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.
| Romaleidae | |
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| Giant South American grasshopper (Tropidacris violaceus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Superfamily: | Acridoidea |
| Family: | Romaleidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 |
| Subfamilies | |
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Bactrophorinae | |
Taeniopoda reticulata
Tribes and selected genera
The Orthoptera Species File Online database lists two subfamilies:[1]
Bactrophorinae
- 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)
- Eurostacrini (Amédégnato, 1997)
- Eurostacris Descamps, 1978
- Pseudeurostacris Descamps, 1978
- Hisychiini (Descamps, 1979)
- Acrideumerus Descamps, 1979
- Acridophaea Descamps, 1979
- Cloephoracris Descamps, 1979
- Hisychius Stål, 1878
- Pareusychius Amédégnato & Poulain, 1994
- Porphoracris Descamps, 1979
- Pseudhisychius Descamps, 1979
- Leguini (Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986)
- Ampiacris Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986
- Legua Walker, 1870
- Proracris Uvarov, 1940
- Phaeopariini (Giglio-Tos, 1898)
- Abila 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 (Giglio-Tos, 1898)
- Romaleini (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893)
- Romalea Serville, 1831 - monotypic - Romalea microptera (Palisot de Beauvois, 1817)
- Trybliophorini (Giglio-Tos, 1898)
- Trybliophorus Serville, 1831
Subfamily unassigned
- Genus Quitus Hebard, 1924
References
- "Family Romaleidae". Orthoptera Species File Online. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
External links
Media related to Romaleidae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Romaleidae at Wikispecies
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