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.
Tetrigidae is an ancient family in the order Orthoptera, which also includes similar families such as crickets, grasshoppers, and their allies. Species within the Tetrigidae are variously called groundhoppers, pygmy grasshoppers, pygmy devils or "grouse locusts".
Acridini is a tribe of insects in the subfamily Acridinae, of the insect family Acrididae and are sometimes called "silent slant-faced grasshoppers".
Anacridium is a genus of grasshoppers belonging to the family Acrididae.
Oxyinae is subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. Species are distributed throughout Africa and Australasia.
The Tanaoceridae are an insect family in the monotypic superfamily Tanaoceroidea in the suborder Caelifera. They have been called desert long-horned grasshoppers.
Valanga is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae and the bird grasshopper subfamily. Species are found from the Indian subcontinent through southeast Asia and the Korean peninsula to Australia and the Pacific islands.
The Lentulidae are a family of grasshoppers found in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Ommexechidae are a family of grasshoppers, in the Orthoptera: suborder Caelifera. Species in this family can be found in the Americas.
The Tristiridae are a family of grasshoppers, in the Orthoptera: suborder Caelifera. Species in this family can be found in the Americas.
The Trigonopterygidae are an insect family in the Orthoptera: Caelifera found in south and south-east Asia.
Praxibulus is a genus of grasshoppers found in Australia.
Kosciuscola is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Oxyinae. They are found in Australia.
Circotettix is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 10 described species in Circotettix.
Morsea is a genus of monkey grasshoppers in the family Eumastacidae. There are about seven described species in Morsea.
Paratettix is a genus of ground-hoppers or pygmy grasshoppers, with more than 60 described species found worldwide.
Neotettix is a genus of pygmy grasshoppers in the family Tetrigidae. There are four described species in Neotettix: all from North America.
Fruhstorferiola is a genus of grasshoppers, subfamily Melanoplinae, tribe Podismini Jacobson, 1905 and subtribe Tonkinacridina Ito, 2015; the type species was identified from Vietnam, but a majority of species are found only in China.
Stenocatantops is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae and subfamily Catantopinae. The recorded distribution of species includes: India, China, Indo-China and Malesia through to Australia.
Morabidae is a family of grasshoppers in the order Orthoptera. There are more than 40 genera and 120 described species in Morabidae, found in Australasia.
