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Checklist for Subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae Kirby, 1902 (Bird grasshoppers)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
73
439
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
31
293
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
14
202
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
13
198
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
6
151
361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
109
212
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
7 Genera with 11 Species
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Acridoderes Bolivar, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Chondracris Uvarov, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Nomadacris Uvarov, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
11 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acridoderes arthriticus Serville, 1838
Acridoderes sanguinea Sjöstedt, 1929
Anacridium aegyptium Linnaeus, 1764Egyptian Grasshopper
Anacridium incisum Rehn, 1942
Anacridium moestum Serville, 1838Tree Locust
Chondracris rosea De Geer, 1773
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville, 1839Red Locust
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust

Subnodes of Cyrtacanthacridinae with occurrences in Cape
TribeCyrtacanthacridini
Kirby, 1902
Giant Spur-throated Grasshoppers
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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