Trigonopterygidae

The Trigonopterygidae[2] are an insect family in the Orthoptera: Caelifera found in south and south-east Asia.

Trigonopterygidae
A leaf grasshopper (Systella sp.)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Superfamily: Trigonopterygoidea
Family: Trigonopterygidae
Walker, 1870[1]

Subfamilies and Genera

According to the Catalogue of Life[2] and Orthoptera Species File[3] there are five genera in two sub-families:

Borneacridinae Kevan, 1952
  • Borneacris Ramme, 1941
  • Moultonia Bolívar, 1914
Trigonopteryginae Walker, 1870

References

  1. Walker, 1870 : Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum. vol. 3 Locustidae (contd.), Acrididae. British Museum, London, pp. 425–604.
  2. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  3. Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 30 March 2010)
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