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Checklist for Superfamily Acridoidea MacLeay, 1819
and region Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
4275
7998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
49
230
373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
16
111
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
6
66
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
6
66
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
57
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rio de Janeiro
3 Families width 65 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts50SpeciesTaxom
Romaleidae Brunner von ..., 1893Lubber grasshopper13SpeciesTaxom
Ommexechidae Bolivar, 18842SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rio de Janeiro
57 Genera with 65 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Abracris Walker, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Adimantus Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Agriacris Walker, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Amblytropidia Stål, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Antiphon Stål, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Apacris Hebard, 1931
0SpeciesTaxom
Auloserpusia Rehn, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Baeacris Rowell & Car..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Beckeracris Amédégnato &..., 19792SpeciesTaxom
Belosacris Rehn & Eades, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Bucephalacris Giglio-Tos, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Chromacris Walker, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Colpolopha Stål, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Copiocera Burmeister, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Cornops Scudder, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrotettix Bruner, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Descampsacris Ronderos, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Dichroplus Stål, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Digamacris Carbonell, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Fenestra Giglio-Tos, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Leiotettix Bruner, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Leptysma Stål, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Leptysmina Giglio-Tos, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Leurohippus Uvarov, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Mastusia Stål, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1897Spur-throat grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptea Giglio-Tos, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Omalotettix Bruner, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Ommexecha Serville, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Opshomala Serville, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Orphula Stål, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Parascopas Bruner, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilocloeus Bruner, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Procolpia Stål, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonautia Descamps, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoscopas Hebard, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Pycnosarcus Bolivar, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Rhammatocerus Saussure, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Ronderosia Cigliano, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1773Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Scotussa Giglio-Tos, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Seabracris Amédégnato &..., 19791SpeciesTaxom
Silvitettix Bruner, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Sitalces animalSitalc..., 18781SpeciesTaxom
Staleochlora Roberts & Ca..., 18311SpeciesTaxom
Staurorhectus Giglio-Tos, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Stenacris F. Walker, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Stenopola Stål, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Tijucella Amédégnato &..., 19791SpeciesTaxom
Titanacris Scudder, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Tropidacris Scudder, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Vilerna Stål, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Xyleus Gistel, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Zoniopoda Stål, 18312SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio de Janeiro
65 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Abracris dilecta Walker, 1870
Abracris flavolineata De Geer, 1773
Adimantus ornatissimus Burmeister, 1838
Agriacris auripennis Walker, 1870
Antiphon acropyrinon Perty, 1832
Auloserpusia stilpnochlora Jago, 1970
Baeacris punctulata Thunberg, 1824
Beckeracris janeirensis Amédégnato &..., 1979
Beckeracris morroana Amédégnato &..., 1979
Belosacris coccineipes Bruner, 1906
Bucephalacris bucephala (Marschall, 1836)⇒ Bucephalacris bucephalus Marschall, 1836
Chromacris speciosa Thunberg, 1824
Colpolopha obsoleta Serville, 1831
Copiocera matana Descamps, 1984
Cornops aquaticum Bruner, 1906
Cornops frenatum Marschall, 1836
Cylindrotettix obscurus Thunberg, 1827
Descampsacris serrulatum Thunberg, 1824
Dichroplus fuscus Thunberg, 1815
Digamacris amoena (Stål, 1878)⇒ Digamacris amoenus Stål, 1878
Digamacris fraterna (Carl, 1916)⇒ Digamacris fraternus Carl, 1916
Fenestra ensicorne Rehn, 1913
Leiotettix viridis Bruner, 1906
Leptysma filiformis Serville, 1838
Leptysma intermedia Bruner, 1911
Leptysmina gracilis Bruner, 1911
Mastusia quadricarinata Stål, 1878
Melanoplus meridionalis Scudder, 1897
Metaleptea adspersa Blanchard, 1843
Metaleptea brevicornis Johannson, 1763Clipped-wing grasshopper
Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826
Omalotettix chapadensis Bruner, 1908
Omalotettix obliquus Thunberg, 1824
Ommexecha virens Serville, 1831
Opshomala viridis Serville, 1831
Orphula crassa Bruner, 1911
Orphula pagana Stål, 1861
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Poecilocloeus janeirensis Descamps, 1980
Procolpia emarginata Serville, 1831
Pseudonautia beckeri Descamps, 1978
Pseudoscopas ottei Ronderos, 1987
Pycnosarcus atavus Saussure, 1859
Rhammatocerus viatorius Saussure, 1861
Rhammatocerus victori Alves Dos Sa..., 2003
Ronderosia bergii Stål, 1878
Schistocerca cancellata Serville, 1838South American locust
Schistocerca flavofasciata De Geer, 1773
Seabracris tijuca Amédégnato &..., 1979
Silvitettix territus Otte & Jago, 1979
Sitalces volxemi Stål, 1878
Staleochlora trilineata Serville, 1831
Staurorhectus longicornis Giglio-Tos, 1897
Stenacris xanthochlora Marschall, 1836
Stenopola dorsalis Thunberg, 1827
Tijucella polychroma Amédégnato &..., 1979
Titanacris albipes De Geer, 1773
Titanacris olfersii Burmeister, 1838
Tropidacris collaris Stoll, 1813South American Giant Grashopper
Tropidacris cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tropidacris collaris Stoll, 1813
Vilerna rugulosa Stål, 1878
Xyleus discoideus Serville, 1831
Zoniopoda hempeli Bruner, 1911
Zoniopoda tarsata Serville, 1831

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in Rio de Janeiro
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
45
50
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOmmexechidae
Bolivar, 1884
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRomaleidae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
lubber grasshopper, Lubber grasshoppers
10
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acridoidea at itis.gov