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Checklist for Superfamily Acridoidea MacLeay, 1819
and region Nelson County (Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
143
662
921
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
143
662
921
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
128
621
868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
15
29
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
6
16
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
8
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
8
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
7
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nelson County (Kentucky)
1 Family width 12 Species
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nelson County (Kentucky)
7 Genera with 12 Species
Arphia Stål, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1864Spur-throat grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nelson County (Kentucky)
12 Species
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Arphia xanthoptera Burmeister, 1838Autumn Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Encoptolophus sordidus Burmeister, 1838Clouded Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus scudderi Uhler, 1864Scudder's Short-winged Locust
Spharagemon bolli Scudder, 1875Boll'S Grasshopper
Spharagemon saxatile Morse, 1894Ground-laurel
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833
Trimerotropis maritima Harris, 1841Seaside Locust

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in Nelson County (Kentucky)
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acridoidea at itis.gov