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Checklist for Family Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874 (Bushlocusts)
and region Queensland (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
713
10688
33073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
709
10675
33062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
674
10520
32717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
80
575
1486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
27
326
707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
9
151
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
7
147
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pyrgomorphoidea
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
1
8
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPyrgomorphidae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
Bushlocusts, Gaudy grasshopper, Gaudy grasshoppers
8
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Queensland
8 Genera with 14 Species
Atractomorpha Saussure, 18844SpeciesTaxom
Chrotogonus Serville, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Desmoptera Bolivar, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Desmopterella Ramme, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Greyacris Rehn, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Monistria Stål, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Neorthacris Kevan & Singh, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Psednura Burr, 19532SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Queensland
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Atractomorpha australis Rehn, 1907Australian Grass Pyrgomorph
Atractomorpha crenaticeps Blanchard, 1853
Atractomorpha lata Mochulsky, 1866Smaller long-headed locust
Atractomorpha similis Bolivar, 1884Common Grass Pyrgomorph
Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) oxypterus Blanchard, 1836
Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) trachypterus Blanchard, 1836
Desmoptera (Desmoptera) truncatipennis Sjöstedt, 1920Large Forest Pyrgomorph
Desmopterella explicata Karsch, 1888
Greyacris profundesulcata Carl, 1916Queensland Spotted Pyrgomorph
Monistria discrepans Walker, 1871Common Pyrgomorph
Monistria pustulifera Walker, 1871Blistered Pyrgomorph
Monistria pustulifera pustulifera Walker, 1871Blistered Pyrgomorph
Neorthacris malabarensis Singh & Kevan, 1965
Psednura longicornis (Sjöstedt, 1920)⇒ Moritala longicornis Sjöstedt, 1920
Psednura musgravei Rehn, 1953Musgrave's Psednura

Subnodes of Pyrgomorphidae with occurrences in Queensland
SubfamilyOrthacridinae
Bolivar, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPyrgomorphinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
7
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pyrgomorphidae at gbif.org
Pyrgomorphidae at itis.gov