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Checklist for Superfamily Acridoidea MacLeay, 1819
and region Plaquemines Parish (Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
139
457
507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
138
455
505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
131
437
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
18
37
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
8
26
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
3
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Plaquemines Parish
2 Families width 17 Species
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts16SpeciesTaxom
Romaleidae Brunner von ..., 1893Lubber grasshopper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Plaquemines Parish
15 Genera with 17 Species
Amblytropidia Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Aptenopedes Scudder, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Eritettix Bruner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Leprus Saussure, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1875Spur-throat grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Nebulatettix Gómez, Light..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Paroxya Scudder, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Psinidia Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Romalea Serville, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1770Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Plaquemines Parish
17 Species
Amblytropidia mysteca Saussure, 1861Brown Winter Grasshopper
Arphia xanthoptera Burmeister, 1838Autumn Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Encoptolophus costalis Scudder, 1862Dusky Grasshopper
Eritettix simplex Scudder, 1869Velvet-striped Grasshopper
Leprus wheelerii Thomas, 1875
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus propinquus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanoplus yarrowii Thomas, 1875
Nebulatettix subgracilis Caudell, 1903Southwestern Dusky Grasshopper
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Paroxya atlantica Scudder, 1877Atlantic Grasshopper
Psinidia fenestralis Serville, 1838Long-horned Locust
Romalea microptera Stoll, 1813Eastern lubber grasshopper
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in Plaquemines Parish
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
14
16
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