Overview
Taxonomy
The Family Acrididae is a member of the Superfamily Acridoidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Acrididae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
- Superphylum: Panarthropoda
Cuvier
- Phylum: Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829
- Subphylum: Mandibulata
snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum: Atelocerata
Heymons, 1901
- Superclass: Panhexapoda
- Class: Insecta
c. linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass: Dicondylia
- Infraclass: Pterygota
- Winged Insects
- Superorder: Orthopterida
- Order: Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793 - Locusts, Katydids, Crickets, Grasshoppers
- Suborder: Caelifera
Ander, 1939
- Infraorder: Acrididea
- Superfamily: Acridoidea
(MacLeay, 1819) Burmeister, 1839
- Family: Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 - Short-horned Grasshoppers, Grasshoppers
- Superfamily: Acridoidea
(MacLeay, 1819) Burmeister, 1839
- Infraorder: Acrididea
- Suborder: Caelifera
Ander, 1939
- Order: Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793 - Locusts, Katydids, Crickets, Grasshoppers
- Superorder: Orthopterida
- Infraclass: Pterygota
- Winged Insects
- Subclass: Dicondylia
- Class: Insecta
c. linnaeus, 1758
- Superclass: Panhexapoda
- Infraphylum: Atelocerata
Heymons, 1901
- Subphylum: Mandibulata
snodgrass, 1938
- Phylum: Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829
- Superphylum: Panarthropoda
Cuvier
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Family Acrididae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Subfamily (11): Acridinae · Calliptaminae · Catantopinae · Cyrtacanthacridinae · Gomphocerinae · Leptysminae · Locustinae · Melanoplinae · Oedipodinae · Romaleinae · Teratodinae
- Tribe (19): Acridini · Acrotylini · Bryodemini · Calephorini · Calliptamini · Catantopini · Cyrtacanthacridini · Hyalopterygini · Hypernephiini · Leptysmini · Oxyrrhepini · Parapleurini · Pezotettigini · Phlaeobini · Pycnosarcini · Scyllinini · Stolziini · Trauliini · Truxalini
- Subtribe (1): Goniaeina
- Genus (584): Abila · Abisares · Ablectia · Abracris · Acanthacris · Acanthoxia · Achurum · Acinipe · Acocksacris · Acorypha · Acoryphella · Acrida · Acridella · Acrididae · Acridocryptus · Acridoderes · Acridurus · Acrolophus · Acrotylus · Acryptera · Adimantus · Adreppus · Adrolampis · Aeoloplides · Aeolopus · Aerolopus · Aeropedellus · Aeropus · Afrophlaeoba · Afroxyrrhepes · Ageneotettix · Agriacris · Agroecotettix · Agymnastus · Aidemona · Aiolopus · Akicera · Alcamenes · Alectorolophus · Allotruxalis · Alophonota · Althaemenes · Alulacris · Amblytropidia · Ampelophilus · Amphiprosopia · Amphitornus · Anablepia · Anablysis · Anacridium · Anaeolopus · Anapodisma · Anconia · Andrea · Aneuryphymus · Anganacris · Angaracris · Anoxyrrhepes · Antandrus · Antiphanes · Aopodisma · Apacris · Apalacris · Apalniacris · Apotropis · Aptenopedes · Aptoceras · Arcyptera · Aresceutica · Arphia · Asiotmethis · Asphingoderus · Asulconotoides · Ateliacris · Atrichotmethis · Aulacobothrus · Aulocara · Auloserpusia · Aurilobulus · Austenia · Austracris · Austroicetes · Azelota · Bacteracris · Barombia · Barytettix · Basutacris · Batrachidacris · Batrachornis · Bermiella · Bermiodes · Bermius · Beybienkia · Bibracte · Bienkonia · Bocagella · Bogotacris · Booneacris · Bootettix · Borellia · Brachaspis · Brachyacrida · Brachycrotaphus · Brachyelytracris · Brachyexarna · Brachyphymus · Bradynotes · Bruneria · Bryodema · Bryodemella · Bryophyma · Bucephalacris · Bufonacris · Burttia · Caledia · Calephorus · Calliptamicus · Calliptamus · Callirhipis · Calohippus · Caloptemus · Caloptenus · Caloptilla · Caloscirtus · Calotettix · Camnula · Campylacantha · Cannula · Canula · Cardeniopsis · Carsula · Caryanda · Carydana · Cataloipus · Catantopsilus · Catantopsis · Cedarinia · Celebesia · Celes · Ceracris · Cercoceracris · Cerechta · Chariacris · Chiapacris · Chimarocephala · Chiriquacris · Chirista · Chloealtis · Chloebora · Chlorophlaeoba · Chloropseustes · Chondracris · Choroedocus · Chorthippus · Chortipphus · Chortoicetes · Chortophaga · Chromacrida · Chromacris · Chromochokwea · Chromotruxalis · Chrysochraon · Cibolacris · Cida · Cingalia · Circotettix · Cirphula · Clarazella · Clematodes · Clepsydria · Cohembia · Collitera · Colpolopha · Compsacris · Confusacris · Conipoda · Conista · Conometopus · Conophyma · Conophymacris · Conozoa · Copiocera · Cordillacris · Cornops · Coryphistes · Coryphosima · Coscineuta · Cosmorhyssa · Costalimacris · Covasacris · Coyacris · Cranae · Cranaella · Cratypedes · Crinita · Crotalacris · Crucinotacris · Cryptobothrus · Cryptocatantops · Cylindrotettix · Cylindrotiltus · Cyphocerastis · Cyrtacanthacris · Dactylotum · Dasyscirtus · Deinacris · Deliacris · Dellia · Dendrotettix · Dericorys · Derotmema · Descampsacris · Desertaria · Diabolocatantops · Dichromorpha · Dichroplus · Digrammacris · Diponthus · Dissosteira · Dittopternis · Dnopherula · Dociostaurus · Dryphilacris · Duronia · Duroniella · Eclipophleps · Egnatioides · Eirenephilus · Elasmoderus · Eleutherotheca · Encoptolophus · Epacrocatantops · Epacromia · Epacromius · Epipodisma · Epiprora · Episcopotettix · Eremippus · Eremocharis · Eremogryllus · Eremopeza · Eremotmethis · Eritettix · Erythropomala · Esfandiaria · Esselenia · Eucephalacris · Euchorthippus · Eucnemidia · Eucoptacra · Eumigus · Euplectrotettix · Eupropacris · Eurotettix · Euryparyphes · Euryphymus · Eusitalces · Euthystira · Exarna · Exopropacris · Eyprepocnemis · Faureia · Formosacris · Fruhstorferia · Galvagniella · Gastrimargus · Gelastorhinus · Gelastorrhinus · Gesonula · Glyphotmethis · Glyptobothrus · Gomphocerinae · Gomphocerus · Goniaea · Goniaeoidea · Gonista · Gonstia · Guaranacris · Gymnobothroides · Gymnobothrus · Hadrolecocatantops · Hadrotettix · Heliastus · Heliaula · Helioscirtus · Hemiacris · Hesperotettix · Heteracris · Heteropternis · Hieroglyphus · Hilethera · Hinzia · Hippopedon · Holopercna · Horesidotes · Humbe · Hyalorrhipis · Hylopedetes · Ikonnikovia · Iranobuthus · Ischinacrida · Italopodisma · Jamesonia · Jucundacris · Kabulia · Kisella · Kraussaria · Kraussella · Lactista · Lamarckiana · Laxabilla · Legua · Leionotacris · Leiotettix · Leptacris · Leptopternis · Leptoternis · Leptysma · Leva · Lobosceliana · Locheuma · Locusta · Locustana · Longipternis · Machaeridia · Machaerocera · Macrazelota · Macrolobalia · Macrolopholia · Macrotona · Maculiparia · Madimbania · Mastusia · Mazaea · Mecostethus · Megalaucobothrus · Megaulacobothrus · Melanoplus · Melicodes · Meltripata · Mermiria · Mesops · Mesopsis · Mestobregma · Metaleptea · Metator · Metaxymecus · Mezentia · Microtes · Microtylopteryx · Milleriana · Minyacris · Mioscirtus · Miramella · Moessonia · Moluchacris · Monachidium · Mongolotettix · Morphacris · Myrmeleotettix · Nahuelia · Neosphingonotus · Nepiopteracris · Nocarodes · Nomadacris · Notostarus · Notostaurus · Ochrilidia · Ocneridia · Ocnerodes · Ocnerosthenus · Odontomelus · Odontopodisma · Oedaleonotus · Oedaleus · Oedipoda · Oedipodinae · Ognevia · Omalotettix · Ommatolampis · Ommexecha · Omocestus · Ophthalmolampis · Opiptacris · Opshomala · Ornithacris · Orphula · Orphulella · Orpulella · Orthochtha · Osmilia · Oxya · Oxycatantops · Oxycoryphus · Oxyina · Oxyrrhepes · Pachyacris · Pachycarus · Pachytylus · Padisma · Pagopedilum · Palaciosa · Pallasiella · Pamphagulus · Pamphagus · Papturus · Paracaloptenus · Paracinema · Paracinipe · Paraeuryparyphes · Paraidemona · Paralobopoma · Paranocaracris · Paranocarodes · Parapleurus · Parapodisma · Paraprocticus · Parapropacris · Pararcyptera · Pardalophora · Parepistaurus · Parga · Parodontomelus · Paropomala · Patanga · Paulacris · Paulinia · Peakesia · Pedies · Perixerus · Peruvia · Petamella · Pezotettix · Phaeocatantops · Phaeoparia · Phalaca · Phaulacridium · Phaulotettix · Phlaeoba · Phlibostroma · Phoetaliotes · Phryganomelus · Phymeurus · Plathyphyma · Platypternodes · Plegmapterus · Pleurothyrium · Pnorisa · Podisma · Podismini · Podismopsis · Poecilocleus · Poecilotettix · Porthetis · Praxibulus · Praxilla · Primnia · Prionolopha · Prionotropis · Procolpia · Proctolabus · Propedies · Prorhachis · Prumna · Pseudegantius · Pseudoceles · Pseudonautia · Pseudopodisma · Pseudopomala · Pseudoscopas · Pseudoxya · Psinidia · Psoloessa · Psophus · Pternoscirta · Pternoscirtus · Pterotiltus · Ptygonotus · Purpuraria · Pycnodictya · Pycnosarcus · Pycnostictus · Ramburiella · Rammepodisma · Rastafaria · Rectitropis · Rhabdoplea · Rhachicreagra · Rhachitopis · Rhainopomma · Rhammatocerus · Rhaphotittha · Rhicnoderma · Ritchiella · Rodunia · Roduniella · Romalea · Ronderosia · Ruwenzoracris · Saxetania · Schistocerca · Scintharista · Scotussa · Scyllinula · Securigera · Serpusia · Serradigitus · Shirakiacris · Sigaus · Silvitettix · Sinopodisma · Sitalces · Sjoestedtacris · Spathalium · Spathosternum · Spharagemon · Sphingonotus · Sphodromerus · Stauroderus · Stenacris · Stenobothrus · Stenocatantops · Stenocrobylus · Stenohippus · Stenopola · Stethophyma · Sticthippus · Stolzia · Syrubula · Taeniophora · Taeniopoda · Tangana · Taramassus · Tasmaniacris · Tauchira · Teratodes · Tetrataenia · Tetrixocephalus · Theomolpus · Tinaria · Titanacris · Tmethis · Tolgadia · Toxopeusia · Trachypetrella · Trachyrhachis · Trachyrhachys · Traulia · Trepidulus · Trichocatantops · Trilophidia · Trimerotropis · Tristira · Tristria · Tropidacris · Tropidauchen · Tropidopola · Truxalis · Truxaloides · Tuarega · Tucayaca · Tylotropidius · Urnisa · Usambilla · Valanga · Vilerna · Vitticatantops · Wernerella · Willemsea · Xanthippus · Xenipella · Xenismacris · Xenocatantops · Xerohippus · Xerophlaeoba · Xiphoceriana · Xyleus · Yrrhapta · Yungasacris · Zabrala · Zoniopoda · Zubovskia · Zubovskya · Zygoclistron
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 2,848 species and subspecies in the Family Acrididae.
Genera
Abila
Abila is the name of several places: [more]
Abisares
Abisares (or Abhisara; in Greek ?ß?sa???), called Embisarus (Eµß?sa?o?) by Diodorus, was an Indian king beyond the river Hydaspes, whose territory lay in the mountains, sent embassies to Alexander the Great both before and after the conquest of Porus in 326 BC, although inclined to espouse the side of the latter. Alexander not only allowed him to retain his kingdom, but increased it, and on his death appointed his son as his successor. [more]
Ablectia
Abracris
Acanthacris
Acanthacris is a genus of African grasshoppers. It contains the following species: [more]
Acanthoxia
Achurum
Acinipe
Acocksacris
Acorypha
Acoryphella
Acrida
Acridella
Acrididae
Acridocryptus
Acridoderes
Acridurus
Acrolophus
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Acrotylus
A Genus in the Kingdom Plantae. [more]
Acryptera
Adimantus
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Adreppus
Adrolampis
Aeoloplides
Aeolopus
Aerolopus
Aeropedellus
Aeropus
Afrophlaeoba
Afroxyrrhepes
Ageneotettix
Agriacris
Agroecotettix
Agymnastus
Aidemona
Aiolopus
Akicera
Alcamenes
Alcamenes was an ancient Greek sculptor of Lemnos and Athens. He was a younger contemporary of Phidias and noted for the delicacy and finish of his works, among which a Hephaestus and an Aphrodite "of the Gardens" were conspicuous. [more]
Alectorolophus
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Allotruxalis
Alophonota
Althaemenes
In Greek mythology, Althaemenes was a son of Catreus, brother of Apemosyne, Aerope and Clymene. An oracle told Catreus that he would be murdered by one of his children. Althaemenes took Apemosyne and left Crete for Rhodes. There she was raped by Hermes, who had captured her by skinning animals and leaving their slippery hides in her path. When she told Althaemenes, he kicked her with such force that she died. Years later, Catreus sailed the seas searching for his son, the heir to the throne. In the middle of the night, his ship stopped at Rhodes and was mistaken for a pirate ship. Althaemenes and others attacked the 'invaders', and the prophecy came to pass; Catreus died at the hands of his son, from a javelin blow. When the boy discovered the truth, he prayed that the earth would open up and swallow him, which duly happened. [more]
Alulacris
Amblytropidia
Ampelophilus
Amphiprosopia
Amphitornus
Anablepia
Anablysis
Anacridium
Anaeolopus
Anapodisma
Anconia
Andrea
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Aneuryphymus
Anganacris
Angaracris
Anoxyrrhepes
Antandrus
Antiphanes
Aopodisma
Apacris
Apalacris
Apalniacris
Apotropis
Aptenopedes
Aptoceras
Arcyptera
Aresceutica
Arphia
Asiotmethis
Asphingoderus
Asulconotoides
Ateliacris
Atrichotmethis
Aulacobothrus
Aulocara
Auloserpusia
Aurilobulus
Austenia
Austracris
Austroicetes
Azelota
Bacteracris
Barombia
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Barytettix
Basutacris
Batrachidacris
Batrachornis
Bermiella
Bermiodes
Bermius
Beybienkia
Bibracte
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Bienkonia
Bocagella
Bogotacris
Booneacris
Bootettix
Borellia
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Brachaspis
Brachyacrida
Brachycrotaphus
Brachyelytracris
Brachyexarna
Brachyphymus
Bradynotes
Bruneria
Bryodema
Bryodemella
Bryophyma
Bucephalacris
Bufonacris
Burttia
A Genus in the Kingdom Plantae. [more]
Caledia
Calephorus
Calliptamicus
Calliptamus
Callirhipis
Calohippus
Caloptemus
Caloptenus
Caloptilla
Caloscirtus
Calotettix
Camnula
Campylacantha
Cannula
A cannula (from Latin "little reed"; plural cannulae) or canula is a tube which can be inserted into the body, often for the delivery or removal of fluid. [more]
Canula
Cardeniopsis
Carsula
Caryanda
Carydana
Cataloipus
Catantopsilus
Catantopsis
Cedarinia
Celebesia
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Celes
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Ceracris
Cercoceracris
Cerechta
Chariacris
Chiapacris
Chimarocephala
Chiriquacris
Chirista
Chloealtis
Chloealtis is a genus of insect in family Acrididae. It contains the following species: [more]
Chloebora
Chlorophlaeoba
Chloropseustes
Chondracris
Choroedocus
Chorthippus
Chorthippus is a large genus of acridid grasshoppers with around 190 described species. [more]
Chortipphus
Chortoicetes
Chortophaga
Chromacrida
Chromacris
Chromochokwea
Chromotruxalis
Chrysochraon
Cibolacris
Cida
Cingalia
Circotettix
Cirphula
Clarazella
Clematodes
Clepsydria
Cohembia
Collitera
Colpolopha
Compsacris
Confusacris
Conipoda
Conista
Conometopus
Conophyma
Conophymacris
Conozoa
Conozoa is a genus of insect in family Acrididae. It contains the following species: [more]
Copiocera
Cordillacris
Cornops
Coryphistes
Coryphosima
Coscineuta
Cosmorhyssa
Costalimacris
Covasacris
Coyacris
Cranae
Cranae (Ancient Greek transliteration: ????a?) is an island off the coast of Gytheio. According to legend, when Paris of Troy abducted Helen from Sparta they spent their first night in Cranae. When Gytheio became the major port of Sparta Cranae became a resting spot for traders. After the rest of Greece capitulated to the Ottoman Turks only Mani remained free. The beys of Mani fortified Cranae with a Maniot pyrgo called Tzannetakis Tower. After Greece won its independence the island's importance declined. Now Cranae holds Mani's Historical museum and is a place for excursions. [more]
Cranaella
Cratypedes
Crinita
Crotalacris
Crucinotacris
Cryptobothrus
Cryptocatantops
Cylindrotettix
Cylindrotiltus
Cyphocerastis
Cyrtacanthacris
Dactylotum
Dasyscirtus
Deinacris
Deliacris
Dellia
Dendrotettix
Dericorys
Derotmema
Descampsacris
Desertaria
Diabolocatantops
Dichromorpha
Dichroplus
Digrammacris
Diponthus
Dissosteira
Dittopternis
Dnopherula
Dociostaurus
Dryphilacris
Duronia
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Duroniella
Eclipophleps
Egnatioides
Eirenephilus
Elasmoderus
Eleutherotheca
Encoptolophus
Epacrocatantops
Epacromia
Epacromius
Epipodisma
Epiprora
Episcopotettix
Eremippus
Eremocharis
Eremogryllus
Eremopeza
Eremotmethis
Eritettix
Erythropomala
Esfandiaria
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Esselenia
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Eucephalacris
Euchorthippus
Eucnemidia
Eucoptacra
Eumigus
Euplectrotettix
Eupropacris
Eurotettix
Euryparyphes
Euryphymus
Eusitalces
Euthystira
Exarna
Exopropacris
Eyprepocnemis
Faureia
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Formosacris
Fruhstorferia
Galvagniella
Gastrimargus
Gelastorhinus
Gelastorrhinus
Gesonula
Glyphotmethis
Glyptobothrus
Gomphocerinae
Gomphocerus
Goniaea
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
