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Checklist for Subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae Kirby, 1902 (Bird grasshoppers)
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
39
233
426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
16
137
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
9
95
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
8
94
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
4
68
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
56
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transvaal
5 Genera with 6 Species
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Acridoderes Bolivar, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Kraussaria Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidacris Uvarov, 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
6 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acridoderes laevigatus Bolivar, 1911
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Kraussaria prasina Walker, 1870
Rhytidacris punctata Kirby, 1902

Subnodes of Cyrtacanthacridinae with occurrences in Transvaal
TribeCyrtacanthacridini
Kirby, 1902
Giant Spur-throated Grasshoppers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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