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Checklist for Superfamily Acridoidea MacLeay, 1819
and region Toronto (Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
1946
2617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
315
1946
2617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
305
1930
2593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
17
40
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
9
29
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
3
15
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
2
14
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
12
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Toronto
1 Family width 16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts16SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Toronto
12 Genera with 16 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Camnula Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Chloealtis Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteria1SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1773Spur-throat grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Toronto
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Camnula pellucida Scudder, 1862Clear-winged Grasshopper
Chloealtis conspersa Harris, 1841Sprinkled Broad-Winged Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Dissosteria carolina
Encoptolophus sordidus Burmeister, 1838Clouded Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus bruneri (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Aeoloplides turnbulli bruneri Caudell, 1907
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus dawsoni Scudder, 1875Dawson Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Pardalophora apiculata Harris, 1835Coral-Winged Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Spharagemon bolli Scudder, 1875Boll'S Grasshopper

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in Toronto
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
12
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acridoidea at itis.gov