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Checklist for Suborder Caelifera Geoffroy, 1764 (Short-horned grasshoppers)
and region Alaska (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
446
3571
8762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
444
3566
8756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
425
3511
8651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
33
101
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
9
38
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
4
27
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alaska
3 Families width 33 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874Bushlocusts1SpeciesTaxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts29SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alaska
12 Genera with 33 Species
Acanthopyrgus Descamps & W..., 19671SpeciesTaxom
Aeropedellus Hebard, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Bohemanella DeLong & Fre..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Camnula Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Catantops Schaum, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Chloealtis Harris, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1920Spur-throat grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonotus Fieber, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Stethophyma Fischer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1887Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthippus Saussure, 19671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alaska
33 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthopyrgus yukonensis Handfield, 1967
Aeropedellus arcticus Hebard, 1935
Aeropedellus clavatus Thomas, 1873Club-horned Grasshopper
Arphia conspersa Scudder, 1875Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper
Bohemanella frigida (Fruhstorfer, 1921)⇒ Melanoplus frigidus Boheman, 1846
Camnula pellucida Scudder, 1862Clear-winged Grasshopper
Catantops ochthephilus Jago, 1984
Chloealtis abdominalis Thomas, 1873
Melanoplus bruneri (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Aeoloplides turnbulli bruneri Caudell, 1907
Melanoplus gordonae Vickery, 1969
Melanoplus kennicottii Scudder, 1878Kennicott's Grasshopper
Melanoplus viridipes eurycercus (Hebard, 1920)⇒ Melanoplus eurycercus Hebard, 1920
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) caerulans Linnaeus, 1767Blue-winged locust
Stethophyma grossum Linnaeus, 1758Large marsh grasshopper
Tetrix brunnerii Bolivar, 1887Brunner's Grouse Locust
Xanthippus brooksi Vickery, 1967Brook's Pink-shanked Grasshopper

Subnodes of Caelifera with occurrences in Alaska
InfraorderAcrididea
Song & al., 2015
4
27
33
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Caelifera at artfakta.se
Caelifera at dyntaxa.se
Caelifera at itis.gov