Acrididae are the predominant family of

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s, comprising some 10,000 of the 11,000 species of the entire suborder

Caelifera The Caelifera are a suborder of orthopteran insects. They include the grasshoppers and grasshopper-like insects, as well as other superfamilies classified with them: the ground-hoppers ( Tetrigoidea) and pygmy mole crickets ( Tridactyloidea). ...

. The Acrididae are best known because all

locust Locusts (derived from the Latin ''locusta'', locust or lobster) are various species of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae that have a swarming phase. These insects are usually solitary, but under certain circumstances they b ...

s (swarming grasshoppers) are of the Acrididae. The subfamily Oedipodinae is sometimes classified as a distinct family Oedipodidae in the superfamily

Acridoidea Acridoidea is the largest superfamily of grasshoppers in the order Orthoptera with over 11,000 species found on every continent except Antarctica. Classification ''Orthoptera Species File'' includes the following families: * Acrididae MacLea ...

. Acrididae grasshoppers are characterized by relatively short and stout antennae (so they may be called "short-horned grasshoppers"Borror, Donald J. and Richard E. White. ''A Field Guide to the Insects of America North of Mexico.'' Houghton Mifflin, Boston: 1970. p. 78), and tympana on the side of the first abdominal segment.

Subfamilies

The ''Orthoptera Species File'' (September 2021) lists the following subfamilies of Acrididae. The numbers of genera and species are approximate and may change over time. *

Acridinae The grasshopper subfamily Acridinae, sometimes called silent slant-faced grasshoppers, belong of the large Family (biology), family Acrididae in the Orthoptera: Caelifera. Description In appearance, the species are often similar to those of the ...

MacLeay, 1821 (140 genera, 470 species), Worldwide: temperate and tropical *

Calliptaminae The Calliptaminae are a subfamily of grasshopper Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are amongst what are possibly the most ancient living groups of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the ...

Jacobson, 1905 (12 genera, 90 species), Africa, Europe, Asia *

Caryandinae The Caryandinae are a small subfamily of grasshoppers found mostly in China, India, Indochina and Malesia, but the large type genus '' Caryanda'' also has species from Africa. Genera were previously placed in the tribe The term tribe is ...

Yin & Liu, 1987 (3 genera, 100 species), Africa, Asia *

Catantopinae The subfamily Catantopinae is a group of insects classified under family (biology), family Acrididae. Genera such as ''Macrotona'' may sometimes called "spur-throated grasshoppers", but that name is also used for grasshoppers from other subfamili ...

Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (325 genera, 990 species), Africa, Asia ("spur-throated grasshoppers") *

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. Tribes and genera There are three tribes in Copi ...

Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (22 genera, 90 species), Central & South America *

Coptacrinae The Coptacrinae are a subfamily of Acrididae (originally described by Brunner von Wattenwyl under the synonym: Coptacrae) in the Orthoptera: Caelifera. Species can be found in Africa and Asia. Genera The Orthoptera Species File lists the foll ...

Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (20 genera, 110 species), Africa, Madagascar, tropical Asia *

Cyrtacanthacridinae The Cyrtacanthacridinae are a subfamily of Orthoptera: Caelifera in the family Acrididae. They are sometimes referred-to as bird locusts, ''criquets voyageurs'' in French-speaking Africa, and ''Knarrschrecken'' in German. It includes species of ...

Kirby, 1910 (38 genera, 170 species), Worldwide ("bird grasshoppers") *

Egnatiinae The Egnatiinae are a subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae Acrididae 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 al ...

Bey-Bienko & Mistshenko, 1951 (30 species), Africa to central Asia *

Eremogryllinae Acrididae 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 Oedi ...

Dirsh, 1956 (5 species), North Africa ** '' Eremogryllus'' Krauss, 1902 ** ''

Notopleura (grasshopper) ''Notopleura'' may refer to: * ''Notopleura'' (plant), a genus of Neotropical plants in the family Rubiaceae * ''Notopleura'' (grasshopper), a genus of North African, Eremogrylline grasshoppers Grasshoppers are a group of insects belongi ...

'' Krauss, 1902 *

Euryphyminae The Euryphyminae are a subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae Acrididae 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 ...

Dirsh, 1956 (23 genera, 80 species), Africa including Madagascar *

Eyprepocnemidinae The Eyprepocnemidinae are a subfamily of Acrididae (originally described by Brunner von Wattenwyl under the synonym: Euprepocnemes) in the Orthoptera: Caelifera. Species can be found in Africa, mainland Europe and Asia. Genera The ''Orthoptera ...

Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (26 genera, 150 species), Africa, mainland Europe, Asia *

Gomphocerinae Gomphocerinae, sometimes called "slant-faced grasshoppers", are a subfamily of grasshoppers found on every continent but Antarctica and Australia. Tribes and genera Tribes and genera include: Arcypterini Auth.: Bolívar, 1914 - Africa, Palearc ...

Fieber, 1853 (192 genera, 1200 species), Worldwide *

Habrocneminae Acrididae 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 Oed ...

Yin, 1982 (15 species), China, Indochina ** ''

Habrocnemis ''Habrocnemis''Uvarov BP (1930) ''Ann. Mag. nat. Hist.'' 10 5: 253. is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Habrocneminae with species found in South-East Asia. Species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: #'' Habrocnemis shanensis'' Uva ...

'' Uvarov, 1930 ** '' Longzhouacris'' You & Bi, 1983 - China only ** '' Menglacris'' Jiang & Zheng, 1994 (syn. ''Tectiacris'' Wei & Zheng, 2005)- China *

Hemiacridinae The HemiacridinaeDirsh VM (1956) The phallic complex in Acridoidea (Orthoptera) in relation to taxonomy. ''Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London'' 108 223-356. are a subfamily of Acrididae in the Orthoptera: Caelifera. Sp ...

Dirsh, 1956 (45 genera, 180 species), Africa, Asia *

Incolacridinae The Incolacridinae are a small subfamily of grasshoppers found mostly in Indochina and Malesia. Circumscription The type genus is '' Incolacris'', originally based on the tribe "Incolacri", then elevated to subfamily level by S.Y. Storozhenko ...

Tinkham, 1940 (4 genera), East Asia * Leptysminae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (21 genera, 70 species), Central and South America * Marelliinae Eades, 2000 (monotypic, 1 species), South America ** '' Marellia'' Uvarov, 1929 *

Melanoplinae The Melanoplinae are a subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. They are distributed across the Holarctic and Neotropical realms. They are one of the two largest subfamilies in the Acrididae. As of 2001 the Melanoplinae contained over 8 ...

Scudder, 1897 (146 genera, 1100 species), Americas, Eurasia * Oedipodinae Walker, 1871 (138 genera, 790 species), Worldwide * Ommatolampidinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (115 genera, 290 species), South America *

Oxyinae Oxyinae is subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. Species are distributed throughout Africa (including Madagascar) and Australasia. Tribes and Genera According to the Orthoptera Species File there are two clearly defined tribes, O ...

Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (33 genera, 210 species), Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Australasia * Pauliniinae Hebard, 1923 (monotypic, 1 species), South America * Pezotettiginae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (10 species), Europe, western Asia, Middle East * Proctolabinae Amédégnato, 1974 (29 genera, 210 species), Central and South America * Rhytidochrotinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (20 genera, 40 species), South America * Spathosterninae Rehn, 1957 (single tribe, currently with 3 genera and 12 species), Africa,

Indomalaya The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Ind ...

, Australia * Teratodinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (8 genera, 20 species), Africa, southwest Asia * Tropidopolinae Jacobson, 1905 (13 genera, 30 species), Africa, southern Europe, Asia

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;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 ;unplaced genera (all monotypic): *'' Atopacris'' Amédégnato & Poulain, 1998 *'' Castetsia'' Bolívar, 1902 *'' Jumandiacris'' Amédégnato & Poulain, 1998 *'' Melliacris'' Ramme, 1941 *'' Palandella'' Amédégnato & Poulain, 1998 *'' Pileolum'' Bolívar, 1917 *'' Tylotropidiopsis'' Storozhenko, 1992 *†'' Heeracris'' Zeuner, 1937 *†'' Menatacridium'' Piton, 1936 *†'' Taeniopodites'' Cockerell, 1909 *†'' Tyrbula'' Scudder, 1885

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