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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
49
314
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
18
172
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
9
122
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
9
122
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
4
85
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
76
120
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
8
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
8 Genera with 10 Species
Acanthacris Uvarov, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Bryophyma Uvarov, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Kraussaria Uvarov, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Nomadacris Uvarov, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Ornithacris Uvarov, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1775Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
10 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acanthacris ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Acanthacris ruficornis ruficornis Fabricius, 1787Garden Locust
Anacridium moestum Serville, 1838Tree Locust
Bryophyma debilis Karsch, 1896
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Kraussaria prasina Walker, 1870
Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville, 1839Red Locust
Ornithacris cyanea Stoll, 1813
Ornithacris pictula magnifica Bolivar, 1882
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust

Subnodes of Cyrtacanthacridinae with occurrences in Zimbabwe
TribeCyrtacanthacridini
Kirby, 1902
Giant Spur-throated Grasshoppers
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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