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Checklist for Tribe Cyrtacanthacridini Kirby, 1902 (Giant Spur-throated Grasshoppers)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
142
2517
10595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
51
1612
6281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
25
957
3543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
23
946
3490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
11
644
2463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
525
1981
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
24
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCyrtacanthacridini
Kirby, 1902
Giant Spur-throated Grasshoppers
6
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
6 Genera with 28 Species
Anacridium Uvarov, 190711SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 175811SpeciesTaxom
Nomadacris Uvarov, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Orthacanthacris Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinacris Uvarov, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1938Bird grasshoppers13SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
28 Species and 10 Subspecies
Anacridium aegyptium Linnaeus, 1764Egyptian Grasshopper
Anacridium burri Dirsh & Uvarov, 1953
Anacridium eximium Sjöstedt, 1918
Anacridium illustrissimum Karsch, 1896
Anacridium incisum Rehn, 1942
Anacridium melanorhodon Walker, 1870Sahelian tree locust
Anacridium melanorhodon arabafrum Dirsh & Uvarov, 1953Arabian tree locust
Anacridium melanorhodon melanorhodon Walker, 1870
Anacridium moestum Serville, 1838Tree Locust
Anacridium rehni Dirsh, 1953
Anacridium wernerellum Karny, 1907Sudan tree locust
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa aeruginosa Stoll, 1813
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa flavescens Walker, 1870
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa goldingi Uvarov, 1941
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa unicolor (Uvarov, 1924)⇒ Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa flavescens Walker, 1870
Cyrtacanthacris ferrina (Walker, F., 1870)⇒ Stenocatantops splendens Thunberg, 1815
Cyrtacanthacris lineata (Stoll, C., 1813)⇒ Acanthacris ruficornis ruficornis Fabricius, 1787
Cyrtacanthacris sulphurea Johnston, 1935
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica abyssinica Uvarov, 1941
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville, 1839Red Locust
Orthacanthacris humilicrus Karsch, 1896
Rhadinacris schistocercoides Brancsik, 1893
Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841Green bird grasshopper
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Schistocerca centralis Dirsh, 1974
Schistocerca cohni Song, 2006
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria flaviventris Burmeister, 1838
Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert Locust
Schistocerca lineata (Scudder, 1899)⇒ Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841
Schistocerca nitens Thunberg, 1815Gray bird grasshopper
Schistocerca pallens Thunberg, 1815Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca peregrina (Olivier, 1804)⇒ Schistocerca gregaria gregaria Forskål, 1775
Schistocerca piceifrons Walker, 1870Central American locust
Schistocerca quisqueya Rehn & Hebard, 1938