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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
153
529
690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
153
529
690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
140
488
616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
19
46
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
7
29
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
13
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
13
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
11
19
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ritchie County
1 Family width 19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts19SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ritchie County
11 Genera with 19 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Chloealtis Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hippiscus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1897Spur-throat grasshoppers6SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1861Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ritchie County
19 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
Hippiscus ocelote Saussure, 1861Wrinkled Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus punctulatus Scudder, 1863Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanoplus walshii Scudder, 1897Walsh's Locust
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Schistocerca damnifica Saussure, 1861Mischievous bird grasshopper
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in Ritchie County
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
11
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acridoidea at itis.gov