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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
45
378
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
16
243
443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
6
154
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
6
154
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
130
237
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
130
237
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
12
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
12 Genera with 17 Species
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17874SpeciesTaxom
Acridoderes Bolivar, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Bryophyma Uvarov, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Chondracris Uvarov, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Kraussaria Uvarov, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Ornithacris Uvarov, 18705SpeciesTaxom
Orthacanthacris Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidacris Uvarov, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Ritchiella Mungai, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
17 Species and 8 Subspecies
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 scrobicutatus Karsch, F., 1893
Acridoderes strenua Walker, 1870
Acridoderes strenuus (Walker, F., 1870)⇒ Acridoderes strenua Walker, 1870
Anacridium eximium Sjöstedt, 1918
Anacridium wernerellum Karny, 1907Sudan tree locust
Bryophyma decipiens Karsch, 1896
Chondracris baumanni (Karsch, 1896)⇒ Ritchiella baumanni Karsch, 1896
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa flavescens Walker, 1870
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa unicolor (Uvarov, 1924)⇒ Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa flavescens Walker, 1870
Kraussaria angulifera Krauss, 1877
Ornithacris cavroisi Finot, 1924
Ornithacris cyanea Stoll, 1813
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
Rhytidacris tectifera Karsch, 1896
Ritchiella baumanni Karsch, 1896
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust

Subnodes of Cyrtacanthacridinae with occurrences in Ghana
TribeCyrtacanthacridini
Kirby, 1902
Giant Spur-throated Grasshoppers
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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