The Romaleidae or lubber grasshoppers are a family of

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s, based on the type genus ''

Romalea ''Romalea'' is a genus of grasshoppers native to the Southeastern and South-central United States. Its single species is ''Romalea microptera'', known commonly as the eastern lubber grasshopper, Florida lubber, or Florida lubber grasshopper. I ...

''. The species in this family can be found in the

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Tribes and selected genera

The Orthoptera Species File Online database lists two subfamilies:

Bactrophorinae

Auth. Amédégnato, 1974;Amédégnato (1974) ''Acrida'' 3(3): 199. distribution: central and tropical South America. * Bactrophorini (Amédégnato, 1974) ** '' Andeomezentia'' Amédégnato & Poulain, 1994 ** '' Bactrophora'' Westwood, 1842 ** '' Bora'' Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979 ** '' Cristobalina'' Rehn, 1938 ** '' Hyleacris'' Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979 ** '' Mezentia'' Stål, 1878 ** '' Panamacris'' Rehn, 1938 ** '' Rhicnoderma'' Gerstaecker, 1889 ** '' Silacris'' Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979 * Ophthalmolampini (Descamps, 1977) ** '' Adrolampis'' Descamps, 1977 ** '' Aphanolampis'' Descamps, 1978 ** '' Apophylacris'' Descamps, 1983 ** '' Caenolampis'' Descamps, 1978 ** '' Chromolampis'' Descamps, 1977 ** '' Drypetacris'' Descamps, 1978 ** '' Elutrolampis'' Descamps, 1978 ** '' Euprepacris'' Descamps, 1977 ** '' Habrolampis'' Descamps, 1978 ** '' Hekistolampis'' Descamps, 1978 ** '' Helicopacris'' Descamps, 1978 ** '' Helolampis'' Descamps, 1978 ** '' Lagarolampis'' Descamps, 1978 ** '' Nautia'' Stål, 1878 ** '' Nothonautia'' Descamps, 1983 ** '' Ophthalmolampis'' Saussure, 1859 ** '' Othnacris'' (Descamps, 1977) ** '' Peruviacris'' Descamps, 1978 ** '' Poecilolampis'' Descamps, 1978 ** '' Pseudonautia'' Descamps, 1978 ** '' Tikaodacris'' Descamps, 1978 ** '' Xenonautia'' Descamps, 1977 ** '' Zoumolampis'' Descamps, 1978 * Taeniophorini (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893) ** '' Hylephilacris'' Descamps, 1978 ** '' Megacephalacris'' Descamps & Amédégnato, 1971 ** '' Megacheilacris'' Descamps, 1978 ** '' Taeniophora'' Stål, 1873

Romaleinae Romaleinae is a subfamily of lubber grasshoppers in the family Romaleidae, found in North and South America. More than 60 genera and 260 described species are placed in the Romaleinae. Tribes and genera These tribes and genera belong to the subf ...

Auth. (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893), selected genera: * Eurostacrini (Amédégnato, 1997) ** '' Eurostacris'' Descamps, 1978 ** '' Pseudeurostacris'' Descamps, 1978 * Hisychiini (Descamps, 1979) ** '' Hisychius'' Stål, 1878 *

Leguini Romaleinae is a subfamily of lubber grasshoppers in the family Romaleidae, found in North and South America. More than 60 genera and 260 described species are placed in the Romaleinae. Tribes and genera These tribes and genera belong to the subfa ...

(Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986) ** '' Ampiacris'' Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986 ** '' Legua'' Walker, 1870 ** '' Proracris'' Uvarov, 1940 *

Phaeopariini Romaleinae is a subfamily of lubber grasshoppers in the family Romaleidae, found in North and South America. More than 60 genera and 260 described species are placed in the Romaleinae. Tribes and genera These tribes and genera belong to the subfa ...

(Giglio-Tos, 1898) ** '' Abila '' Stål, 1878 ** '' Phaeoparia'' Stål, 1873 * Procolpini (Giglio-Tos, 1898) ** '' Procolpia'' Stål, 1873 *

Romaleini Romaleinae is a subfamily of lubber grasshoppers in the family Romaleidae, found in North and South America. More than 60 genera and 260 described species are placed in the Romaleinae. Tribes and genera These tribes and genera belong to the subfa ...

(Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893) ** '' Dracotettix'' Bruner, 1889 ** '' Phrynotettix'' Glover, 1872 ** ''

'' Serville, 1831 - monotypic - '' Romalea microptera'' (Palisot de Beauvois, 1817) ** '' Spaniacris'' Hebard, 1937 ** '' Taeniopoda'' Stal, 1873 ** '' Titanacris'' Scudder, 1869 ** '' Tropidacris'' Scudder, 1869 ** '' Tytthotyle'' Scudder, 1897 * Trybliophorini (Giglio-Tos, 1898) ** '' Trybliophorus'' Serville, 1831

Subfamily unassigned

**Genus ''

Quitus ''Quitus'' is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Romaleinae Romaleinae is a subfamily of lubber grasshoppers in the family Romaleidae, found in North and South America. More than 60 genera and 260 described species are placed in the Romal ...

'' Hebard, 1924

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q3109764 Orthoptera families Taxa named by Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl