Subfamily
Cyrtacanthacridinae (Bird grasshoppers)
Schistocerca lineata. Photo: (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The Cyrtacanthacridinae are a subfamily of Orthoptera: Caelifera in the family Acrididae. They are sometimes referred-to as bird locusts, criquets voyageurs in French-speaking Africa, and Knarrschrecken in German. It includes species of locusts: that undergo phase polymorphism and are among the most important pests of sub-Saharan Africa; they include the desert locust and the red locust, with the related Nomadacris succincta in Asia. One of the characteristics of members of this subfamily is the prominent peg…
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
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Order: Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids)
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Suborder: Caelifera (Grasshoppers, locusts, and allies)
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Infraorder: Acrididea (Grasshoppers)
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Superfamily: Acridoidea (Short-horned grasshoppers and locusts)
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Family: Acrididae (Short-horned grasshoppers)
- Subfamily: Cyrtacanthacridinae (Bird grasshoppers)
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Family: Acrididae (Short-horned grasshoppers)
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Superfamily: Acridoidea (Short-horned grasshoppers and locusts)
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Infraorder: Acrididea (Grasshoppers)
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Suborder: Caelifera (Grasshoppers, locusts, and allies)
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Order: Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids)
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Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
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Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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