The Romaleidae or lubber grasshoppers are a family of grasshoppers, 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

Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America, North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. ...

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

Auth. (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893), selected genera: * Eurostacrini (Amédégnato, 1997) ** '' Eurostacris'' Descamps, 1978 ** '' Pseudeurostacris'' Descamps, 1978 * Hisychiini (Descamps, 1979) ** '' Hisychius'' Stål, 1878 * Leguini (Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986) ** '' Ampiacris'' Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986 ** '' Legua'' Walker, 1870 ** '' Proracris'' Uvarov, 1940 * Phaeopariini (Giglio-Tos, 1898) ** '' Abila '' Stål, 1878 ** '' Phaeoparia'' Stål, 1873 * Procolpini (Giglio-Tos, 1898) ** '' Procolpia'' Stål, 1873 * Romaleini (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 ''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 ...

'' 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, ...

'' Scudder, 1869 ** '' Tytthotyle'' Scudder, 1897 * Trybliophorini (Giglio-Tos, 1898) ** '' Trybliophorus'' Serville, 1831

Subfamily unassigned

**Genus ''

Quitus ''Quitus'' 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 a ...

'' Hebard, 1924

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