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Dutch species names of Suborder
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
Class
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species
Order
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
198
7490
64527
Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Infraorder
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
36
3513
29578
Families
Genera
Species
Infraorder
Tridactylidea
Brullé, 1835
5
50
534
Families
Genera
Species
Synonyms
Native, vernacular names and spellings of
Caelifera
German
Kurzfühlerschrecken
English
Short-horned grasshoppers
Dutch
Echte sprinkhanen, Kortsprieten, Kortsprietigen
Danish
Korthornde græshopper
Swedish
Gräshoppor
Finnish
Heinäsirkat
Norwegian
Gresshopper
French
Caelifères, Criquets
Distribution and Species lists of Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
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Afghanistan
7 Families 68 Genera 172 Species
Albania
2 Families 39 Genera 67 Species
Algeria
5 Families 68 Genera 174 Species
Andorra
2 Families 13 Genera 16 Species
Angola
7 Families 139 Genera 226 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Argentina
10 Families 152 Genera 264 Species
Armenia
4 Families 29 Genera 49 Species
Australia
13 Families 313 Genera 658 Species
Austria
4 Families 69 Genera 150 Species
Azerbaijan
3 Families 21 Genera 40 Species
Bahamas
6 Families 23 Genera 24 Species
Bahrain
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Bangladesh
3 Families 14 Genera 16 Species
Belarus
2 Families 11 Genera 15 Species
Belgium
3 Families 37 Genera 65 Species
Belize
6 Families 24 Genera 28 Species
Benin
5 Families 116 Genera 170 Species
Bhutan
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Bolivia
9 Families 141 Genera 253 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 Families 18 Genera 24 Species
Botswana
6 Families 44 Genera 48 Species
Brazil
14 Families 348 Genera 907 Species
Brunei
3 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Bulgaria
4 Families 54 Genera 115 Species
Burkina Faso
2 Families 10 Genera 12 Species
Burundi
2 Families 5 Genera 5 Species
Cambodia
4 Families 15 Genera 17 Species
Cameroon
8 Families 163 Genera 290 Species
Canada
9 Families 102 Genera 222 Species
Cape Verde
11 Families 53 Genera 68 Species
Central African Republic
8 Families 59 Genera 94 Species
Chad
7 Families 96 Genera 166 Species
Chile
10 Families 77 Genera 135 Species
China
11 Families 363 Genera 2117 Species
Colombia
13 Families 283 Genera 641 Species
Comoros
4 Families 12 Genera 16 Species
Costa Rica
10 Families 145 Genera 289 Species
Croatia
3 Families 45 Genera 98 Species
Cuba
6 Families 69 Genera 107 Species
Cyprus
5 Families 32 Genera 55 Species
Czech Republic
4 Families 38 Genera 79 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
11 Families 165 Genera 343 Species
Denmark
3 Families 35 Genera 54 Species
Djibouti
4 Families 5 Genera 5 Species
Dominica
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Dominican Republic
6 Families 39 Genera 63 Species
East Timor
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Ecuador
11 Families 180 Genera 360 Species
Egypt
8 Families 49 Genera 85 Species
El Salvador
6 Families 28 Genera 30 Species
Equatorial Guinea
4 Families 15 Genera 16 Species
Eritrea
4 Families 14 Genera 17 Species
Estonia
3 Families 22 Genera 35 Species
Ethiopia
8 Families 89 Genera 146 Species
Fiji
3 Families 8 Genera 9 Species
Finland
4 Families 48 Genera 81 Species
France
13 Families 173 Genera 356 Species
Gabon
5 Families 23 Genera 28 Species
Gambia
4 Families 60 Genera 77 Species
Georgia
6 Families 76 Genera 132 Species
Germany
10 Families 93 Genera 206 Species
Ghana
6 Families 154 Genera 273 Species
Greece
6 Families 124 Genera 260 Species
Grenada
2 Families 2 Genera 1 Species
Guatemala
8 Families 66 Genera 104 Species
Guinea
6 Families 103 Genera 162 Species
Guinea-Bissau
4 Families 24 Genera 28 Species
Guyana
8 Families 61 Genera 77 Species
Haiti
3 Families 9 Genera 11 Species
Honduras
8 Families 60 Genera 86 Species
Hungary
4 Families 41 Genera 95 Species
Iceland
2 Families 18 Genera 18 Species
India
11 Families 245 Genera 543 Species
Indonesia
10 Families 222 Genera 637 Species
Iran
5 Families 103 Genera 309 Species
Iraq
7 Families 25 Genera 31 Species
Ireland
5 Families 33 Genera 41 Species
Israel
4 Families 30 Genera 37 Species
Italy
8 Families 109 Genera 294 Species
Ivory Coast
7 Families 129 Genera 190 Species
Jamaica
3 Families 15 Genera 21 Species
Japan
5 Families 73 Genera 148 Species
Jordan
3 Families 11 Genera 12 Species
Kazakhstan
8 Families 87 Genera 245 Species
Kenya
8 Families 141 Genera 290 Species
Kiribati
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Kuwait
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Kyrgyzstan
8 Families 39 Genera 103 Species
Laos
2 Families 10 Genera 10 Species
Latvia
2 Families 11 Genera 16 Species
Lebanon
3 Families 22 Genera 31 Species
Lesotho
8 Families 115 Genera 187 Species
Liberia
7 Families 88 Genera 121 Species
Libya
6 Families 48 Genera 101 Species
Liechtenstein
2 Families 16 Genera 25 Species
Lithuania
2 Families 16 Genera 30 Species
Luxembourg
6 Families 24 Genera 40 Species
Madagascar
9 Families 204 Genera 502 Species
Malawi
8 Families 57 Genera 75 Species
Malaysia
5 Families 114 Genera 220 Species
Maldives
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Mali
3 Families 120 Genera 209 Species
Malta
2 Families 10 Genera 11 Species
Marshall Islands
2 Families 5 Genera 4 Species
Mauritania
5 Families 59 Genera 100 Species
Mauritius
3 Families 25 Genera 36 Species
Mexico
12 Families 195 Genera 610 Species
Micronesia
4 Families 28 Genera 31 Species
Moldova
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Monaco
4 Families 34 Genera 63 Species
Mongolia
6 Families 64 Genera 129 Species
Montenegro
2 Families 20 Genera 40 Species
Morocco
6 Families 75 Genera 226 Species
Mozambique
10 Families 99 Genera 164 Species
Myanmar
7 Families 76 Genera 124 Species
Namibia
12 Families 133 Genera 219 Species
Nauru
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Nepal
6 Families 76 Genera 158 Species
Netherlands
9 Families 90 Genera 139 Species
New Zealand
4 Families 19 Genera 37 Species
Nicaragua
7 Families 66 Genera 107 Species
Niger
4 Families 84 Genera 134 Species
Nigeria
8 Families 148 Genera 262 Species
North Korea
1 Families 11 Genera 12 Species
Norway
6 Families 63 Genera 99 Species
Oman
3 Families 24 Genera 24 Species
Pakistan
6 Families 78 Genera 168 Species
Palau
2 Families 11 Genera 10 Species
Palestine
6 Families 46 Genera 78 Species
Panama
8 Families 97 Genera 165 Species
Papua New Guinea
5 Families 49 Genera 81 Species
Paraguay
7 Families 98 Genera 207 Species
Peru
11 Families 229 Genera 544 Species
Philippines
7 Families 127 Genera 300 Species
Poland
2 Families 32 Genera 62 Species
Portugal
9 Families 84 Genera 149 Species
Qatar
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Republic of the Congo
6 Families 93 Genera 135 Species
Republic South Africa
16 Families 287 Genera 721 Species
Romania
6 Families 51 Genera 110 Species
Russia
10 Families 104 Genera 232 Species
Rwanda
4 Families 23 Genera 26 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Saint Lucia
2 Families 17 Genera 14 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Samoa
2 Families 5 Genera 6 Species
San Marino
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
3 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Saudi Arabia
4 Families 33 Genera 61 Species
Senegal
5 Families 116 Genera 184 Species
Serbia
4 Families 32 Genera 52 Species
Seychelles
3 Families 10 Genera 14 Species
Sierra Leone
4 Families 102 Genera 136 Species
Singapore
4 Families 35 Genera 44 Species
Slovakia
3 Families 36 Genera 87 Species
Slovenia
2 Families 25 Genera 32 Species
Solomon Islands
8 Families 68 Genera 107 Species
Somalia
8 Families 81 Genera 150 Species
Somaliland
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
South Korea
6 Families 60 Genera 101 Species
South Sudan
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Spain
11 Families 133 Genera 322 Species
Sri Lanka
8 Families 98 Genera 164 Species
Sudan
9 Families 108 Genera 165 Species
Suriname
9 Families 47 Genera 60 Species
Sweden
10 Families 111 Genera 182 Species
Switzerland
11 Families 87 Genera 128 Species
Syria
3 Families 20 Genera 25 Species
Taiwan
6 Families 79 Genera 166 Species
Tajikistan
7 Families 28 Genera 76 Species
Tanzania
10 Families 204 Genera 476 Species
Thailand
7 Families 94 Genera 150 Species
Togo
5 Families 130 Genera 191 Species
Tonga
1 Families 2 Genera 1 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
6 Families 36 Genera 53 Species
Tunisia
5 Families 49 Genera 97 Species
Turkey
8 Families 119 Genera 348 Species
Turkmenistan
5 Families 43 Genera 79 Species
Uganda
8 Families 100 Genera 149 Species
Ukraine
4 Families 45 Genera 85 Species
United Arab Emirates
2 Families 5 Genera 6 Species
United Kingdom
15 Families 147 Genera 245 Species
Uruguay
7 Families 56 Genera 111 Species
USA
18 Families 369 Genera 1312 Species
Uzbekistan
8 Families 46 Genera 93 Species
Vanuatu
2 Families 5 Genera 6 Species
Venezuela
10 Families 78 Genera 115 Species
Vietnam
5 Families 103 Genera 184 Species
Yemen
7 Families 52 Genera 101 Species
Zambia
8 Families 102 Genera 150 Species
Zimbabwe
9 Families 122 Genera 187 Species
Distribution on islands
Aldabra Group
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Azores
3 Families 8 Genera 9 Species
Barat Daya Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Danish Wadden Islands
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Farquhar Group
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Hebrides
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Inner Hebrides
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Islands of Chile
5 Families 26 Genera 25 Species
Langkawi
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Macaronesia
13 Families 75 Genera 118 Species
Northern Isles
1 Families 5 Genera 5 Species
Northern Orkney Islands
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Orkney Islands
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Outer Hebrides
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Scalloway Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Shetland Islands
1 Families 5 Genera 5 Species
South Shetland Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Southern Line Islands
2 Families 7 Genera 7 Species
Southern Orkney Islands
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Uist
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds
3 Families 19 Genera 23 Species
Green River Formation
3 Families 26 Genera 37 Species
Koshelevka Formation
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Posidonia Shale
2 Families 3 Genera 5 Species
Rott Formation
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Tiaojishan Formation
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Links, sources and further information
Caelifera at
artfakta.se
Caelifera at
dyntaxa.se
Caelifera at
itis.gov