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 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.
Tettigidea is a genus of pygmy grasshoppers in the family Tetrigidae. There are at least 40 described species in Tettigidea found in the Americas.
Acridoidea is a superfamily of grasshoppers in the order Orthoptera with species found on every continent except Antarctica.
Pyrgomorphidae is a family of grasshoppers in the order Orthoptera; it is the only family in the superfamily Pyrgomorphoidea, with a pan-tropical distribution. Their name is probably derived from pyrgos meaning "tower": a reference to the form (morph) of the head in the type genus Pyrgomorpha and other genera.
Atractomorpha is a genus in the Pyrgomorphidae, a family of grasshoppers, found in Africa, Asia, and Australia.
Atractomorpha crenulata, commonly known as the tobacco grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper in the subfamily Pyrgomorphinae, found in Asia.
Romaleinae is a subfamily of lubber grasshoppers in the family Romaleidae, found in North and South America. There are more than 60 genera and 260 described species in Romaleinae.
Batrachideinae is a subfamily of groundhoppers or pygmy grasshoppers. There are thought to be 20 genera in Batrachideinae, with genera found in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Australia.
Paratettix is a genus of ground-hoppers or pygmy grasshoppers, with more than 60 described species found worldwide.
Nomotettix is a genus of pygmy grasshoppers in the family Tetrigidae. There are at least three described species in Nomotettix.
Orphulella is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are more than 20 described species in Orphulella, all found in the Americas.
Scaria is a genus of pygmy grasshoppers in the family Tetrigidae. There are about eight described species in Scaria.
Discotettiginae is a subfamily of pygmy grasshoppers in the family Tetrigidae. There are about 6 genera and more than 20 described species in Discotettiginae.
Cladonotinae is a subfamily of pygmy grasshoppers in the family Tetrigidae. There are more than 70 genera and 260 described species in Cladonotinae.
Metrodorinae is a subfamily of pygmy grasshoppers in the family Tetrigidae. There are at least 90 genera and more than 590 described species in Metrodorinae.
Tripetalocerinae is a subfamily of pygmy grasshoppers in the family Tetrigidae. There are at least two genera and two described species in Tripetalocerinae.
Mastacideidae is a family of grasshoppers in the order Orthoptera. There are at least two genera and about eight described species in Mastacideidae, found in South Asia.
Acinipe is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Pamphagidae. There are more than 20 described species in Acinipe, found in Southern Europe and North Africa.
Lobosceliana is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Pamphagidae. There are about nine described species in Lobosceliana, found in southern Africa.
