Acrididae
| Acrididae | |
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| Bark Mimicking Grasshopper, Coryphistes ruricola (Catantopinae) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Superfamily: | Acridoidea |
| Family: | Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 |
| Subfamilies | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Acridiidae MacLeay 1821 | |
The Acrididae[1] are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the 11,000 species of the entire suborder Caelifera. The Acrididae are best known because all locusts (swarming grasshoppers) are of the Acrididae. The subfamily Oedipodinae is sometimes classified as a distinct family Oedipodidae in the superfamily Acridoidea. Acrididae grasshoppers are characterized by relatively short and stout antennae, and tympana on the side of the first abdominal segment.
Subfamilies and selected genera
The Orthoptera Species File lists the following (genera complete in subfamilies marked §):
Acridinae
Auth.: MacLeay, 1819 – worldwide: temperate and tropical
- Acrida Linnaeus, 1758
- Calephorus Fieber, 1853
- Cannula Bolívar, 1906
Subfamilies C
- Subfamily Calliptaminae Jacobson, 1905 - Africa, Europe, Asia
- Acorypha Krauss, 1877
- Calliptamus Serville, 1831 - includes Calliptamus italicus
- Subfamily Catantopinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 – Africa, Asia ("spur-throated grasshoppers")
- Subfamily Copiocerinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 - central & southern America
- tribe Aleuasini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
- tribe Clematodini Rehn & Eades, 1961
- Clematodes Scudder, 1900
- tribe Copiocerini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
- Chlorohippus Bruner, 1911
- Monachidium Serville, 1831
- Subfamily Coptacrinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 Africa, Madagascar, tropical Asia
- Cyphocerastis Karsch, 1891
- Eucoptacra Bolívar, 1902
- Subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae Kirby, 1910 – worldwide ("bird grasshoppers")
Subfamilies E
- Subfamily Egnatiinae Bey-Bienko & Mistshenko, 1951 - Africa to central Asia
- Egnatius (genus) Stål, 1876
- Leptoscirtus Saussure, 1888
- Subfamily Eremogryllinae Dirsh, 1956 - north Africa §
- Eremogryllus Krauss, 1902
- Notopleura Krauss, 1902
- Subfamily Euryphyminae Dirsh, 1956 - Africa including Madagascar
- Acrophymus Uvarov, 1922
- Euryphymus Stål, 1873
- Phymeurus Giglio-Tos, 1907
- Subfamily Eyprepocnemidinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 - Africa, mainland Europe, Asia
- Cataloipus Bolívar, 1890
- Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 1853
Gomphocerinae
Auth.: Fieber, 1853 - worldwide
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- Achurum (sometimes placed in Acridinae)
- Chorthippus
- Cibolacris (sometimes placed in Oedipodinae)
- Dociostaurus
- Mermiria (sometimes placed in Acridinae)
- Omocestus
Habrocneminae
Auth.: Yin, 1982 - Indo-China §
- Habrocnemis Uvarov, 1930
- Tectiacris Wei & Zheng, 2005
Hemiacridinae
Auth.: Dirsh, 1956 - Africa, Asia
- Acanthoxia Bolívar, 1906
- Hemiacris Walker, 1870
- Hieroglyphodes Uvarov, 1922
- Hieroglyphus Krauss, 1877
Leptysminae
Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 – central and south America
- Leptysma Stål, 1873
- Leptysmina Giglio-Tos, 1894
- Stenacris Walker, 1870
Subfamilies M
- Subfamily Marelliinae Eades, 2000 - South America §
- Marellia Uvarov, 1929
- Subfamily Melanoplinae Scudder, 1897 – Americas, Eurasia
- Fruhstorferiola Willemse, 1921
- Melanoplus Stål, 1873
- Miramella Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1932
- Tonkinacris Carl, 1916
Subfamilies O
- Subfamily Oedipodinae Walker, 1871 – Worldwide
- Acrotylus Fieber, 1853
- Locusta L., 1758 - the Migratory locust (monotypic)
- Oedipoda Latreille, 1829
- Stethophyma Fischer, 1853
- Subfamily Ommatolampidinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 - south America
- Subfamily Oxyinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Pauliniinae
Auth.: Hebard, 1923 - South America §
- Paulinia Blanchard, 1843
Pezotettiginae
Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 §
- Pezotettix Burmeister, 1840 - Europe and W Asia
- Sphenophyma Uvarov, 1934 - Middle East
Proctolabinae
Auth.: Amédégnato, 1974 - central & south America
- tribe Coscineutini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (monotypic)
- Coscineuta Stål, 1873
- tribe Proctolabini Amédégnato, 1974
- Proctolabus Saussure, 1859
Rhytidochrotinae
Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 - Panama to Brazil
- Rhytidochrota Stål, 1873
Spathosterninae
Auth.: Rehn, 1957 §
- Laxabilla L. smaragdina Sjöstedt, 1934 - Australia
- Paraspathosternum Ramme, 1929 - Africa
- Spathosternum Krauss, 1877 - Africa & Asia
Teratodinae
Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 - Africa & SW Asia §
- Acrostegastes Karsch, 1896
- Esfandiaria Popov, 1951
- Eurynotacris Ramme, 1931
- Kabulia Ramme, 1928
- Lyrotyloides Bei-Bienko, 1956
- Lyrotylus Uvarov, 1923
- Robecchia Schulthess Schindler, 1898
- Teratodes Brullé, 1835
Tropidopolinae
Auth.: Jacobson, 1905 - Africa, S Europe, Asia
- Afroxyrrhepes Uvarov, 1943
- Tristria Stål, 1873
Tribe and Genera not placed
- tribe Eucopiocerini Descamps, 1975 - central America §
- Chapulacris Descamps, 1975
- Eucopiocera - monotypic E. rubripes Bruner, 1908
- Halffterina Descamps, 1975
- Leptalacris Descamps & Rowell, 1978 - monotypic L. fastigiata Descamps & Rowell, 1978
- genera not placed (February 2018):
- Atopacris: A. manabiensis Amédégnato & Poulain, 1998
- Atympanum: Yin, 1982
- Castetsia: C. dispar Bolívar, 1902
- †Heeracris Zeuner, 1937: †H. oeningensis (Scudder, 1895)
- Jumandiacris: J. perlata Amédégnato & Poulain, 1998
- Melliacris: M. sinensis Ramme, 1941
- †Menatacridium: †M. eocenicum Piton, 1936
- Palandella: P. cardinalis Amédégnato & Poulain, 1998
- Pileolum: P. kirbyi Bolívar, 1917
- Sinop (insect): S. gracilifemur Descamps, 1984
- †Taeniopodites: †T. pardalis Cockerell, 1909
- Tylotropidiopsis: T. abrepta Storozhenko, 1992
- †Tyrbula Scudder, 1885: 2 †spp.
References
- ^ MacLeay WS (1821) Horae Entomologicae or Essays on the Annulose Animals 2
External links
Media related to Acrididae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Acrididae at Wikispecies- Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
