Acrididae,[2] commonly called short-horned grasshoppers,[3] 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.
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.
Acrididae,[2] commonly called short-horned grasshoppers,[3] 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.
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.