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Female Cataloipus cymbiferus of the Eyprepocnemidinae

The 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 Oedipodinae is sometimes classified as a distinct family Oedipodidae in the superfamily Acridoidea. Acrididae grasshoppers are characterized by relatively short and stout antennae, and tympana on the side of the first abdominal segment.

The name Acrididae is derived from Greek akris, meaning locust.^[1]

Subfamilies and selected genera

Egyptian Grasshopper (Anacridium aegyptum: Cyrtacanthacridinae)

Adult female (left) and male Oxya yezoensis (Oxyinae: Oxyini)

Teratodus monticollis or Hooded Grasshopper

• Subfamily Acridinae – silent slant-faced grasshoppers
• Subfamily Calliptaminae
• Subfamily Catantopinae
• Subfamily Copiocerinae
  • Chlorohippus
  • Monachidium
• Subfamily Coptacrinae
  • Epistaurus
  • Eucoptacra
• Subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae
  • Acanthacris
  • Austracris
  • Nomadacris
  • Schistocerca
  • Valanga
• Subfamily Egnatiinae
  • Egnatius
  • Leptoscirtus
• Subfamily Eremogryllinae
  • Eremogryllus
  • Notopleura
• Subfamily Euryphyminae
  • Acrophymus
  • Phymeurus
• Subfamily Eyprepocnemidinae
  • Eyprepocnemis
  • Heteracris
• Subfamily Gomphocerinae
  • Achurum (sometimes placed in Acridinae)
  • Chorthippus
  • Cibolacris (sometimes placed in Oedipodinae)
  • Dociostaurus
  • Mermiria (sometimes placed in Acridinae)
  • Omocestus
  • Paragonista
• Subfamily Habrocneminae
  • Habrocnemis
• Subfamily Hemiacridinae
  • Acanthoxia
  • Hemiacris
  • Hieroglyphodes
• Subfamily Leptysminae
• Subfamily Marelliinae
• Subfamily Melanoplinae
• Subfamily Oedipodinae – band-winged grasshoppers
• Subfamily Ommatolampinae
• Subfamily Oxyinae
  • Oxya
  • Oxycrobylus
  • Praxibulus
  • Pseudoxya
• Subfamily Pauliniinae
• Subfamily Proctolabinae
• Subfamily Rhytidochrotinae
• Subfamily Spathosterninae
• Subfamily Teratodinae
• Subfamily Tropidopolinae
  • Afroxyrrhepes
  • Tristria

References

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Wikispecies has information related to: Acrididae

• David C. Eades; Daniel Otte. Taxa display: family Acrididae in Ortoptera Species File Online. Version 2.0/3.5.

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