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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
64
616
1706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
23
328
752
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
11
194
437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
10
190
426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
136
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
133
291
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
12
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
12 Genera with 18 Species
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Acridoderes Bolivar, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Bryophyma Uvarov, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Congoa Bolivar, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Gowdeya Uvarov, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Kinkalidia Sjöstedt, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Nomadacris Uvarov, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Ornithacris Uvarov, 18704SpeciesTaxom
Pachynotacris Uvarov, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidacris Uvarov, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
18 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acanthacris ruficornis ruficornis Fabricius, 1787Garden Locust
Acridoderes crassus Bolivar, 1889
Acridoderes laevigatus Bolivar, 1911
Acridoderes strenuus (Walker, F., 1870)⇒ Acridoderes strenua Walker, 1870
Anacridium wernerellum Karny, 1907Sudan tree locust
Bryophyma debilis Karsch, 1896
Bryophyma tectifera (Karsch, 1896)⇒ Rhytidacris tectifera Karsch, 1896
Congoa katangae Bolivar, 1911
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa flavescens Walker, 1870
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Gowdeya picta Uvarov, 1923
Kinkalidia robusta Sjöstedt, 1931
Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville, 1839Red Locust
Ornithacris cyanea Stoll, 1813
Ornithacris cyanea imperialis Rehn, J.A.G., 1943
Ornithacris pictula magnifica Bolivar, 1882
Ornithacris turbida Walker, 1870
Pachynotacris amethystina Bolívar, 1908
Rhytidacris tectifera Karsch, 1896

Subnodes of Cyrtacanthacridinae with occurrences in Congo
TribeCyrtacanthacridini
Kirby, 1902
Giant Spur-throated Grasshoppers
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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