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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
139
2297
9785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
40
1386
5378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
18
702
2655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
15
694
2549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
6
559
1920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
416
1386
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
Kirby, 1902
Bird grasshoppers
6
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCyrtacanthacridini
Kirby, 1902
Giant Spur-throated Grasshoppers
4
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
4 Genera with 26 Species
Anacridium Uvarov, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Patanga Uvarov, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1913Bird grasshoppers28SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
26 Species and 6 Subspecies
Anacridium aegyptium Linnaeus, 1764Egyptian Grasshopper
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-backed grasshopper
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841Green bird grasshopper
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Schistocerca braziliensis Dirsh, 1974
Schistocerca brevis Rehn, 1913
Schistocerca cancellata Serville, 1838South American locust
Schistocerca cancellata cancellata Serville, 1838
Schistocerca cancellata paranensis Burmeister, 1861
Schistocerca carneipes Serville, 1838
Schistocerca centralis Dirsh, 1974
Schistocerca diversipes Hebard, 1923
Schistocerca flavofasciata De Geer, 1773
Schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775Desert locust
Schistocerca interrita (Scudder, 1899)⇒ Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770
Schistocerca lineata (Scudder, 1899)⇒ Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841
Schistocerca literosa Walker, 1870Small painted locust
Schistocerca maculata (Bruner, L., 1913)⇒ Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770
Schistocerca matogrosso Dirsh, 1974
Schistocerca melanocera Stål, 1861Large painted locust
Schistocerca nitens Thunberg, 1815Gray bird grasshopper
Schistocerca nitens nitens Thunberg, 1815Grasshopper
Schistocerca orinoco Dirsh, 1974
Schistocerca pallens Thunberg, 1815Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca piceifrons Walker, 1870Central American locust
Schistocerca piceifrons peruviana Lynch Arribá..., 1903
Schistocerca rubiginosa Harris, 1862Rusty bird grasshopper
Schistocerca shoshone Thomas, 1873Green bird grasshopper
Schistocerca subspurcata Walker, 1870
Schistocerca vaga brevis (Rehn, J.A.G., 1913)⇒ Schistocerca brevis Rehn, 1913