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Checklist for Subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae Kirby, 1902 (Bird grasshoppers)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
58
562
1506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
22
352
888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
10
204
476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
9
202
474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
147
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
139
326
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
11
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
11 Genera with 22 Species
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17874SpeciesTaxom
Acridoderes Bolivar, 19254SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Bryophyma Uvarov, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Kraussaria Uvarov, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Nomadacris Uvarov, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Ornithacris Uvarov, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Orthacanthacris Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Ritchiella Mungai, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1899Bird grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
22 Species and 9 Subspecies
Acanthacris deckeni Gerstaecker, 1869
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acanthacris ruficornis citrina Serville, 1838
Acanthacris ruficornis ruficornis Fabricius, 1787Garden Locust
Acridoderes crassus Bolivar, 1889
Acridoderes laevigatus Bolivar, 1911
Acridoderes sanguinea Sjöstedt, 1929
Acridoderes uvarovi Miller, 1925Uvarov's Bird Grasshopper
Anacridium melanorhodon Walker, 1870Sahelian tree locust
Anacridium melanorhodon arabafrum Dirsh & Uvarov, 1953Arabian tree locust
Anacridium wernerellum Karny, 1907Sudan tree locust
Bryophyma debilis Karsch, 1896
Bryophyma debilis debilis (Karsch, 1896)⇒ Bryophyma debilis Karsch, 1896
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris ferrina (Walker, F., 1870)⇒ Stenocatantops splendens Thunberg, 1815
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Kraussaria dius Karsch, 1896
Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville, 1839Red Locust
Ornithacris cyanea Stoll, 1813
Ornithacris cyanea cyanea Stoll, 1813
Ornithacris pictula Walker, 1870
Ornithacris pictula magnifica Bolivar, 1882
Orthacanthacris humilicrus Karsch, 1896
Ritchiella rungwensis Mungai, 1992
Ritchiella uvarovi Sjöstedt, 1924
Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841Green bird grasshopper
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust
Schistocerca lineata (Scudder, 1899)⇒ Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841

Subnodes of Cyrtacanthacridinae with occurrences in Tanzania
TribeCyrtacanthacridini
Kirby, 1902
Giant Spur-throated Grasshoppers
5
10
Genera
Species

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