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Checklist for Subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae Kirby, 1902 (Bird grasshoppers)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
142
2517
10595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
51
1612
6281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
25
957
3543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
23
946
3490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
11
644
2463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
525
1981
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
24
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
24 Genera with 79 Species
#ABCFGKMNOPRST
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17877SpeciesTaxom
Acridoderes Bolivar, 189611SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 190711SpeciesTaxom
Bryophyma Uvarov, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Callichloracris Ramme, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Chondracris Uvarov, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Congoa Bolivar, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 175811SpeciesTaxom
Finotina Uvarov, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Gowdeya Uvarov, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Kinkalidia Sjöstedt, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Kraussaria Uvarov, 18705SpeciesTaxom
Mabacris Donskoff, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Nomadacris Uvarov, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Ordinacris Dirsh, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Ornithacris Uvarov, 187011SpeciesTaxom
Orthacanthacris Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pachynotacris Uvarov, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Parakinkalidia Donskoff, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinacris Uvarov, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidacris Uvarov, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Ritchiella Mungai, 19246SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1938Bird grasshoppers13SpeciesTaxom
Taiacris Donskoff, 19861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
79 Species and 21 Subspecies
Acanthacris aithioptera Mungai, 1987
Acanthacris deckeni Gerstaecker, 1869
Acanthacris elgonensis Sjöstedt, 1932
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acanthacris ruficornis citrina Serville, 1838
Acanthacris ruficornis lineata (Stoll, 1813)⇒ Acanthacris ruficornis ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acanthacris ruficornis ruficornis Fabricius, 1787Garden Locust
Acridoderes arthriticus Serville, 1838
Acridoderes coerulans Karny, 1907
Acridoderes crassus Bolivar, 1889
Acridoderes laevigatus Bolivar, 1911
Acridoderes renkensis Karny, 1907
Acridoderes sanguinea Sjöstedt, 1929
Acridoderes scrobicutatus Karsch, F., 1893
Acridoderes strenua Walker, 1870
Acridoderes strenuus (Walker, F., 1870)⇒ Acridoderes strenua Walker, 1870
Acridoderes uvarovi Miller, 1925Uvarov's Bird Grasshopper
Acridoderes validiceps (Karsch, 1896)⇒ Acridoderes strenua Walker, 1870
Anacridium aegyptium Linnaeus, 1764Egyptian Grasshopper
Anacridium burri Dirsh & Uvarov, 1953
Anacridium eximium Sjöstedt, 1918
Anacridium illustrissimum Karsch, 1896
Anacridium incisum Rehn, 1942
Anacridium melanorhodon Walker, 1870Sahelian tree locust
Anacridium melanorhodon arabafrum Dirsh & Uvarov, 1953Arabian tree locust
Anacridium melanorhodon melanorhodon Walker, 1870
Anacridium moestum Serville, 1838Tree Locust
Anacridium rehni Dirsh, 1953
Anacridium wernerellum Karny, 1907Sudan tree locust
Bryophyma debilis Karsch, 1896
Bryophyma debilis debilis (Karsch, 1896)⇒ Bryophyma debilis Karsch, 1896
Bryophyma decipiens Karsch, 1896
Bryophyma punctata (Kirby, W.F., 1902)⇒ Rhytidacris punctata Kirby, 1902
Bryophyma tectifera (Karsch, 1896)⇒ Rhytidacris tectifera Karsch, 1896
Callichloracris prasina Karsch, 1891
Chondracris baumanni (Karsch, 1896)⇒ Ritchiella baumanni Karsch, 1896
Chondracris rosea De Geer, 1773
Congoa katangae Bolivar, 1911
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa flavescens Walker, 1870
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa goldingi Uvarov, 1941
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa unicolor (Uvarov, 1924)⇒ Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa flavescens Walker, 1870
Cyrtacanthacris ferrina (Walker, F., 1870)⇒ Stenocatantops splendens Thunberg, 1815
Cyrtacanthacris lineata (Stoll, C., 1813)⇒ Acanthacris ruficornis ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Cyrtacanthacris sulphurea Johnston, 1935
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica abyssinica Uvarov, 1941
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Finotina polychroma Descamps & W..., 1967
Finotina radama Brancsik, 1893
Finotina ranavaloae Finot, 1907
Gowdeya picta Uvarov, 1923
Kinkalidia matilei Donskoff, 2000
Kinkalidia robusta Sjöstedt, 1931
Kraussaria angulifera Krauss, 1877
Kraussaria corallinipes Karsch, 1896
Kraussaria deckeni (Kevan, 1955)⇒ Acanthacris deckeni Gerstaecker, 1869
Kraussaria dius Karsch, 1896
Kraussaria prasina Walker, 1870
Mabacris guillaumeti Donskoff, 1985
Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville, 1839Red Locust
Ordinacris viridis Dirsh, 1966
Ornithacris cavroisi Finot, 1924
Ornithacris cyanea Stoll, 1813
Ornithacris cyanea cyanea Stoll, 1813
Ornithacris cyanea imperialis Rehn, J.A.G., 1943
Ornithacris pictula Walker, 1870
Ornithacris pictula cruenta Rehn, J.A.G., 1943
Ornithacris pictula magnifica Bolivar, 1882
Ornithacris pictula pictula Walker, 1870
Ornithacris turbida Walker, 1870
Ornithacris turbida cavroisi (Finot, 1907)⇒ Ornithacris cavroisi Finot, 1924
Ornithacris turbida turbida (Walker, 1870)⇒ Ornithacris turbida Walker, 1870
Orthacanthacris humilicrus Karsch, 1896
Pachynotacris amethystina Bolívar, 1908
Parakinkalidia rothi Donskoff, 1986
Rhadinacris schistocercoides Brancsik, 1893
Rhytidacris punctata Kirby, 1902
Rhytidacris tectifera Karsch, 1896
Ritchiella asperata Bolivar, 1882
Ritchiella baumanni Karsch, 1896
Ritchiella rugegeana Rehn, 1914
Ritchiella rungwensis Mungai, 1992
Ritchiella sanguinea Sjöstedt, 1912
Ritchiella uvarovi Sjöstedt, 1924
Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841Green bird grasshopper
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Schistocerca centralis Dirsh, 1974
Schistocerca cohni Song, 2006
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria flaviventris Burmeister, 1838
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust
Schistocerca lineata (Scudder, 1899)⇒ Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841
Schistocerca nitens Thunberg, 1815Gray bird grasshopper
Schistocerca pallens Thunberg, 1815Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca peregrina (Olivier, 1804)⇒ Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775
Schistocerca piceifrons Walker, 1870Central American locust
Schistocerca quisqueya Rehn & Hebard, 1938
Taiacris couturieri Donskoff, 1986

Subnodes of Cyrtacanthacridinae with occurrences in Africa
TribeCyrtacanthacridini
Kirby, 1902
Giant Spur-throated Grasshoppers
6
28
Genera
Species

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