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The AcrididaeMacLeay WS (1821) ''Horae Entomologicae or Essays on the Annulose Animals'' 2 are the predominant family of
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.
# Acridinae MacLeay, 1821 (140 genera, 470 species), Worldwide: temperate and tropical
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grasshopper
Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is possibly the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago.
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s, 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.
# Acridinae MacLeay, 1821 (140 genera, 470 species), Worldwide: temperate and tropical
# Calliptaminae
The Calliptaminae are a subfamily of grasshoppers containing species found in Africa, Europe and Asia; some are economically important. It was originally erected as a tribe by G.G. Jacobson in 1905 as the "Calliptamini", later uprated by Dirsh ...
Jacobson, 1905 (12 genera, 90 species), Africa, Europe, Asia
# Caryandinae Yin & Liu, 1987 (3 genera, 100 species), Africa, Asia
## ''Caryanda
Caryanda or Karyanda ( grc, Καρυάνδα) was a city on the coast of ancient Caria in southwestern Anatolia. Stephanus of Byzantium describes it as a city and harbour (λίμην) near Myndus and Cos. But λιμήν, in the text of Stephanu ...
'' Stål, 1878
## '' Cercina'' Stål, 1878
## '' Lemba'' Huang, 1983 (China only)
# Catantopinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (325 genera, 990 species), Africa, Asia ("spur-throated grasshoppers")
# Copiocerinae
Copiocerinae is a subfamily of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least 20 genera in Copiocerinae, found in southern North America, Central America, and South America.
Tribes and Genera
There are three tribes in Cop ...
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (22 genera, 90 species), Central & South America
# Coptacrinae
The Coptacrinae are a subfamily of Acrididae (originally described by Brunner von Wattenwyl under the synonym: Coptacrae) in the Orthoptera: Caelifera
The Caelifera are a suborder of orthopteran insects. They include the grasshoppers and gr ...
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (20 genera, 110 species), Africa, Madagascar, tropical Asia
# Cyrtacanthacridinae
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 specie ...
Kirby, 1910 (38 genera, 170 species), Worldwide ("bird grasshoppers")
# Egnatiinae
The Egnatiinae are a subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, found in central and South America, and based on the monotypic type genus '' Egnatius'' and erected by Bey-Bienko in 1951.Bey-Bienko G (1951) In: Bey-Bienko & Mistshenko. ...
Bey-Bienko & Mistshenko, 1951 (30 species), Africa to central Asia
# Eremogryllinae Dirsh, 1956 (5 species), North Africa
## '' Eremogryllus'' Krauss, 1902
## ''Notopleura (grasshopper)
''Notopleura'' may refer to:
* ''Notopleura'' (plant), a genus of Neotropical plants in the family Rubiaceae
* ''Notopleura'' (grasshopper), a genus of North African, Eremogrylline grasshoppers
Grasshoppers are a group of insects belong ...
'' Krauss, 1902
# Euryphyminae
The Euryphyminae are a subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, based on the type genus ''Euryphymus'' and may be called "agile grasshoppers"; it was erected by Vitaly Michailovitsh Dirsh in 1956. Species have been recorded from parts ...
Dirsh, 1956 (23 genera, 80 species), Africa including Madagascar
# Eyprepocnemidinae
The Eyprepocnemidinae are a subfamily of Acrididae (originally described by Brunner von Wattenwyl under the synonym: Euprepocnemes) in the Orthoptera: Caelifera. Species can be found in Africa, mainland Europe and Asia.
Genera
The ''Orthoptera ...
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (26 genera, 150 species), Africa, mainland Europe, Asia
# Gomphocerinae
Gomphocerinae, sometimes called "slant-faced grasshoppers", are a subfamily of grasshoppers found on every continent but Antarctica and Australia.
Tribes and genera
Tribes and genera include:
Arcypterini
Auth.: Bolívar, 1914 - Africa, Palearc ...
Fieber, 1853 (192 genera, 1200 species), Worldwide
# Habrocneminae Yin, 1982 (15 species), China, Indochina
## ''Habrocnemis
''Habrocnemis''Uvarov BP (1930) ''Ann. Mag. nat. Hist.'' 10 5: 253. is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Habrocneminae with species found in South-East Asia.
Species
The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists:
#'' Habrocnemis shanensis'' Uva ...
'' Uvarov, 1930
## '' Longzhouacris'' You & Bi, 1983 - China only
## '' Menglacris'' Jiang & Zheng, 1994 (syn. ''Tectiacris'' Wei & Zheng, 2005)- China
# Hemiacridinae
The HemiacridinaeDirsh VM (1956) The phallic complex in Acridoidea (Orthoptera) in relation to taxonomy. ''Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London'' 108 '': 223-356. are a subfamily of Acrididae in the Orthoptera: Caelifera. S ...
Dirsh, 1956 (45 genera, 180 species), Africa, Asia
# Incolacridinae Tinkham, 1940 (70 species), East Asia
## '' Asymmetritania'' Storozhenko, 2021
## '' Bettotania'' Willemse, 1933
## '' Incolacris'' Willemse, 1932
## '' Stolzia'' Willemse, 1930
# Leptysminae
Leptysminae is a subfamily of spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least 20 genera in Leptysminae, found in North, Central, and South America.
Genera
These 21 genera belong to the subfamily Leptysminae:
* ''B ...
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (21 genera, 70 species), Central and South America
# Marelliinae Eades, 2000 (monotypic, 1 species), South America
## '' Marellia'' Uvarov, 1929
# Melanoplinae
The Melanoplinae are a subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. They are distributed across the Holarctic and Neotropical realms. They are one of the two largest subfamilies in the Acrididae. As of 2001 the Melanoplinae contained over 8 ...
Scudder, 1897 (146 genera, 1100 species), Americas, Eurasia
# Oedipodinae Walker, 1871 (138 genera, 790 species), Worldwide
# Ommatolampidinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (115 genera, 290 species), South America
# Oxyinae
Oxyinae is subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. Species are distributed throughout Africa (including Madagascar) and Australasia.
Tribes and Genera
According to the Orthoptera Species File there are two clearly defined tribes, O ...
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (33 genera, 210 species), Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Australasia
# Pauliniinae Hebard, 1923 (monotypic, 1 species), South America
# Pezotettiginae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (10 species), Europe, western Asia, Middle East
# Proctolabinae
ProctolabinaeAmédégnato (1974) ''Acrida'' 3(3): 196, 200. is a subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are more than 20 genera and 210 described species which are found in South America.
Genera
The following genera, in 2 tribe ...
Amédégnato, 1974 (29 genera, 210 species), Central and South America
# Rhytidochrotinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (20 genera, 40 species), South America
# Spathosterninae Rehn, 1957 (single tribe, currently with 3 genera and 12 species), Africa, Indomalaya, Australia
# Teratodinae
Teratodinae is a subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 8 genera and more than 20 described species, found in East Africa and South-West Asia.
Genera
These eight genera belong to the subfamily Teratodinae:
* ''Acroste ...
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (8 genera, 20 species), Africa, southwest Asia
# Tropidopolinae Jacobson, 1905 (13 genera, 30 species), Africa, southern Europe, Asia'' incertae sedis''
* Tribe Eucopiocerini Descamps, 1975 - central America #'' Chapulacris'' Descamps, 1975 #'' Eucopiocera'' - monotypic ''E. rubripes'' Bruner, 1908 #'' Halffterina'' Descamps, 1975 #'' Leptalacris'' Descamps & Rowell, 1978 - monotypic ''L. fastigiata'' Descamps & Rowell, 1978 * unplaced genera: #'' Atopacris'' Amédégnato & Poulain, 1998 #'' Castetsia'' Bolívar, 1902 #'' Jumandiacris'' Amédégnato & Poulain, 1998 #'' Melliacris'' Ramme, 1941 #'' Palandella'' Amédégnato & Poulain, 1998 #'' Pileolum'' Bolívar, 1917 #'' Tylotropidiopsis'' Storozhenko, 1992 #†'' Heeracris'' Zeuner, 1937 #†'' Menatacridium'' Piton, 1936 #†'' Taeniopodites'' Cockerell, 1909 #†'' Tyrbula'' Scudder, 1885See also
List of Acrididae genera
Acrididae is a family of short-horned grasshoppers in the order Orthoptera. There are 29 subfamilies, more than 1,400 genera, and over 6,700 described species in Acrididae, according to Orthoptera Species File.
Acrididae genera
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References
External links
* *Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
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