Acridoidea
| Acridoidea | |
|---|---|
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| Teratodes monticollis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Euarthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Infraorder: | Acrididea |
| Superfamily: | Acridoidea MacLeay, 1819 |
| Families | |
|
12, see text | |
Acridoidea is a superfamily in the order Orthoptera, that includes many of the grasshoppers (and which includes most locusts).
Classification
The following families are recognised:[1]
- Acrididae MacLeay, 1821
- Charilaidae Dirsh, 1953
- Dericorythidae Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902–1905
- Lathiceridae Dirsh, 1954
- Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956
- Lithidiidae Dirsh, 1961
- Ommexechidae Bolívar, 1884
- Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840
- Pyrgacrididae Kevan, 1974
- Romaleidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
- Tristiridae Rehn, 1906
References
- ↑ David C. Eades; Daniel Otte. Taxa display: superfamily Acridoidea in Orthoptera Species File Online. Version 2.0/3.5.
External links
- Biolib: Acridoidea
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