Romaleinae is a subfamily of lubber grasshoppers in the family

Romaleidae The Romaleidae or lubber grasshoppers are a family of grasshoppers, based on the type genus ''Romalea''. The species in this family can be found in the Americas. Tribes and selected genera The Orthoptera Species File Online database lists two s ...

, 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 subfamily Romaleinae:

Tribes A-H

* '' Acrideumerus'' Descamps, 1979 * '' Acridophaea'' Descamps, 1979 * '' Agriacris'' Walker, 1870 * '' Aplatacris'' Scudder, 1875 * '' Aprionacris'' Descamps, 1978 * '' Brasilacris'' Rehn, 1940 * '' Chariacris'' Walker, 1870 * '' Cibotopteryx'' Rehn, 1905 * '' Cloephoracris'' Descamps, 1979 * '' Coryacris'' Rehn, 1909 * '' Costalimacris'' Carbonell & Campos-Seabra, 1988 * '' Diponthus'' Stål, 1861 * '' Eidalcamenes'' Rosas Costa, 1957 * '' Eurostacris'' Descamps, 1978 * '' Gurneyacris'' Liebermann, 1958 * '' Hisychius'' Stål, 1878 * '' Pareusychius'' Amédégnato & Poulain, 1994 * '' Porphoracris'' Descamps, 1979 * '' Prionacris'' Stål, 1878 * '' Pseudaristia'' Carbonell, 2002 * '' Pseudeurostacris'' Descamps, 1978 * '' Pseudhisychius'' Descamps, 1979 * '' Staleochlora'' Roberts & Carbonell, 1992

Leguini

Auth: Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986 # '' Ampiacris'' Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986 # ''

Legua ''Legua'' 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 ...

'' Walker, 1870 # '' Proracris'' Uvarov, 1940

Phaeopariini

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1898 # ''

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'' Stål, 1878 # '' Albinella'' Carbonell, 2002 # '' Aristia'' Stål, 1876 # '' Costarica'' Koçak & Kemal, 2008 # '' Epiprora'' Gerstaecker, 1889 # '' Graciliparia'' Amédégnato & Poulain, 1994 # '' Maculiparia'' Jago, 1980 # '' Phaeoparia'' Stål, 1873 # '' Pseudaristia'' Carbonell, 2002 # '' Stornophilacris'' Amédégnato & Descamps, 1978 # '' Tepuiacris'' Carbonell, 2002

Procolpini

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1898 ;subtribe Prionolophina Rehn & Grant, 1959 # ''

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'' Stål, 1878 # '' Colpolopha'' Stål, 1873 # '' Draconata'' Pictet & Saussure, 1887 # '' Helionotus'' Rehn, 1909 # '' Prionolopha'' Stål, 1873 # ''

Securigera The genus ''Securigera'' contains a number of plant species commonly referred to as crownvetch. It is a segregate of the genus ''Coronilla The genus ''Coronilla'' contains 8 species of flowering plants native to Europe and North Africa. It c ...

'' Bolívar, 1909 # '' Xyleus'' Gistel, 1848 ;subtribe Procolpina Giglio-Tos, 1898 # '' Aeolacris'' Scudder, 1875 # '' Munatia'' Stål, 1875 # '' Procolpia'' Stål, 1873 # '' Prorhachis'' Scudder, 1875 # '' Xomacris'' Rehn, 1955

Romaleini

Auth: Pictet & Saussure, 1887 # '' Alophonota'' Stål, 1873 # ''

Antandrus Antandrus or Antandros ( grc, Ἄντανδρος) was an ancient Greek city on the north side of the Gulf of Adramyttium in the Troad region of Anatolia. Its surrounding territory was known in Greek as (''Antandria''),Aristotle, ''Historia Anim ...

'' Stål, 1878 # '' Aplatacris'' Scudder, 1875 # '' Brachystola'' Scudder, 1876 (grassland lubbers) # '' Callonotacris'' Rehn, 1909 # '' Chromacris'' Walker, 1870 # '' Coryacris'' Rehn, 1909 # '' Costalimacris'' Carbonell & Campos-Seabra, 1988 # '' Diponthus'' Stål, 1861 # ''

Dracotettix ''Dracotettix'' is a genus of dragon lubbers in the family Romaleidae The Romaleidae or lubber grasshoppers are a family of grasshoppers, based on the type genus ''Romalea''. The species in this family can be found in the Americas. Tribes an ...

'' Bruner, 1889 (dragon lubbers) # '' Eidalcamenes'' Rosas Costa, 1957 # '' Gurneyacris'' Liebermann, 1958 # '' Limacridium'' Carbonell & Campos-Seabra, 1988 # '' Litoscirtus'' Bruner, 1907 # '' Phrynotettix'' Glover, 1872 (toad lubbers) # '' Radacridium'' Carbonell, 1984 # ''

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. It ...

'' Serville, 1831 (lubber grasshopper) # '' Spaniacris'' Hebard, 1937 # '' Taeniopoda'' Stål, 1873 # '' Thrasyderes'' Bolívar, 1881 # '' Tytthotyle'' Scudder, 1897 # '' Xestotrachelus'' Bruner, 1913 # '' Zoniopoda'' Stål, 1873

Tropidacrini

Auth: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 # ''

Titanacris ''Titanacris'' is a genus of large grasshoppers in the subfamily Romaleinae and tribe Tropidacrini. They are found from southeastern Mexico, through Central and South America, ranging south to northernmost Argentina. Adult males are generally l ...

'' Scudder, 1869 # ''

Tropidacris ''Tropidacris'' is a Neotropical genus of grasshopper in the family Romaleidae. They are among the largest grasshoppers in the world by length and wingspan, reaching up to and respectively. They are variably colored in green, brown, black, re ...

'' Scudder, 1869

Trybliophorini

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1898 * '' Trybliophorus'' Serville, 1831 ;tribe not placed * ''

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

References

External links

* Romaleidae {{romaleidae-stub