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Checklist for Subfamily Gomphocerinae Fieber, 1853 (Grasshoppers)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
73
564
1562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
25
311
814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
10
118
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
9
117
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
4
66
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
62
111
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Grasshoppers, Slant-faced grasshoppers
11
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
11 Genera with 16 Species
Achurum Saussure, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Amblytropidia Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Eritettix Bruner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleotettix Bolivar, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Omocestus Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Rhammatocerus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
16 Species
Achurum carinatum Walker, 1870Long-headed Toothpick Grasshopper
Amblytropidia mysteca Saussure, 1861Brown Winter Grasshopper
Dichromorpha elegans Morse, 1896Elegant Grasshopper
Dichromorpha prominula Bruner, 1904
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Eritettix obscurus Scudder, 1878Obscure Slant-Faced Grasshopper
Mermiria intertexta Scudder, 1899Eastern Mermiria Grasshopper
Mermiria picta Walker, 1870Lively Mermiria Grasshopper
Mermiria texana Bruner, 1889
Myrmeleotettix maculatus Thunberg, 1815Common Club Grasshopper
Omocestus (Omocestus) viridulus Sahlberg, 1893Common green grasshopper
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Orphulella punctata De Geer, 1773Slant-faced Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Rhammatocerus viatorius Saussure, 1861
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper

Subnodes of Gomphocerinae with occurrences in Melanesia
TribeAmblytropidiini
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEritettigini
Otte, 1981
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGomphocerini
Fieber, 1853
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMermiriini
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOrphulellini
Otte, 1979
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScyllinini
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1839
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeStenobothrini
Harz, 1975
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Gomphocerinae (Fieber 1853)
Gomphocerinae (Fieber 1853)


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