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Checklist for Superfamily Acridoidea MacLeay, 1819
and region Tamil Nadu (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
287
2180
4314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
286
2178
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2122
4231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
31
83
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
14
48
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
5
28
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
5
28
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
22
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tamil Nadu
2 Families width 17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts16SpeciesTaxom
Romaleidae (Brunner von ..., 1893)Lubber grasshopper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tamil Nadu
22 Genera with 17 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acrotylus Fieber, 1884burrowing grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Aulacobothrus Bolivar, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Catantops Schaum, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Chloebora Saussure, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Choroedocus Bolivar, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Diabolocatantops Jago, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Dittopternis Saussure, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Gastrimargus Saussure, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Heteropternis Stål, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Morphacris Walker, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleus Fieber, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Phlaeoba Stål, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Phlaeobida Bolivar, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Spathosternum Krauss, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Trilophidia Stål, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Tropidacris Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xenocatantops Dirsh & Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamil Nadu
17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acrotylus humbertianus Saussure, 1884
Anacridium flavescens Fabricius, 1793
Aulacobothrus socius Bolivar, 1902
Chloebora grossa Saussure, 1884
Choroedocus illustris Walker, 1870
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Diabolocatantops pinguis Stål, 1861
Dittopternis venusta Walker, 1870
Heteropternis respondens Walker, 1859
Phlaeoba infumata Brunner von ..., 1893
Phlaeobida angustipennis Bolivar, 1902
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Spathosternum prasiniferum Walker, 1871
Trilophidia annulata Thunberg, 1815
Tropidacris cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tropidacris collaris Stoll, 1813
Xenocatantops humilis Serville, 1838

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in Tamil Nadu
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
21
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRomaleidae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
lubber grasshopper, Lubber grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acridoidea at itis.gov