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Checklist for Superfamily Acridoidea MacLeay, 1819
and region Prince Edward Islands (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
159
467
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
465
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
455
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
9
16
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
4
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
8
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Prince Edward Islands
1 Family width 10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Prince Edward Islands
8 Genera with 10 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Camnula Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Prince Edward Islands
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Arphia pseudonietana Thomas, 1870Red-winged Grasshopper
Camnula pellucida Scudder, 1862Clear-winged Grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus fasciatus Walker, 1870Huckleberry Grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Spharagemon bolli Scudder, 1875Boll'S Grasshopper
Spharagemon collare Scudder, 1872Mottled sand grasshopper
Trimerotropis huroniana Walker, 1902Lake Huron Locust

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in Prince Edward Islands
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acridoidea at itis.gov