Checklist for Subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae Kirby, 1902 (Bird grasshoppers)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 39
304
531 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas | 16
175
292 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers | 8
148
262 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
| 7
147
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
| 1
122
223 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Acrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers | 122
223 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers | 11
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
11 Genera with 17 Species | Acanthacris Uvarov, 1787 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Acridoderes Bolivar, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anacridium Uvarov, 1907 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 1758 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Kraussaria Uvarov, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nomadacris Uvarov, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornithacris Uvarov, 1907 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Orthacanthacris Karsch, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhytidacris Uvarov, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ritchiella Mungai, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schistocerca Stål, 1775 | Bird grasshoppers | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nigeria
17 Species and 9 Subspecies | Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787 | | | Acanthacris ruficornis citrina Serville, 1838 | | | Acanthacris ruficornis ruficornis Fabricius, 1787 | Garden Locust | | Acridoderes strenua Walker, 1870 | | | Acridoderes strenuus (Walker, F., 1870) | ⇒ Acridoderes strenua Walker, 1870 | | Anacridium melanorhodon Walker, 1870 | Sahelian tree locust | | Anacridium melanorhodon melanorhodon Walker, 1870 | | | Anacridium wernerellum Karny, 1907 | Sudan 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 | | Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow-backed grasshopper | | Kraussaria angulifera Krauss, 1877 | | | Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville, 1839 | Red Locust | | Ornithacris cavroisi Finot, 1924 | | | Ornithacris pictula Walker, 1870 | | | Ornithacris pictula magnifica Bolivar, 1882 | | | Ornithacris turbida Walker, 1870 | | | Ornithacris turbida cavroisi (Finot, 1907) | ⇒ Ornithacris cavroisi Finot, 1924 | | Orthacanthacris humilicrus Karsch, 1896 | | | Rhytidacris tectifera Karsch, 1896 | | | Ritchiella baumanni Karsch, 1896 | | | Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770 | American bird grasshopper | | Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775 | Desert locust | | Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775 | Desert Locust |
Subnodes of Cyrtacanthacridinae with occurrences in Nigeria
Links, sources and further information Cyrtacanthacridinae at artfakta.se
Cyrtacanthacridinae at itis.gov
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