Porthetinae is a subfamily of
grasshopers, with genus found in
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
and
Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...
(
Arabia
The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate. ...
).
[Uvarov. 1966. ''Grasshoppers and Locusts. A Handbook of General Acridology'' 1:398.]
Genera
The following genus are recognised in the subfamily Porthetinae:
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Trachypetrella
''Trachypetrella'' is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Pamphagidae
Pamphagidae is a family of grasshoppers belonging to the superfamily Acridoidea. The species in this family can be found in Africa, Europe and Asia.
Subfamilies, Tribes ...
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Kirby, 1910
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Aphantotropis''
Uvarov, 1924
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Bolivarella''
Saussure, 1887
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Cultrinotus''
Bolívar, 1915
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Hoplolopha''
Stål, 1876
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Lamarckiana
''Lamarckiana'' is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Pamphagidae
Pamphagidae is a family of grasshoppers belonging to the superfamily Acridoidea. The species in this family can be found in Africa, Europe and Asia.
Subfamilies, Tribes and ...
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Kirby, 1910
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Lobosceliana
''Lobosceliana'' is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Pamphagidae
Pamphagidae is a family of grasshoppers belonging to the superfamily Acridoidea. The species in this family can be found in Africa, Europe and Asia.
Subfamilies, Tribes an ...
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Dirsh, 1958
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Pagopedilum
''Pagopedilum'' is a genus of grasshopers in the subfamily Porthetinae, with species found in the south of Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 mil ...
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Karsch, 1896
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Porthetis''
Serville, 1831
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Puncticornia''
Dirsh, 1958
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Transvaaliana''
Dirsh, 1958
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Vansoniacris''
Dirsh, 1958
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Xiphoceriana
''Xiphoceriana'' is a genus of grasshoppers belonging to the family Pamphagidae
Pamphagidae is a family of grasshoppers belonging to the superfamily Acridoidea. The species in this family can be found in Africa, Europe and Asia.
Subfamilies ...
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Dirsh, 1958
References
Pamphagidae
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