Acridini is a

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of insects in the

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Acridinae The grasshopper subfamily Acridinae, sometimes called silent slant-faced grasshoppers, belong of the large family Acrididae in the Orthoptera: Caelifera. Description In appearance, the species are often similar to those of the subfamily Gomphoc ...

, of the

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Acrididae The AcrididaeMacLeay WS (1821) ''Horae Entomologicae or Essays on the Annulose Animals'' 2 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 bec ...

and are sometimes called "silent slant-faced grasshoppers". It was firstly described as ''Truxalis Conicus'' in 1781

Description

Insects of this tribe are usually slender and like other members of the subfamily Acridinae lack stridulatory pegs and are silent.

Genera

This tribe includes several

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Acrida ''Acrida'' is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. The genus contains around 40 species which are found in Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, Hawaii, and Australia. Insects of this genus are omnivorous and a well-known pest of many ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 (widespread in Old World & Australasia) * '' Acridarachnea'' Bolívar, 1908 (Africa) monotypic: ** '' Acridarachnea ophthalmica'' Bolívar, 1908 * '' Caledia'' Bolívar, 1914 (Australia) monotypic: ** '' Caledia captiva'' (Fabricius, 1775) * '' Calephorops'' Sjöstedt, 1920 (Australia) monotypic: ** '' Calephorops viridis'' Sjöstedt, 1920 * ''

Cryptobothrus ''Cryptobothrus'' is a genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae The AcrididaeMacLeay WS (1821) ''Horae Entomologicae or Essays on the Annulose Animals'' 2 are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of t ...

'' Rehn, 1907 (Australia, synonyms ''Austrobothrus'' Sjöstedt, 1921, ''Exobothrus'' Sjöstedt, 1936) monotypic: ** '' Cryptobothrus chrysophorus'' Rehn, 1907 Sydney 055

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Froggattina ''Froggattina'' is a genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae The AcrididaeMacLeay WS (1821) ''Horae Entomologicae or Essays on the Annulose Animals'' 2 are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the ...

'' Tillyard, 1926 (Australia) monotypic: ** ''

Froggattina australis ''Froggattina'' is a genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae The AcrididaeMacLeay WS (1821) ''Horae Entomologicae or Essays on the Annulose Animals'' 2 are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the ...

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Keshava (insect) Keshava (Sanskrit: ') is an epithet of Vishnu in Hindu tradition. Keshava means Parabrahman, according to Hindu scriptures. The name appears as the 23rd and 648th names in the Vishnu Sahasranama of the Mahabharata. Keshava is also venerated ...

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Keshava barnawaparensis Keshava (Sanskrit: ') is an epithet of Vishnu in Hindu tradition. Keshava means Parabrahman, according to Hindu scriptures. The name appears as the 23rd and 648th names in the Vishnu Sahasranama of the Mahabharata. Keshava is also venerated ...

'' Gupta & Chandra, 2017 ** ''

Keshava jugadensis Keshava (Sanskrit: ') is an epithet of Vishnu in Hindu tradition. Keshava means Parabrahman, according to Hindu scriptures. The name appears as the 23rd and 648th names in the Vishnu Sahasranama of the Mahabharata. Keshava is also venerated ...

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Keshava shishodensis Keshava (Sanskrit: ') is an epithet of Vishnu in Hindu tradition. Keshava means Parabrahman, according to Hindu scriptures. The name appears as the 23rd and 648th names in the Vishnu Sahasranama of the Mahabharata. Keshava is also venerated ...

'' Gupta & Chandra, 2017 * '' Perala'' Sjöstedt, 1921 (Australia) monotypic: ** '' Perala viridis'' Sjöstedt, 1921 * '' Rapsilla'' Sjöstedt, 1921 (Australia) monotypic: ** '' Rapsilla fusca'' Sjöstedt, 1921 * '' Schizobothrus'' Sjöstedt, 1921 (Australia) monotypic: ** '' Schizobothrus flavovittatus'' Sjöstedt, 1921

References

External links

* {{taxonbar, from=Q481975 Acrididae Orthoptera tribes Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille