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Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 - Grasshoppers |
Grasshoppers are insects of the order Orthoptera, suborder Caelifera. They are sometimes referred to as short-horned grasshoppers to distinguish them from the katydids (bush crickets). Grasshopper species which change colour and behaviour at high population densities are called locusts.
Grasshoppers are plant-eaters, sometimes becoming serious pests of cereals and other crops, especially when they swarm in their millions as locusts and destroy crops over wide areas. They protect themselves from predators by camouflage; when detected, many species attempt to startle the predator with a brilliantly-coloured wing-flash while jumping with their strong hind legs and (if adult) also flying, usually for a short distance. Other species such as the rainbow grasshopper have warning coloration which deters predators.
Grasshoppers are plant-eaters, sometimes becoming serious pests of cereals and other crops, especially when they swarm in their millions as locusts and destroy crops over wide areas. They protect themselves from predators by camouflage; when detected, many species attempt to startle the predator with a brilliantly-coloured wing-flash while jumping with their strong hind legs and (if adult) also flying, usually for a short distance. Other species such as the rainbow grasshopper have warning coloration which deters predators.
Family: Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 - Short-horned Grasshoppers
Subfamily: Acridinae MacLeay, 1821 - Silent slant-faced grasshoppers
Genera: Acrida, Phlaeoba
Acrida cinerea
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Acrida willemsei
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Phlaeoba antennata
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Phlaeoba infumata
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Subfamily: Catantopinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 – Spur-throated grasshoppers
Genera: Apalacris, Choroedocus, Diabolocatantops, Stenocatantops, Traulia, Xenocatantops
Apalacris varicornis
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Choroedocus violaceipes
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Diabolocatantops pinguis
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Stenocatantops splendens
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Traulia azureipennis azureipennis
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Traulia orientalis
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Xenocatantops humilis humilis
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Subfamily: Cyrtacanthacridinae Kirby, 1910 - Bird Grasshoppers
Genera: Chondracris, Cyrtacanthacris
Chondracris rosea brunneri
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Chondracris rosea rosea
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Cyrtacanthacris tatarica linnaeus
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Subfamily: Hemiacridinae Dirsh, 1956
Genera: Hieroglyphus
Hieroglyphus banian
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Subfamily: Oedipodinae Walker, 1871 - Band-winged grasshoppers
Genera: Ceracris, Locusta, Oedaleus, Trilophidia
Ceracris fasciata
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Ceracris kiangsu
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Ceracris nigricornis
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Locusta migratoria
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Oedaleus abruptus
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Trilophidia annulata
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Subfamily: Oxyinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 - Moisture-loving Grasshoppers
Genera: Gesonula, Oxya, Oxytauchira, Pseudoxya
Gesonula mundata
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Oxya chinensis
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Oxya hyla hyla
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Oxya japonica
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Oxytauchira brachyptera
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Pseudoxya diminuta
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Family: Chorotypidae Stål, 1873
Genera: Chorotypus
Chorotypus biemarginatus
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Family: Eumastacidae Burr, 1899 - Monkey Grasshoppers
Genera: Bennia, Erianthus
Bennia bonzo
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Erianthus serratus
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Erianthus versicolor
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Family: Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874 - Gaudy Grasshoppers
Genera: Atractomorpha, Aularches, Chlorizeina, Pseudomorphacris
Atractomorpha crenulata crenulata
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Atractomorpha lata
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Aularches miliaris miliaris
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Chlorizeina feae
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Pseudomorphacris notata
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