Morabidae is a family of grasshoppers in the order
Orthoptera
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. There are more than 40 genera and 120 described species in Morabidae, found in
Australasia
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Genera
These 42 genera belong to the family Morabidae:
* '' Achuraba'' Key, 1976
* '' Achurimima'' Key, 1976
* '' Alatiplica'' Key, 1976
* '' Aliena'' Key, 1976
* ''Amangu
The Amangu are an indigenous Yamatji people of the mid-western region of Western Australia.
Language
Two early glossaries of some words from the Champion Bay Amangu were collected. One, by R. J. Foley, was published in a work by Augustus Old ...
'' Key, 1976
* '' Aruntina'' Key, 1976
* '' Baruca'' Key, 1976
* '' Biroella'' Bolívar, 1903
* '' Bundinja'' Key, 1976
* '' Callimunga'' Key, 1976
* '' Callita'' Key, 1976
* '' Callitala'' Sjöstedt, 1921
* '' Capsigera'' Key, 1976
* '' Carnarvonella'' Key, 1976
* '' Chinnicka'' Key, 1976
* '' Crois'' Key, 1976
* '' Culmacris'' Key, 1976
* '' Drysdalopila'' Key, 1977
* '' Filoraba'' Key, 1976
* '' Flindersella'' Key, 1976
* '' Furculifera'' Key, 1976
* '' Geckomima'' Key, 1976
* ''Georgina Georgina may refer to:
Names
*Georgina (name), a feminine given name
Places
Australia
* Georgina, Queensland, a locality in the Shire of Boulia, Queensland
* Georgina Basin, a large sedimentary basin in Australia
* Georgina River, a river ...
'' Key, 1976
* '' Hastella'' Key, 1976
* ''Heide
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The German word ''Heide'' means "heath". In the 15th century four adjoining villages decided ...
'' Key, 1976
* '' Keyacris'' Rehn, 1952
* '' Malleolopha'' Key, 1976
* '' Micromeeka'' Key, 1976
* '' Moraba'' Walker, 1870
* '' Moritala'' Key, 1976
* '' Namatjira'' Key, 1976
* '' Nanihospita'' Key, 1976
* '' Prorifera'' Key, 1976
* '' Proscopiomima'' Key, 1976
* '' Sicula'' Key, 1976
* '' Spectriforma'' Key, 1976
* '' Stiletta'' Key, 1976
* '' Swanea'' Key, 1976
* '' Vandiemenella'' Key, 1976
* '' Warramaba'' Key, 1976
* ''Warramunga
The Warumungu (or Warramunga) are a group of Aboriginal Australians of the Northern Territory. Today, Warumungu are mainly concentrated in the region of Tennant Creek and Alice Springs.
Language
Their language is Warumungu, belonging to th ...
'' Rehn, 1952
* '' Whiteacris'' Key, 1976
References
Further reading
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Caelifera
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