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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
395
5093
15214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
39
258
433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
15
137
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
8
100
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
7
99
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
77
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
75
118
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
9
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Uganda
9 Genera with 15 Species
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Acridoderes Bolivar, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Bryophyma Uvarov, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Gowdeya Uvarov, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Kraussaria Uvarov, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Ornithacris Uvarov, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Ritchiella Mungai, 19241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uganda
15 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acanthacris elgonensis Sjöstedt, 1932
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acridoderes crassus Bolivar, 1889
Acridoderes strenua Walker, 1870
Anacridium aegyptium Linnaeus, 1764Egyptian 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
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa flavescens Walker, 1870
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa unicolor (Uvarov, 1924)⇒ Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa flavescens Walker, 1870
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Gowdeya picta Uvarov, 1923
Kraussaria corallinipes Karsch, 1896
Ornithacris cyanea Stoll, 1813
Ornithacris cyanea cyanea Stoll, 1813
Ornithacris turbida Walker, 1870
Ritchiella uvarovi Sjöstedt, 1924

Subnodes of Cyrtacanthacridinae with occurrences in Uganda
TribeCyrtacanthacridini
Kirby, 1902
Giant Spur-throated Grasshoppers
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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