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Acrididae

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Proctolabus mexicanus
species of insect
Abisares
genus of insects
Euryphymus
Euryphymus is the type genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Euryphyminae, erected by Carl Stål in 1873 as a subgenus of "Calliptenus" (Euryphymus). Species have been recorded from southern Africa and Madagascar (although the known distribution may be incomplete).
Heteracris
Heteracris is a genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are more than 60 described species in Heteracris, found in Africa, southern Europe, and mainland Asia through to India.
Micropodisma
Micropodisma is a genus of Palaearctic grasshoppers in the tribe Podismini and subtribe Podismina, erected by D.P. Dovnar-Zapolskij in 1932. Species have a (possibly incomplete) recorded distribution from the Balkans, southern Russia to Kazakhstan.
Coscineuta coxalis
species of insect
Proctolabinae
Proctolabinae is a subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are more than 20 genera and 210 described species which are found in South America.
Melanoplus confusus
species of insect
Azelota
Azelota is a genus of grasshoppers belonging to the family Acrididae.
Calliptamus wattenwylianus
species of insect
Caryanda spuria
species of insect
Clematodes
Clematodes is a genus of North American short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are two described species in Clematodes.
Rhytidochrota risaraldae
species of insect
Spathosternum prasiniferum
species of insect
Paropomala wyomingensis
species of insect
Schistocerca ceratiola
species of insect
Stenacris
Stenacris is a genus of spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about six described species in Stenacris.
Stropis
Stropis is a genus of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in north Australian savannas. The genus includes:
Paropomala pallida
species of insect
Schistocerca camerata
species of insect
Asemoplus sierranus
species of insect
Italopodisma
Italopodisma is a genus of Palaearctic grasshoppers in the tribe Podismini and subtribe Miramellina, erected by Harz in 1973. As the genus name suggests, current records of occurrence appear to be confined to Italy.
Galidacris
Galidacris is a genus of grasshoppers belonging to the family Acrididae. They are found in South America within Colombia and Ecuador.
Liebermannacris dorsualis
species of insect
Psiloscirtus
Psiloscirtus is a genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about seven described species in Psiloscirtus, found in Central and South America. thumb|Psiloscirtus splendidus, Colombia
Cordillacris occipitalis
species of insect
Cophopodisma
Cophopodisma is a genus of Palaearctic grasshoppers in the tribe Podismini and subtribe Miramellina, erected by D.P. Dovnar-Zapolskij in 1932. Species records have a highly disjointed distribution, with two species from Spain and France (as their names suggest) and C. yunnanea from China.
Cornops
Cornops is a genus of spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about six described species in Cornops.
Copiocerinae
Copiocerinae is a subfamily of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least 20 genera in Copiocerinae, found in southern North America, Central America, and South America.
Chrotogonus senegalensis
species of insect
Psiloscirtus apterus
species of insect
Xiphiola
Xiphiola is a genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least two described species in Xiphiola, found in South America.
Appalachia hebardi
species of insect
Agesander ruficornis
species of insect
Leptysminae
Leptysminae is a subfamily of spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least 20 genera in Leptysminae, found in North, Central, and South America.
Tropidopolinae
The Tropidopolinae are a subfamily of Acrididae in the Orthoptera: Caelifera. Species can be found in Africa, southern Europe and Asia.
Driphilacris tuberosa
species of insect
Tucayaca
Tucayaca is a genus of spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about five described species in Tucayaca, found mainly in South America.
Psiloscirtus bolivianus
species of insect
Tucayaca gracilis
species of insect
Heteracris pterosticha
species of insect
Cordillacris crenulata
species of insect
Liebermannacris
Liebermannacris is a genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least two described species in Liebermannacris, found in South America.
Heteracris trimaculata
species of insect
Stenocatantops vitripennis
species of insect
Egnatius apicalis
species of insect
Spathosterninae
Spathosterninae is a subfamily of grasshoppers, based on the genus Spathosternum. Within the monotypic tribe Spathosternini there are currently 3 genera and about 12 described species recorded from Africa, the Indian subcontinent, south-east Asia and north-east Australia.
Rhytidochrotinae
Rhytidochrotinae is a subfamily of grasshoppers from the family Acrididae with 20 genera and 47 species. This group is found from southern Central America to northern South America (Costa Rica to Brazil) with most species distributed in montane forests. The highest concentration of species are found on the Pacific coast and in the West Andes of Colombia with 11 genera and 23 species registered. Many are brightly colored in reds, especially males, and most species are apterous (without wings).
Aretza
Aretza is a species of shorthorn grasshopper from the Acrididae family found in north Australian savannas, particularly in the wet season. They are notoriously difficult to catch or photograph because of their swift movement due to heat produced from the sandstone habitat. left|thumb|A acrididae short-horned grasshopper found on a local cycas species in Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Ommatolampidinae
The Ommatolampidinae are a subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, found in central and South America, and based on the type genus Ommatolampis. Derived from the "Ommatolampides" used by Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1893, the first use of the name in its current form was by Rodríguez et al. in 2013; this taxon appears to be paraphyletic.
Cirphula
Cirphula is a genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least four described species in Cirphula, found in Australia.
Clematodes larreae
species of insect
Proctolabus
Proctolabus is a genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about eight described species in Proctolabus, found in Mexico and the southwestern United States.
Psiloscirtus flavipes
species of insect
Macrazelota cervina
species of insect
Stenopola
Stenopola is a genus of spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 13 described species in Stenopola, found in the Americas.
Acorypha pallidicornis
species of insect
Duroniella
Duroniella is a genus of Palaearctic grasshoppers in the tribe Phlaeobini and now placed in genus group Duronia, erected by Ignacio Bolívar in 1908. Distribution records (probably incomplete) include: the North and Horn of Africa, Sardinia, Greece and the Balkans, through to central Asia.
Ommatolampis perspicillata
species of insect
Bermius
Bermius is a genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least four described species in Bermius, found in Australia.