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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
408
4022
7977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
406
4020
7976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
392
3956
7800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
41
148
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
16
96
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
6
66
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
5
64
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
57
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Mexico
2 Families width 104 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts96SpeciesTaxom
Romaleidae Brunner von ..., 1893Lubber grasshopper8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Mexico
57 Genera with 104 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPRSTX
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Abracris Walker, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Achurum Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Aidemona Brunner, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Akamasacris Cigliano & Otte, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Amblytropidia Stål, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Aptenopedes Scudder, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Aulocara Scudder, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Auloserpusia Rehn, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Aztecacris Roberts, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Barytettix Scudder, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Boopedon Thomas, 18253SpeciesTaxom
Brachystola Scudder, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Camnula Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Chiapacris Otte, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Chromacris Walker, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Conalcaea Scudder, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Conozoa Saussure, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Dactylotum Charpentier, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Dichroplus Stål, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Hadrotettix Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Heliastus Saussure, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Hippiscus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Hippopedon Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Lactista Saussure, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Leuronotina Hebard, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Machaerocera Saussure, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1875Spur-throat grasshoppers7SpeciesTaxom
Melanotettix Bruner, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Mestobregma Scudder, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Nebulatettix Gómez, Light..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Opeia McNeill, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Orphula Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18616SpeciesTaxom
Philocleon Scudder, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Phlibostroma Scudder, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Poecilotettix Scudder, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Proctolabus Saussure, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Psoloessa Scudder, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Rhammatocerus Saussure, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Romalea Serville, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1870Bird grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Silvitettix Bruner, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenacris F. Walker, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Stenopola Stål, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Taeniopoda Stål, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Tomonotus Saussure, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Trachyrhachys Scudder, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18616SpeciesTaxom
Xanthippus Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Mexico
104 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Abracris flavolineata De Geer, 1773
Achurum sumichrasti Saussure, 1861
Aidemona alticola Roberts, 1947
Aidemona amrami Roberts, 1947
Aidemona azteca Saussure, 1861
Akamasacris variabilis Scudder, 1897
Amblytropidia elongata Bruner, 1904
Amblytropidia mysteca Saussure, 1861Brown Winter Grasshopper
Arphia conspersa Scudder, 1875Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper
Arphia nietana Saussure, 1861
Arphia simplex Scudder, 1875Plains Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Arphia townsendi Bruner, 1905
Aulocara elliotti Thomas, 1870Big-headed grasshopper
Auloserpusia stilpnochlora Jago, 1970
Aztecacris laevis Rehn, 1900
Barytettix poecila Hebard, 1925
Barytettix terminalis Cohn & Cantrall, 1974
Boopedon diabolicum Bruner, 1904
Boopedon flaviventris Bruner, 1904
Boopedon nubilum Say, 1825Ebony Grasshopper
Brachystola eiseni Bruner, 1906
Brachystola magna Girard, 1854Lubber grasshopper
Brachystola mexicana Bruner, 1904
Camnula pellucida Scudder, 1862Clear-winged Grasshopper
Chiapacris eximius Otte, 1979
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Chromacris colorata Serville, 1838
Conalcaea miguelitana Scudder, 1897
Conozoa carinata Rehn, 1907
Dactylotum bicolor Charpentier, 1843Barber Pole Grasshopper
Dichromorpha prominula Bruner, 1904
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Dichroplus notatus Bruner, 1908
Encoptolophus costalis Scudder, 1862Dusky Grasshopper
Encoptolophus otomitus Saussure, 1861
Encoptolophus sordidus Burmeister, 1838Clouded Grasshopper
Hadrotettix trifasciatus Say, 1825Threebanded Grasshopper
Heliastus infrequens Otte, 1984
Heliastus rubellus Otte, 1984
Heliastus sumichrasti Saussure, 1861
Hesperotettix viridis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Hippiscus ocelote Saussure, 1861Wrinkled Grasshopper
Hippopedon saltator Saussure, 1861
Lactista azteca Saussure, 1861
Lactista elota Otte, 1984
Lactista humilis Hebard, 1932
Lactista punctata Stål, 1873
Leuronotina orizabae Saussure, 1884
Machaerocera mexicana Saussure, 1859
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus keeleri Thomas, 1874Keeler Grasshopper
Melanoplus lakinus Scudder, 1878Lakin grasshopper
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus nitidus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus yarrowii Thomas, 1875
Melanotettix dibelonius Bruner, 1904
Mestobregma plattei Thomas, 1873Platte Range Grasshopper
Nebulatettix subgracilis Caudell, 1903Southwestern Dusky Grasshopper
Opeia atascosa Hebard, 1937
Opeia obscura Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Orphula azteca Saussure, 1861
Orphulella aculeata Rehn, 1900
Orphulella orizabae McNeill, 1897
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Orphulella quiroga Otte, 1979
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Orphulella tolteca Saussure, 1861
Philocleon nigrovittatus (Stål, 1875)⇒ Philocleon scudderi Hebard, 1932
Phlibostroma quadrimaculatum Thomas, 1871Four-Spotted Grasshopper
Poecilotettix pantherinus Walker, 1870
Proctolabus brachypterus Bruner, 1908
Proctolabus diferens Márquez Maya..., 1962
Proctolabus edentatus Descamps, 1976
Psoloessa texana Scudder, 1875Spoon primrose-willow
Rhammatocerus salinus Bruner, 1904
Rhammatocerus viatorius Saussure, 1861
Romalea microptera Stoll, 1813Eastern lubber grasshopper
Schistocerca albolineata Thomas, 1875White-lined bird grasshopper
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Schistocerca cohni Song, 2006
Schistocerca nitens Thunberg, 1815Gray bird grasshopper
Schistocerca piceifrons Walker, 1870Central American locust
Stenacris vitreipennis Marschall, 1836Glassy-winged locust
Stenopola dorsalis Thunberg, 1827
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper
Syrbula montezuma Saussure, 1861Montezuma's Grasshopper
Taeniopoda eques Burmeister, 1838Western horse lubber grasshopper
Taeniopoda picticornis (Walker, 1870)⇒ Taeniopoda stali Bruner, 1907
Taeniopoda stali Bruner, 1907
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833
Tomonotus ferruginosus Caudell, 1905
Tomonotus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Trachyrhachys aspera Scudder, 1876Atlantic hairback fiddler
Trachyrhachys funeralis Strohecker, 1945
Trachyrhachys kiowa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Trimerotropis inconspicua Bruner, 1904
Trimerotropis maritima Harris, 1841Seaside Locust
Trimerotropis melanoptera McNeill, 1901
Trimerotropis modesta Bruner, 1889
Trimerotropis pallidipennis Burmeister, 1838Pallid-winged grasshopper
Trimerotropis tolteca Saussure, 1861
Xanthippus corallipes Haldeman, 1852Redshanked Grasshopper

Subnodes of Acridoidea with occurrences in West Mexico
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers, Shorthorned Grasshoppers
53
96
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRomaleidae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
lubber grasshopper, Lubber grasshoppers
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acridoidea at itis.gov