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Checklist for Superfamily Acridoidea MacLeay, 1819
and region West Canada (Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
623
8303
28781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
620
8294
28770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
594
8148
28351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
54
263
541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
23
139
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
7
78
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
6
77
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
67
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Canada
3 Families width 145 Species and 8 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts143SpeciesTaxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840Toad grasshopper1SpeciesTaxom
Romaleidae Brunner von ..., 1893Lubber grasshopper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Canada
67 Genera with 145 Species
#ABCDEGHMOPSTX
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acrolophitus Thomas, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Aeoloplides Caudell, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Aeropedellus Hebard, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Ageneotettix McNeill, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Amphitornus McNeill, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 17815SpeciesTaxom
Asemoplus Scudder, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Aulocara Scudder, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Boopedon Thomas, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Bradynotes Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Bruneria McNeill, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Buckellacris Rehn and Rehn, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Camnula Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Campylacantha Scudder, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Catantops Schaum, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Chloealtis Harris, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Circotettix Scudder, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Conozoa Saussure, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Cordillacris Rehn, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Cratypedes Scudder, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteria1SpeciesTaxom
Dociostaurus Fieber, 1848cross-backed grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Eritettix Bruner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Gomphocerippus Roberts, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hadrotettix Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Hypochlora Brunner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1875Spur-throat grasshoppers42SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Metator McNeill, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Mioedipoda Stidham & St..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleotettix Bolivar, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Omocestus Bolivar, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Opeia McNeill, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Orthoscapheus Bruner, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Oxya Serville, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Paranocaracris Mishchenko, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Paratylotropidia Brunner, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Paroxya Scudder, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Phlibostroma Scudder, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Phoetaliotes Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Poecilotettix Scudder, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18213SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopomala Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Psoloessa Scudder, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1798Bird grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18415SpeciesTaxom
Sphenophyma Uvarov, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Stenobothrus Fischer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Stethophyma Fischer, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Trachyrhachys Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Traulia Stål, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 198414SpeciesTaxom
Tylotropidius Stål, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Xanthippus Saussure, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Xyleus Gistel, 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Canada
145 Species and 8 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acrolophitus hirtipes Say, 1825Green Fool Grasshopper
Aeoloplides turnbulli Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Aeropedellus clavatus Thomas, 1873Club-horned Grasshopper
Ageneotettix deorum Scudder, 1876White Whiskers Grasshopper
Amphitornus coloradus Thomas, 1873Striped Grasshopper
Arphia conspersa Scudder, 1875Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper
Arphia pseudo-nietana Thomas, 1870Red-winged Grasshopper
Arphia pseudonietana Thomas, 1870Red-winged Grasshopper
Arphia simplex Scudder, 1875Plains Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Asemoplus montanus Bruner, 1885
Aulocara elliotti Thomas, 1870Big-headed grasshopper
Boopedon gracile Rehn, 1904Graceful Range Grasshopper
Bradynotes obesa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Bruneria brunnea (Thomas, 1871)⇒ Brunneria brunnea Thomas, 1871
Buckellacris chilcotinae Hebard, 1922
Buckellacris chilcotinae chilcotinae Hebard, 1922
Buckellacris hispida Bruner, 1885
Buckellacris nuda Walker, 1898
Camnula pellucida Scudder, 1862Clear-winged Grasshopper
Campylacantha olivacea Scudder, 1875
Catantops ochthephilus Jago, 1984
Chloealtis abdominalis Thomas, 1873
Chloealtis conspersa Harris, 1841Sprinkled Broad-Winged Grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) biguttulus Linnaeus, 1758Bow-winged Grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) brunneus Thunberg, 1815Common Field Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Circotettix carlinianus Thomas, 1870Carlinian Snapper Grasshopper
Circotettix rabula Rehn & Hebard, 1906Wrangler Grasshopper
Circotettix undulatus Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Conozoa sulcifrons Scudder, 1876Groove-Headed Grasshopper
Cordillacris occipitalis Thomas, 1873Spotted-Winged Grasshopper
Cratypedes lateritius Saussure, 1884Nevada Red-Winged Grasshopper
Cratypedes neglectus Thomas, 1870Pronotal Range Grasshopper
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Dissosteria carolina
Dociostaurus (Kazakia) brevicollis Eversmann, 1848Intermediate Cross-backed Grasshopper
Encoptolophus costalis Scudder, 1862Dusky Grasshopper
Encoptolophus sordidus Burmeister, 1838Clouded Grasshopper
Eritettix simplex Scudder, 1869Velvet-striped Grasshopper
Gomphocerippus rufus Linnaeus, 1758Rufous grasshopper
Hadrotettix trifasciatus Say, 1825Threebanded Grasshopper
Hesperotettix speciosus Scudder, 1872
Hesperotettix viridis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Hypochlora alba Dodge, 1876Cudweed Grasshopper
Melanoplus acrophilus Hebard, 1935
Melanoplus alpinus (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Miramella alpina alpina Kollar, 1833
Melanoplus angustipennis Dodge, 1877Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus borealis Fieber, 1853Northern grasshopper
Melanoplus bowditchi Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus bruneri (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Aeoloplides turnbulli bruneri Caudell, 1907
Melanoplus cinereus Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus dawsoni Scudder, 1875Dawson Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus digitifer Hebard, 1936
Melanoplus elater Strohecker, 1963
Melanoplus fasciatus Walker, 1870Huckleberry Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus flavidus Scudder, 1878Blue-legged Locust
Melanoplus foedus Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus gladstoni Scudder, 1897Gladston Grasshopper
Melanoplus huroni Blatchley, 1898Huron Short-winged Locust
Melanoplus infantilis Scudder, 1878Little spur-throat grasshopper
Melanoplus islandicus Blatchley, 1898Island Locust
Melanoplus keeleri Thomas, 1874Keeler Grasshopper
Melanoplus kennicottii Scudder, 1878Kennicott's Grasshopper
Melanoplus macclungi Rehn, 1946
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus montanus Thomas, 1873
Melanoplus occidentalis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus oregonensis Thomas, 1875
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Melanoplus packardii brooksi Vickery, 1979
Melanoplus plebejus Stål, 1878
Melanoplus ponderosus Scudder, 1875Spur-throated Grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory Grasshopper
Melanoplus scudderi Uhler, 1864Scudder's Short-winged Locust
Melanoplus spretus Walsh, 1866Rocky Mountain grasshopper
Melanoplus stonei Rehn, 1904Stone's Locust
Melanoplus triangularis (Hebard, 1928)⇒ Melanoplus oregonensis Thomas, 1875
Melanoplus viridipes eurycercus (Hebard, 1920)⇒ Melanoplus eurycercus Hebard, 1920
Melanoplus walshii Scudder, 1897Walsh's Locust
Melanoplus washingtonius Bruner, 1885
Melanoplus yarrowii Thomas, 1875
Mermiria bivittata Serville, 1838Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper
Metator nevadensis Bruner, 1905
Metator pardalinus Saussure, 1884Blue-legged Grasshopper
Mioedipoda reisereri Stidham, T.A..., 2000
Myrmeleotettix maculatus Thunberg, 1815Common Club Grasshopper
Oedipoda caerulescens Linnaeus, 1758Blue Band-winged Grasshopper
Omocestus (Omocestus) rufipes (Zetterstedt, 1821)⇒ Pezotettix giornae Rossi, 1794
Omocestus (Omocestus) viridulus Sahlberg, 1893Common green grasshopper
Opeia obscura Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Orthoscapheus coriaceus Liebermann, 1939
Oxya flavefemura Ma, Guo & Zheng, 1994
Paranocaracris rimansonae ventosus Mishchenko, 1951
Paratylotropidia brunneri Scudder, 1897
Pardalophora apiculata Harris, 1835Coral-Winged Grasshopper
Paroxya hoosieri Blatchley, 1892Hoosier Locust
Phlibostroma quadrimaculatum Thomas, 1871Four-Spotted Grasshopper
Phoetaliotes nebrascensis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Poecilotettix pantherinus Walker, 1870
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus montanus Charpentier, 1825Water-meadow grasshhopper
Pseudochorthippus parallelus Zetterstedt, 1821Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudopomala brachyptera Scudder, 1862Bunch Grass Locust
Psoloessa delicatula Scudder, 1876Brown-Spotted Range Grasshopper
Schistocerca lineata (Scudder, 1899)⇒ Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841
Schistocerca nitens Thunberg, 1815Gray bird grasshopper
Schistocerca obscura Fabricius, 1798Obscure bird grasshopper
Spharagemon bolli Scudder, 1875Boll'S Grasshopper
Spharagemon campestris McNeill, 1901Campestral grasshopper
Spharagemon collare Scudder, 1872Mottled sand grasshopper
Spharagemon equale Say, 1825Orange-legged Grasshopper
Spharagemon marmorata Harris, 1841
Sphenophyma rugulosa Stål, 1876
Stenobothrus nigromaculatus transcaucasicus Ramme, 1933
Stethophyma gracile Scudder, 1862Graceful Sedge Grasshopper
Stethophyma lineatum Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833
Trachyrhachys kiowa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Traulia brachypeza Bi, 1985
Trimerotropis agrestis McNeill, 1900
Trimerotropis californica Bruner, 1889California Band-Winged Grasshopper
Trimerotropis cyaneipennis Bruner, 1889Blue-winged grasshopper
Trimerotropis diversellus Hebard, 1928
Trimerotropis fontana Thomas, 1876
Trimerotropis gracilis (Thomas, 1872)⇒ Diraneura bivenosa Scudder, 1869
Trimerotropis latifasciata Scudder, 1880
Trimerotropis maritima Harris, 1841Seaside Locust
Trimerotropis pallidipennis Burmeister, 1838Pallid-winged grasshopper
Trimerotropis pistrinaria Saussure, 1884Olmec fiddler
Trimerotropis salina McNeill, 1901
Trimerotropis verruculata Kirby, 1837Atlantic hairback fiddler
Trimerotropis verruculata suffusa Scudder, S.H., 1876
Trimerotropis whitei Rentz & Weis..., 1984
Tylotropidius yunnanensis Zheng & Liang, 1990
Xanthippus aquilonius Otte, 1984
Xanthippus corallipes Haldeman, 1852Redshanked Grasshopper
Xanthippus montanus Thomas, 1872
Xyleus laevipes Stål, 1878

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in West Canada
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
65
143
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPamphagidae
Burmeister, 1840
toad grasshopper, Toad grasshoppers
1
1
Genus
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