Acrididae
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The Acrididae are the predominant family of grasshopper
Grasshopper
The grasshopper is an insect of the suborder Caelifera in the order Orthoptera. To distinguish it from bush crickets or katydids, it is sometimes referred to as the short-horned grasshopper...

s, comprising some 10,000 of the 11,000 species of the entire suborder Caelifera. The Acrididae are best known because all locust
Locust
Locusts are the swarming phase of short-horned grasshoppers of the family Acrididae. These are species that can breed rapidly under suitable conditions and subsequently become gregarious and migratory...

s (swarming grasshoppers) are of the Acrididae. The subfamily Oedipodinae is sometimes classified as a distinct family Oedipodidae in the superfamily Acridoidea
Acridoidea
Acridoidea is a superfamily of grasshoppers including locusts in the order Orthoptera.-Classification:*Acrididae MacLeay, 1821*Catantopidae*Charilaidae Dirsh, 1953*Dericorythidae Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902–1905*Lathiceridae Dirsh, 1954...

. Acrididae grasshoppers are characterized by antennae relatively short and stout, and tympana on the side of the first abdominal segment.

The name "Acrididae" is derived from Latin acer, meaning sharp, bitter, or caustic. http://wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/12/?letter=a&page=1&spage=1&s=acrid

Subfamilies and selected genera

  • Subfamily Acridinae – silent slant-faced grasshoppers
  • Subfamily Calliptaminae
    Calliptaminae
    Calliptaminae is a subfamily of grasshoppers.Genera include::*Acorypha Krauss, 1877*Bosumia Ramme, 1929*Braxyxenia Kirby, 1914*Calliptamus Serville, 1831*Damaracris Brown, 1972*Indomerus Dirsh, 1951*Palaciosa Bolívar, 1930...

  • Subfamily Catantopinae
  • Subfamily Copiocerinae
    • Chlorohippus
    • Monachidium
  • Subfamily Coptacrinae
    • Epistaurus
    • Eucoptacra
  • Subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae
    • Acanthacris
      Acanthacris
      Acanthacris is a genus of African grasshoppers. It contains the following species:*Acanthacris aithioptera*Acanthacris deckeni*Acanthacris elgonensis*Acanthacris ruficornis...

    • Austracris
    • Nomadacris
    • Schistocerca
      Schistocerca
      Schistocerca, commonly called bird grasshoppers, is a genus of grasshoppers, many of which swarm as locusts. The best known species is probably the Desert Locust...

    • Valanga
  • Subfamily Egnatiinae
    • Egnatius
    • Leptoscirtus
  • Subfamily Eremogryllinae
    • Eremogryllus
    • Notopleura
  • Subfamily Euryphyminae
    • Acrophymus
    • Phymeurus
  • Subfamily Eyprepocnemidinae
    • Eyprepocnemis
    • Heteracris
  • Subfamily Gomphocerinae
    Gomphocerinae
    Gomphocerinae is a subfamily of grasshoppers, commonly called slant-faced grasshoppers.Nineteen tribes are recognised:*Acrolophitini*Amblytropidiini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893*Arcypterini Bolivar, 1914*Aulocarini...

    • Achurum (sometimes placed in Acridinae)
    • Chorthippus
      Chorthippus
      Chorthippus is a large genus of acridid grasshoppers with around 190 described species. Some of these are placed in Glyptobothrus by other authors.-Species:*Chorthippus abchasicus*Chorthippus acroleucus*Chorthippus aethalinus...

    • Cibolacris (sometimes placed in Oedipodinae)
    • Dociostaurus
    • Mermiria (sometimes placed in Acridinae)
    • Omocestus
    • Paragonista
  • Subfamily Habrocneminae
    • Habrocnemis
  • Subfamily Hemiacridinae
    • Acanthoxia
      Acanthoxia
      Acanthoxia is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae....

    • Hemiacris
    • Hieroglyphodes
  • Subfamily Leptysminae
  • Subfamily Marelliinae
  • Subfamily Melanoplinae
    Melanoplinae
    The Melanoplinae are a subfamily of grasshoppers, from the family Acrididae.The type genus Melanoplus from the tribe Melanoplini contains many species common in North America...

  • Subfamily Oedipodinae – band-winged grasshoppers
  • Subfamily Ommatolampinae
  • Subfamily Oxyinae
    • Oxya
    • Oxycrobylus
    • Praxibulus
  • Subfamily Pauliniinae
  • Subfamily Proctolabinae
  • Subfamily Rhytidochrotinae
  • Subfamily Spathosterninae
  • Subfamily Teratodinae
  • Subfamily Tropidopolinae
    • Afroxyrrhepes
    • Tristria
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