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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
38
238
362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
15
136
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
8
102
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
8
102
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
73
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
68
105
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
5 Genera with 9 Species
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Ornithacris Uvarov, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1899Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
9 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acanthacris aithioptera Mungai, 1987
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Anacridium burri Dirsh & Uvarov, 1953
Anacridium wernerellum Karny, 1907Sudan tree locust
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Ornithacris pictula Walker, 1870
Ornithacris pictula cruenta Rehn, J.A.G., 1943
Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841Green bird grasshopper
Schistocerca lineata (Scudder, 1899)⇒ Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841

Subnodes of Cyrtacanthacridinae with occurrences in Zambia
TribeCyrtacanthacridini
Kirby, 1902
Giant Spur-throated Grasshoppers
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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