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Checklist for Superfamily Acridoidea MacLeay, 1819
and region Preston County (West Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
239
1065
1458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
238
1062
1455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
222
1007
1365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
20
52
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
8
30
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
16
22
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Preston County
1 Family width 22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrididae (MacLeay, 1819)Grasshoppers and locusts22SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Preston County
16 Genera with 22 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Chloealtis Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Hippiscus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1897Spur-throat grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1861Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Preston County
22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Arphia pseudonietana Thomas, 1870Red-winged Grasshopper
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Arphia xanthoptera Burmeister, 1838Autumn Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Chloealtis conspersa Harris, 1841Sprinkled Broad-Winged Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Encoptolophus sordidus Burmeister, 1838Clouded Grasshopper
Hippiscus ocelote Saussure, 1861Wrinkled Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanoplus walshii Scudder, 1897Walsh's Locust
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Pardalophora apiculata Harris, 1835Coral-Winged Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Schistocerca damnifica Saussure, 1861Mischievous bird grasshopper
Spharagemon saxatile Morse, 1894Ground-laurel
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in Preston County
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
16
22
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acridoidea at itis.gov