremogryllus hammadae Krauss, 1902
Euchorthippus albolineatus Lucas, 1849
Euchorthippus albolineatus albolineatus Lucas, 1849
Eyprepocnemis plorans Charpentier, 1825Lamenting Grasshopper
Eyprepocnemis plorans plorans Charpentier, 1825
Finotia maxima Jannone, 1938
Helioscirtus capsitanus Bonnet, 1884
Helioscirtus capsitanus capsitanus Bonnet, F.R., 1884
Helioscirtus grandii La Greca, 1957
Helioscirtus gravesi Uvarov, 1924
Heteracris adspersa Redtenbacher, 1889Splendid Grasshopper
Heteracris adspersa adspersa Redtenbacher, 1889
Heteracris annulosa Walker, 1870
Heteracris harterti Bolivar, 1913
Heteracris littoralis Rambur, 1838Mediterranean Splendid Grasshopper
Heteracris minuta Uvarov, 1921
Hyalorrhipis calcarata Vosseler, 1902
Hyalorrhipis rhamses Saussure, 1889
Leptopternis gracilis Eversmann, 1848
Leptopternis maculata Vosseler, 1902
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Notopleura saharica Krauss, 1902
Ochrilidia alshatiensis Usmani & Ajaili, 1991
Ochrilidia filicornis Krauss, 1902
Ochrilidia filicornis filicornis Krauss, 1902
Ochrilidia geniculata I. Bolivar, 1913
Ochrilidia gracilis Krauss, 1902
Ochrilidia gracilis gracilis Krauss, 1902
Ochrilidia harterti Bolivar, 1913
Ochrilidia harterti harterti Bolivar, 1913
Ocneridia nigropunctata Lucas, 1849Dotted Stone Grasshopper
Oedaleus decorus Germar, 1825Handsome Cross Grasshopper
Oedaleus senegalensis Krauss, 1877Senegalese grasshopper
Oedipoda caerulescens Linnaeus, 1758Blue Band-winged Grasshopper
Oedipoda coerulea Saussure, 1884Iberian Band-winged Grasshopper
Oedipoda fuscocincta Lucas, 1849Yellow Band-winged Grasshopper
Oedipoda fuscocincta coelestina Uvarov, 1923
Oedipoda miniata (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Oedipoda coerulea Saussure, 1884
Oedipoda miniata miniata Pallas, 1771
Omocestus (Omocestus) africanus Harz, 1970
Omocestus (Omocestus) fontanai Massa, 2004
Ornithacris turbida Walker, 1870
Pamphagus tunetanus Vosseler, 1902
Paracinipe adelaidae Massa, 1996
Paracinipe baccettii Massa, 1996
Paracinipe marmarica Salfi, 1925
Paracinipe orientalis Werner, 1908
Paraeuryparyphes quadridentatus Brisout de B..., 1852
Platypterna lybica (Salfi, 1925)⇒ Ochrilidia geniculata I. Bolivar, 1913
Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Ramburiella (Ramburiella) hispanica Rambur, 1838Iberian Blackspotted Grasshopper
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust
Scintharista notabilis Walker, 1870
Scintharista notabilis notabilis Walker, 1870
Sphingoderus carinatus Saussure, 1888
Sphingonotus (Neosphingonotus) azurescens Rambur, 1838Azure Sand Grasshopper
Sphingonotus (Neosphingonotus) tricinctus Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) brackensis Usmani, 2008
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) caerulans Linnaeus, 1767Blue-winged locust
Sphingonotus caerulans caerulans Linnaeus, 1767Slender Blue-winged Grasshopper
Sphingonotus caerulans gharianensis Werner, 1908
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) eurasius Mishchenko, 1937
Sphingonotus eurasius eurasius Mishchenko, 1936
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) luteus Krauss, 1893
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) obscuratus Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus obscuratus lameerei Finot, 1902
Sphingonotus obscuratus obscuratus Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus obscuratus samnuensis Usmani & Ajaili, 2000
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 brevipes La Greca, 1957
Sphodromerus coerulans Werner, 1908
Sphodromerus coerulans coerulans Werner, 1908
Sphodromerus coerulans intermedia Werner, 1908
Sphodromerus marmaricus Capra, 1929
Sphodromerus tuareg Uvarov, 1943
Sphodromerus tuareg tuareg Uvarov, 1943
Thalpomena dernensis Werner, 1908
Thalpomena deserta Dirsh, 1949
Thalpomena libyana (Ramme, 1951)⇒ Thalpomena dernensis Werner, 1908
Tmethis cisti Fabricius, 1787
Tmethis cisti cisti Fabricius, 1787
Tmethis harterti Uvarov, 1923
Tmethis pulchripennis Serville, 1838
Tmethis pulchripennis pulchripennis Serville, 1838
Tropidopola cylindrica (Marschall, 1836)⇒ Tropidopola longicornis Fieber, 1853
Tropidopola cylindrica cylindrica Marschall, 1836
Tropidopola longicornis Fieber, 1853
Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902
Tuarega insignis Lucas, 1851

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in Libya
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
34
79
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDericorythidae
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPamphagidae
Burmeister, 1840
toad grasshopper, Toad grasshoppers
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acridoidea at itis.gov