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Checklist for Superfamily Acridoidea MacLeay, 1819
and region Sahara (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
78
419
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
78
419
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
74
412
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
8
27
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
4
21
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
4
21
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
4
21
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sahara
3 Families width 22 Species and 10 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts16SpeciesTaxom
Dericorythidae Jacobson & B..., 19024SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sahara
18 Genera with 22 Species
Acrotylus Fieber, 1845burrowing grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Anamesacris Uvarov, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Dericorys Serville, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Dociostaurus Fieber, 1815cross-backed grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Eremogryllus Krauss, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Glauvarovia Morales-Agacino, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Heteracris Walker, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Hyalorrhipis Saussure, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Locusta Linnaeus, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Ochrilidia Stål, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagulus Uvarov, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Scintharista Saussure, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Truxalis Fabricius, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Tuarega Uvarov, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Vosseleriana Uvarov, 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sahara
22 Species and 10 Subspecies
Acrotylus longipes (Charpentier, 1845)⇒ Acrotylus meruensis Sjöstedt, 1932
Acrotylus longipes longipes Charpentier, 1845
Anacridium melanorhodon Walker, 1870Sahelian tree locust
Anacridium melanorhodon melanorhodon Walker, 1870
Anamesacris zolotarevskyi Uvarov, 1938
Anamesacris zolotarevskyi zolotarevskyi Uvarov, 1938
Dericorys lobata Brullé, 1840Canarian Crested Grasshopper
Dericorys lobata bolivari Krauss, 1892
Dociostaurus (Dociostaurus) maroccanus Thunberg, 1815Moroccan Cross-backed Grasshopper
Eremogryllus hammadae Krauss, 1902
Glauvarovia mendizabali Morales-Agacino, 1945
Heteracris annulosa Walker, 1870
Heteracris harterti Bolivar, 1913
Hyalorrhipis calcarata Vosseler, 1902
Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758African migratory locust
Locusta migratoria migratorioides Reiche, L.J...., 1849African Migratory Locust
Ochrilidia geniculata I. Bolivar, 1913
Ochrilidia gracilis Krauss, 1902
Ochrilidia gracilis gracilis Krauss, 1902
Pamphagulus uvarovi Ramme, 1931
Pamphagulus uvarovi zugiata Morales-Agacino, 1949
Pamphagulus vicinus Ramme, 1931
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust
Scintharista notabilis Walker, 1870
Scintharista notabilis notabilis Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) octofasciatus Serville, 1838
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) rubescens Walker, 1870
Sphingonotus rubescens rubescens Walker, 1870
Truxalis procera Klug, 1830
Tuarega insignis Lucas, 1851
Vosseleriana fonti Bolivar, 1902

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in Sahara
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
13
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDericorythidae
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPamphagidae
Burmeister, 1840
toad grasshopper, Toad grasshoppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acridoidea at itis.gov