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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
1182
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
187
1182
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
174
1150
2105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
22
119
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
8
89
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
4
84
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
4
84
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
76
125
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
76
125
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
10
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Niger
10 Genera with 11 Species
Acanthacris Uvarov, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Acridoderes Bolivar, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Kraussaria Uvarov, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Nomadacris Uvarov, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Ornithacris Uvarov, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Orthacanthacris Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Ritchiella Mungai, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Niger
11 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acanthacris ruficornis citrina Serville, 1838
Acridoderes strenuus (Walker, F., 1870)⇒ Acridoderes strenua Walker, 1870
Anacridium melanorhodon Walker, 1870Sahelian tree locust
Anacridium melanorhodon melanorhodon Walker, 1870
Anacridium wernerellum Karny, 1907Sudan tree locust
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa flavescens Walker, 1870
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa goldingi Uvarov, 1941
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa unicolor (Uvarov, 1924)⇒ Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa flavescens Walker, 1870
Kraussaria angulifera Krauss, 1877
Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville, 1839Red Locust
Ornithacris cavroisi Finot, 1924
Orthacanthacris humilicrus Karsch, 1896
Ritchiella baumanni Karsch, 1896
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust

Subnodes of Cyrtacanthacridinae with occurrences in Niger
TribeCyrtacanthacridini
Kirby, 1902
Giant Spur-throated Grasshoppers
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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