Chorthippus is a large genus of gomphocerine grasshoppers with around 230 described species mostly found in the Palaearctic realm. It was erected by Franz Fieber in 1852.
The genus has been subdivided into subgenera including: Altichorthippus, Chorthippus and Glyptobothrus, with other species not placed. It contains a number of morphologically very similar cryptic species: listed as superspecies or species groups, for example the Chorthippus biguttulus group which contains the common field grasshopper; in mainland Eurasia the various species are most easily distinguished by their song patterns.
Species
The Orthoptera Species File includes:
- Chorthippus abchasicus <small>Ramme, 1939</small>
- Chorthippus acroleucus <small>(Müller, 1924)</small> (white-tipped grasshopper)
- Chorthippus aktaci <small>ÃÂnal, 2010</small>
- Chorthippus albomarginatus <small>(De Geer, 1773)</small> (lesser marsh grasshopper) type species (as Acrydium albomarginatum De Geer = C. albomarginatus albomarginatus)
- Chorthippus albonemus <small>Zheng & Tu, 1964</small>
- Chorthippus almoranus <small>Uvarov, 1942</small>
- Chorthippus alticola <small>Ramme, 1921</small> (alpine grasshopper)
- Chorthippus alxaensis <small>Zheng, 2000</small>
- Chorthippus amplilineatus <small>Ma & Guo, 1995</small>
- Chorthippus amplimedilocus <small>Zheng & Yang, 1997</small>
- Chorthippus amplintersitus <small>Liu, 1981</small>
- Chorthippus angulatus <small>Tarbinsky, 1927</small>
- Chorthippus antecessor <small>Sirin & ÃÂiplak, 2010</small> (Adana grasshopper)
- Chorthippus antennalis <small>Umnov, 1931</small>
- Chorthippus apicalis <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, 1840)</small>
- Chorthippus apricarius <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> (locomotive grasshopper)
- Chorthippus apricaroides <small>Zheng & Ren, 2007</small>
- Chorthippus ariasi <small>(BolÃÂvar, 1908)</small> (Sierra de Gredos grasshopper)
- Chorthippus armoricanus <small>(Defaut, 2015)</small>
- Chorthippus aroliumulus <small>Xia & Jin, 1982</small>
- Chorthippus atlasi <small>Defaut, 1987</small>
- Chorthippus atridorsus <small>Jia & Liang, 1993</small>
- Chorthippus badachshani <small>Bey-Bienko, 1963</small>
- Chorthippus badius <small>Mistshenko, 1951</small>
- Chorthippus beianensis <small>Zheng & Sun, 2007</small>
- Chorthippus bellus <small>Zhang & Jin, 1985</small>
- Chorthippus biguttulus <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> (bow-winged grasshopper)
- Chorthippus bilineatus <small>Zhang, 1984</small>
- Chorthippus binotatus <small>(Charpentier, 1825)</small> (red-legged grasshopper)
- Chorthippus biroi <small>(Kuthy, 1907)</small> (Cretan grasshopper)
- Chorthippus bornhalmi <small>Harz, 1971</small> (Bornhalm's grasshopper)
- Chorthippus bozdaghi <small>Uvarov, 1934</small> (Bozdagh grasshopper)
- Chorthippus brachypterus <small>(Werner, 1932)</small>
- Chorthippus brevicornis <small>Wang & Zheng, 1994</small>
- Chorthippus brevipterus <small>Yin, 1984</small>
- Chorthippus brunneus <small>(Thunberg, 1815)</small> (common field grasshopper)
- Chorthippus bucharicus <small>Bey-Bienko, 1948</small>
- Chorthippus buerjinensis <small>Wang & Zheng, 2010</small>
- Chorthippus burripes <small>Zheng & Xin, 1999</small>
- Chorthippus caliginosus <small>Mistshenko, 1951</small>
- Chorthippus caporiaccoi <small>Salfi, 1934</small>
- Chorthippus cavilosus <small>Mistshenko, 1951</small>
- Chorthippus cazurroi <small>(BolÃÂvar, 1898)</small> (Cazurro's grasshopper)
- Chorthippus changbaishanensis <small>Liu, 1987</small> (Jilin grasshopper)
- Chorthippus changtunensis <small>Yin, 1984</small>
- Chorthippus chapini <small>Chang, 1939</small>
- Chorthippus chayuensis <small>Yin, 1984</small>
- Chorthippus chloroticus <small>(BolÃÂvar, 1908)</small> (greenish field grasshopper)
- Chorthippus cialancensis <small>Nadig, 1986</small> (Piedmont grasshopper)
- Chorthippus conicaudatus <small>Xia & Jin, 1982</small>
- Chorthippus corsicus <small>(Chopard, 1924)</small> (Corsican grasshopper)
- Chorthippus crassiceps <small>Ramme, 1926</small> (plump-headed grasshopper)
- Chorthippus dabanshanensis <small>Chen, Zeng & Bao, 2011</small>
- Chorthippus dahinganlingensis <small>Lian & Zheng, 1987</small>
- Chorthippus daitongensis <small>Huo, 1994</small>
- Chorthippus daixianensis <small>Zheng, Shi & Ma, 1996</small>
- Chorthippus darvazicus <small>Mistshenko, 1951</small> (Darvaz grasshopper)
- Chorthippus dashanensis <small>Mao, Ren & Ou, 2011</small>
- Chorthippus davatchii <small>Descamps, 1967</small>
- Chorthippus daweishanensis <small>Fu & Zheng, 2000</small>
- Chorthippus demokidovi <small>(Ramme, 1930)</small>
- Chorthippus deqinensis <small>Liu, 1984</small>
- Chorthippus dichrous <small>(Eversmann, 1859)</small> (two-coloured grasshopper)
- Chorthippus dierli <small>Ingrisch, 1990</small>
- Chorthippus dirshi <small>Fishelson, 1969</small>
- Chorthippus dorsatus <small>(Zetterstedt, 1821)</small> (steppe grasshopper)
- Chorthippus dubius <small>(Zubovski, 1898)</small>
- Chorthippus eisentrauti <small>(Ramme, 1931)</small> (Eisentraut's bow-winged grasshopper)
- Chorthippus elbursianus <small>Mistshenko, 1951</small>
- Chorthippus ezuoqiensis <small>Ren, Wang & Zhang, 1998</small>
- Chorthippus fallax <small>(Zubovski, 1900)</small>
- Chorthippus ferdinandi <small>Vedenina & Helversen, 2009</small> (Ferdinand's grasshopper)
- Chorthippus ferghanensis <small>Umnov, 1931</small>
- Chorthippus flavabdomenis <small>Liu, 1981</small>
- Chorthippus flavitibias <small>Zheng, Ma & Wang, 1996</small>
- Chorthippus flexivenoides <small>Zheng, Zhang, Sun, Li & Xu, 2008</small>
- Chorthippus foveatus <small>Xia & Jin, 1982</small>
- Chorthippus gansuensis <small>Zheng, 1999</small>
- Chorthippus geminus <small>Mistshenko, 1951</small>
- Chorthippus genheensis <small>Li & Yin, 1987</small>
- Chorthippus giganteus <small>Mistshenko, 1951</small>
- Chorthippus gongbuensis <small>Liang & Zheng, 1991</small>
- Chorthippus gongshanensis <small>Zheng & Mao, 1997</small>
- Chorthippus grahami <small>Chang, 1937</small>
- Chorthippus guandishanensis <small>Ma, Zheng & Guo, 2000</small>
- Chorthippus guansuacris <small>(Cao, Shen & Xie, 1991)</small>
- Chorthippus haibeiensis <small>Zheng & Chen, 2001</small>
- Chorthippus halawuensis <small>Zheng, 2000</small>
- Chorthippus hallasanus <small>(Storozhenko & Paik, 2007)</small>
- Chorthippus hammarstroemi <small>(Miram, 1907)</small>
- Chorthippus hebeiensis <small>Li & Jiang, 2011</small>
- Chorthippus heiheensis <small>Wang, 2007</small>
- Chorthippus heilongjiangensis <small>Lian & Zheng, 1987</small>
- Chorthippus helanshanensis <small>Zheng, 1999</small>
- Chorthippus helverseni <small>Mol, ÃÂiplak & Sirin, 2003</small>
- Chorthippus hemipterus <small>Uvarov, 1926</small>
- Chorthippus hengshanensis <small>Ma, Guo & Zheng, 1995</small>
- Chorthippus himalayanus <small>Balderson & Yin, 1987</small>
- Chorthippus hirtus <small>Uvarov, 1927</small>
- Chorthippus horqinensis <small>Li & Yin, 1987</small>
- Chorthippus hsiai <small>Zheng & Tu, 1964</small>
- Chorthippus huchengensis <small>Xia & Jin, 1982</small>
- Chorthippus hyrcanus <small>Bey-Bienko, 1960</small>
- Chorthippus ilkazi <small>Uvarov, 1934</small> (Ilgaz mountain grasshopper)
- Chorthippus indus <small>Uvarov, 1942</small>
- Chorthippus ingenitzkyi <small>(Zubovski, 1898)</small>
- Chorthippus intermedius <small>(Bey-Bienko, 1926)</small>
- Chorthippus jachontovi <small>Mistshenko, 1951</small>
- Chorthippus jacobsi <small>Harz, 1975</small> (Iberian field grasshopper)
- Chorthippus jacobsoni <small>(Ikonnikov, 1911)</small>
- Chorthippus jilinensis <small>Ren, Zhao & Hao, 2002</small>
- Chorthippus jishishanensis <small>Zheng & Xie, 2000</small>
- Chorthippus johnseni <small>Harz, 1982</small>
- Chorthippus jucundus <small>(Fischer, 1853)</small>
- Chorthippus jutlandica <small>Fogh Nielsen, 2003</small> (Jutland bow-winged grasshopper)
- Chorthippus kalunshanensis <small>Wang, 2007</small>
- Chorthippus kanasensis <small>Wang & Zheng, 2012</small>
- Chorthippus kangdingensis <small>Zheng & Shi, 2007</small>
- Chorthippus karatavicus <small>Bey-Bienko, 1936</small>
- Chorthippus karateghinicus <small>Mistshenko, 1951</small>
- Chorthippus karelini <small>(Uvarov, 1910)</small>
- Chorthippus kazdaghensis <small>Mol & ÃÂiplak, 2005</small>
- Chorthippus keshanensis <small>Zhang, Zheng & Ren, 1993</small>
- Chorthippus ketmenicus <small>Bey-Bienko, 1949</small>
- Chorthippus kirghizicus <small>Mistshenko, 1979</small>
- Chorthippus kiyosawai <small>Furukawa, 1950</small>
- Chorthippus kusnetzovi <small>Bey-Bienko, 1949</small>
- Chorthippus labaumei <small>Ramme, 1926</small>
- Chorthippus lacustris <small>La Greca & Messina, 1975</small> (Epirus dancing grasshopper)
- Chorthippus latilifoveatus <small>Xia & Jin, 1982</small>
- Chorthippus latisulcus <small>Zheng & He, 1995</small>
- Chorthippus lebanicus <small>Massa & Fontana, 1998</small>
- Chorthippus leduensis <small>Zheng & Xin, 1999</small>
- Chorthippus loratus <small>(Fischer von Waldheim, 1846)</small>
- Chorthippus louguanensis <small>Zheng & Tu, 1964</small>
- Chorthippus luminosus <small>Mistshenko, 1951</small>
- Chorthippus macrocerus <small>(Fischer von Waldheim, 1846)</small>
- Chorthippus maracandicus <small>Mistshenko, 1979</small>
- Chorthippus maritimus <small>Mistshenko, 1951</small>
- Chorthippus markamensis <small>Yin, 1984</small>
- Chorthippus marocanus <small>Nadig, 1976</small>
- Chorthippus messinai <small>(La Greca, Di Mauro, Viglianisi & Monello, 2000)</small> (Messina's grasshopper)
- Chorthippus miramae <small>Ramme, 1939</small>
- Chorthippus mistshenkoi <small>Avakyan, 1956</small>
- Chorthippus mollis <small>(Charpentier, 1825)</small> (lesser grasshopper)
- Chorthippus monilicornis <small>Umnov, 1931</small>
- Chorthippus moreanus <small>Willemse, Helversen & Odé, 2009</small> (Morea grasshopper)
- Chorthippus muktinathensis <small>Balderson & Yin, 1987</small>
- Chorthippus neipopennis <small>Xia & Jin, 1982</small>
- Chorthippus nemus <small>Liu, 1984</small>
- Chorthippus nepalensis <small>Balderson & Yin, 1987</small>
- Chorthippus nevadensis <small>Pascual, 1976</small> (Sierra Nevadan grasshopper)
- Chorthippus nigricanivenus <small>Zheng, Ma & Wang, 1996</small>
- Chorthippus ningwuensis <small>Zheng, Shi & Ma, 1996</small>
- Chorthippus obtusicaudatus <small>Mao, Ren & Ou, 2011</small>
- Chorthippus occidentalis <small>Xia & Jin, 1982</small>
- Chorthippus oreophilus <small>Bey-Bienko, 1948</small>
- Chorthippus oschei <small>Helversen, 1986</small> (Carpathian dancing grasshopper)
- Chorthippus pamiricus <small>(Ramme, 1930)</small>
- Chorthippus parnon <small>Willemse, Helversen & Odé, 2009</small> (Parnon grasshopper)
- Chorthippus pascuus <small>Umnov, 1931</small>
- Chorthippus pavlovskii <small>Mistshenko, 1951</small>
- Chorthippus peneri <small>Fishelson, 1969</small>
- Chorthippus pilipes <small>Bey-Bienko, 1933</small>
- Chorthippus planidentis <small>Xia & Jin, 1982</small>
- Chorthippus plotnikovi <small>Umnov, 1931</small>
- Chorthippus porphyropterus <small>(Voroncovskij, 1928)</small>
- Chorthippus pulloides <small>Ramme, 1926</small> (nymph-like grasshopper)
- Chorthippus pullus <small>(Philippi, 1830)</small> (gravel grasshopper)
- Chorthippus qilianshanensis <small>Zheng & Xie, 2000</small>
- Chorthippus qingzangensis <small>Yin, 1984</small>
- Chorthippus qixingtaiensis <small>Yin, Ye & Yin, 2014</small>
- Chorthippus rebuntoensis <small>(Ishikawa, 2002)</small>
- Chorthippus reissingeri <small>Harz, 1972</small> (Reissinger's grasshopper)
- Chorthippus relicticus <small>Sirin, Helversen & ÃÂiplak, 2010</small> (Karaman grasshopper)
- Chorthippus robustus <small>Mistshenko, 1979</small>
- Chorthippus rubensabdomenis <small>Liu, 1981</small>
- Chorthippus rubratibialis <small>Schmidt, 1978</small> (Italian bow-winged grasshopper)
- Chorthippus ruficornus <small>Zheng, 1988</small>
- Chorthippus rufifemurus <small>Zheng, Ma & Wang, 1996</small>
- Chorthippus rufipennis <small>Jia & Liang, 1993</small>
- Chorthippus saitzevi <small>Mistshenko, 1979</small>
- Chorthippus sampeyrensis <small>Nadig, 1986</small> (Sampeyre grasshopper)
- Chorthippus sangiorgii <small>(Finot, 1902)</small> (Cephalonia grasshopper)
- Chorthippus sanlanggothis <small>Ingrisch & Garai, 2001</small>
- Chorthippus saulcyi <small>(Krauss, 1888)</small> (French grasshopper)
- Chorthippus savalanicus <small>Uvarov, 1933</small>
- Chorthippus saxatilis <small>Bey-Bienko, 1948</small>
- Chorthippus separatanus <small>Liu, 1981</small>
- Chorthippus shantariensis <small>Mistshenko, 1951</small>
- Chorthippus shantungensis <small>Chang, 1939</small>
- Chorthippus shennongjiaensis <small>Zheng & Li, 2000</small>
- Chorthippus shumakovi <small>Bey-Bienko, 1963</small>
- Chorthippus similis <small>Umnov, 1930</small>
- Chorthippus smardai <small>Chládek, 2014</small> (Slovakian grasshopper)
- Chorthippus songoricus <small>Bey-Bienko, 1936</small>
- Chorthippus squamopennis <small>Zheng, 1980</small>
- Chorthippus supranimbus <small>Yamasaki, 1968</small>
- Chorthippus szijji <small>Harz, 1982</small>
- Chorthippus tadzhicus <small>Mistshenko, 1951</small>
- Chorthippus taibaiensis <small>Zheng, Li & Wei, 2009</small>
- Chorthippus taishanensis <small>Yin, Ye & Yin, 2010</small>
- Chorthippus taiyuanensis <small>Ma, Guo & Zheng, 1995</small>
- Chorthippus taurensis <small>Sirin & ÃÂiplak, 2005</small>
- Chorthippus tianshanensis <small>Liu & Fan, 1992</small>
- Chorthippus tianshanicus <small>Umnov, 1930</small>
- Chorthippus tiantangensis <small>Zhong & Zheng, 2004</small>
- Chorthippus tibetanus <small>Uvarov, 1935</small>
- Chorthippus transalajicus <small>Mistshenko, 1979</small>
- Chorthippus trinacriae <small>(La Greca, Di Mauro, Viglianisi & Monello, 2000)</small> (Sicilian Lesser grasshopper)
- Chorthippus turanicus <small>Tarbinsky, 1925</small>
- Chorthippus unicubitus <small>Xia & Jin, 1982</small>
- Chorthippus uvarovi <small>Bey-Bienko, 1929</small>
- Chorthippus vagans <small>(Eversmann, 1848)</small> (heath grasshopper)
- Chorthippus vicinus <small>Mistshenko, 1951</small>
- Chorthippus wenquanensis <small>Wang & Zheng, 2012</small>
- Chorthippus willemsei <small>Harz, 1971</small> (Willemse's grasshopper)
- Chorthippus wuyishanensis <small>Zheng & Ma, 1999</small>
- Chorthippus wuyuerhensis <small>Zheng, Zhang, Sun, Li & Xu, 2008</small>
- Chorthippus xiaoxinganlingensis <small>Wang, 2007</small>
- Chorthippus xiningensis <small>Zheng & Chen, 2001</small>
- Chorthippus xueshanensis <small>Zheng & Mao, 1997</small>
- Chorthippus xunhuaensis <small>Zheng & Xie, 2000</small>
- Chorthippus yajiangensis <small>Zheng & Shi, 2007</small>
- Chorthippus yanmenguanensis <small>Zheng & Shi, 1995</small>
- Chorthippus yanyuanensis <small>Jin & Lin, 1982-1983</small>
- Chorthippus yersini <small>Harz, 1975</small> (Yersin's grasshopper)
- Chorthippus yulingensis <small>Zheng & Tu, 1964</small>
- Chorthippus zaitzevi <small>Mistshenko, 1979</small>
- Chorthippus zhengi <small>Ma & Guo, 1995</small>
References