''Austroicetes'' is a genus of

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. Grasshopp ...

s in the

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...

Oedipodinae (''

incertae sedis ' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty ...

'') and

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

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 ...

. Members of the genus typically feed on grass and herbs.

Species

Several species were placed previously in the genus '' Chortoicetes''. The ''Orthoptera Species File'' presently (2021) lists: # '' Austroicetes arida'' Key, 1954 # '' Austroicetes cruciata'' (Saussure, 1888) # ''

Austroicetes frater ''Austroicetes frater'', commonly known as the southern austroicetes, is an Australian grasshopper in the subfamily Oedipodinae and genus ''Austroicetes''. It is found in regions of Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, Yorkto ...

'' (Brancsik, 1897) # '' Austroicetes interioris'' White & Key, 1957 # '' Austroicetes nullarborensis'' Key, 1954 # '' Austroicetes pusilla'' (Walker, 1870) - type species (as ''Epacromia pusilla'' Walker) # '' Austroicetes tenuicornis'' Key, 1954 # '' Austroicetes tricolor'' (Sjöstedt, 1920) # ''

Austroicetes vulgaris ''Austroicetes vulgaris'' (Southeastern Austroicetes) is a grasshopper in the genus Austroicetes. It is sometimes a pest in Tasmania, and can also be found in Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally ...

'' (Sjöstedt, 1932)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4825652 Acrididae genera Oedipodinae Taxa named by Boris Uvarov