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Acridomorpha
superfamily
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1821
family
Acrididae
MacLeay, 1821
A change caused the previous current taxon to no longer qualify for display. A qualified higher taxon is the new current taxon.
subfamily Oedipodinae Walker, 1871
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Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial. Herbivorous
Scrutiny:
Braun, 2014, See also recent citations under Oedipodidae.
Type genus:
Oedipoda
Latreille, 1829; priority for family-group names based on
Oedipoda
dates from Oedipodidae Walker, F., 1871. First use as Oedipodinae by Krauss, 1890.
synonym
Heterapterninae
Type genus information not available. First use as Heterapterninae by Yin, X.-C. & Wenqiang Wang, 2005.
synonym
Locustidae
Kirby, 1825
Type genus:
Locusta
Linnaeus, 1758; priority for family-group names based on
Locusta
dates from Locustidae Kirby, W., 1825. First use as Locustidae by Kirby, W., 1825.
synonym
Locustinae
Kirby, 1825
Type genus:
Locusta
Linnaeus, 1758; priority for family-group names based on
Locusta
dates from Locustidae Kirby, W., 1825. First use as Locustinae by Harz, 1975.
synonym
Oedipodacrinae
Type genus information not available. First use as Oedipodacrinae by Yin, X.-C. & Wenqiang Wang, 2005.
synonym
Oedipodidae
Walker, 1871
Type genus:
Oedipoda
Latreille, 1829; priority for family-group names based on
Oedipoda
dates from Oedipodidae Walker, F., 1871. First use as Oedipodidae by Walker, F., 1871.
synonym
Rashidinae
Type genus information not available. First use as Rashidinae by Yin, X.-C. & Wenqiang Wang, 2005.
nomen dubium
atrum
(Eichwald, 1830)
tribe
Acrotylini
Johnston, 1956
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type genus:
Acrotylus
Fieber, 1853; priority for family-group names based on
Acrotylus
dates from Acrotyli Johnston, H.B., 1956. First use as Acrotylini by Shumakov, 1963.
synonym
Acrotyli
Johnston, 1956
Type genus:
Acrotylus
Fieber, 1853; priority for family-group names based on
Acrotylus
dates from Acrotyli Johnston, H.B., 1956. First use as Acrotyli by Johnston, H.B., 1956.
synonym
Acrotylina
Johnston, 1956
Type genus:
Acrotylus
Fieber, 1853; priority for family-group names based on
Acrotylus
dates from Acrotyli Johnston, H.B., 1956. First use as Acrotylina by Defaut, 2014.
genus
Acrotylus
Fieber, 1853
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Gryllus insubricus
Scopoli (=
Acrotylus insubricus insubricus
), by subsequent designation; authority: Kirby, W.F. 1910. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 3(2):674 pp.
The first family-group name based on this genus is Acrotyli Johnston, H.B., 1956.
genus
Pusana
Uvarov, 1940
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Pusa laevis
Uvarov, inherited from replaced name
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
tribe
Anconiini
Hebard, 1937
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type genus:
Anconia
Scudder, S.H., 1876; priority for family-group names based on
Anconia
dates from Anconiae Hebard, 1937. First use as Anconiini by Otte, D., 1995.
synonym
Anconiae
Hebard, 1937
Type genus:
Anconia
Scudder, S.H., 1876; priority for family-group names based on
Anconia
dates from Anconiae Hebard, 1937. First use as Anconiae by Hebard, 1937.
genus
Anconia
Scudder, 1876
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Anconia integra
Scudder, S.H., by original monotypy
The first family-group name based on this genus is Anconiae Hebard, 1937.
tribe
Arphiini
Otte, 1995
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type genus:
Arphia
Stål, 1873; priority for family-group names based on
Arphia
dates from Arphiini Otte, D., 1995. First use as Arphiini by Otte, D., 1995.
genus
Arphia
Stål, 1873
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Gryllus sulphureus
Fabricius (=
Arphia sulphurea
), by subsequent designation; authority: Rehn, J.A.G. 1904. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 56:513-549
The first family-group name based on this genus is Arphiini Otte, D., 1995.
genus
Lactista
Saussure, 1884
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Oedipoda punctata
Stål, by subsequent designation; authority: Rehn, J.A.G. 1904. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 56:513-549
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Leuronotina
Hebard, 1932
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Tomonotus orizabae
Saussure, by original designation
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Tomonotus
Saussure, 1861
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Tomonotus mexicanus
Saussure, by subsequent designation; authority: Kirby, W.F. 1910. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 3(2):674 pp.
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
tribe
Bryodemini
Bey-Bienko, 1930
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type genus:
Bryodema
Fieber, 1853; priority for family-group names based on
Bryodema
dates from Bryodemae Bey-Bienko, 1930. First use as Bryodemini by Vysotskaya & Bugrov, 1987.
synonym
Bryodemae
Bey-Bienko, 1930
Type genus:
Bryodema
Fieber, 1853; priority for family-group names based on
Bryodema
dates from Bryodemae Bey-Bienko, 1930. First use as Bryodemae by Bey-Bienko, 1930.
synonym
Bryodemellinae
Yin, 1982
Type genus:
Bryodemella
Yin, X.-C., 1982; priority for family-group names based on
Bryodemella
dates from Bryodemellinae Yin, X.-C., 1982. First use as Bryodemellinae by Yin, X.-C., 1982.
synonym
Bryodemellini
Yin, 1982
Type genus:
Bryodemella
Yin, X.-C., 1982; priority for family-group names based on
Bryodemella
dates from Bryodemellinae Yin, X.-C., 1982
synonym
Bryodemina
Bey-Bienko, 1930
Type genus:
Bryodema
Fieber, 1853; priority for family-group names based on
Bryodema
dates from Bryodemae Bey-Bienko, 1930
synonym
Bryodeminae
Bey-Bienko, 1930
Type genus:
Bryodema
Fieber, 1853; priority for family-group names based on
Bryodema
dates from Bryodemae Bey-Bienko, 1930. First use as Bryodeminae by Yin, X.-C., 1984.
genus
Andrea
Mistshenko, 1989
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Andrea gorochovi
Mistshenko, by monotypy and original designation
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Angaracris
Bey-Bienko, 1930
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Gryllus barabensis
Pallas, by original designation
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Bryodema
Fieber, 1853
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Scrutiny:
Braun, 2019, The name Bryodema, derived from Greek "bryo" (abound with, swell) and "demas" (body), seems to be grammatically neuter, despite the original combination of the type species as B. baicalensis (instead of appropriately B. baicalense). Some species names possibly should be emended accordingly.
Type species:
Thrinchus baicalensis
Fischer von Waldheim (=
Bryodema gebleri
), by original monotypy
The first family-group name based on this genus is Bryodemae Bey-Bienko, 1930.
genus
Bryodemacris
Benediktov, 1998
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Bryodema uvarovi
Bey-Bienko, by monotypy and original designation
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Bryodemella
Yin, 1982
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
See subgenus
Bryodemella
for additional information.
genus
Compsorhipis
Saussure, 1889
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Callirhipis davidiana
Saussure, by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Uvaroviola
Bey-Bienko, 1930
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Uvaroviola multispinosa
Bey-Bienko, by original designation
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
tribe
Chortophagini
Otte, 1995
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type genus:
Chortophaga
Saussure, 1884; priority for family-group names based on
Chortophaga
dates from Chortophagini Otte, D., 1995. First use as Chortophagini by Otte, D., 1995.
genus
Chimarocephala
Scudder, 1875
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Tragocephala pacifica
Thomas, C., by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Chortophaga
Saussure, 1884
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Acrydium viridi-fasciatum
De Geer (=
Chortophaga viridifasciata
), by subsequent designation; authority: Kirby, W.F. 1910. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 3(2):674 pp.
The first family-group name based on this genus is Chortophagini Otte, D., 1995.
genus
Encoptolophus
Scudder, 1875
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Oedipoda sordida
Burmeister, H. (=
Encoptolophus sordidus
), by original designation
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Nebulatettix
Gómez, Lightfoot & Miller, 2012
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Encoptolophus subgracilis
Caudell, by original designation
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Shotwellia
Gurney, 1940
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Shotwellia isleta
Gurney, by monotypy and original designation
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
tribe
Epacromiini
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type genus:
Epacromia
Fischer, 1853 (=
Aiolopus
Fieber, 1853); priority for family-group names based on
Epacromia
dates from Epacromiae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893. First use as Epacromiini by Stebaev, Bugrov & Vysotskaya, 1984.
synonym
Aiolopini
Shumakov, 1963
Type genus:
Ailopus
Sjöstedt, 1920 (=
Aiolopus
Fieber, 1853); priority for family-group names based on
Ailopus
dates from Aiolopini Shumakov, 1963. First use as Aiolopini by Shumakov, 1963.
synonym
Epacromiae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Type genus:
Epacromia
Fischer, 1853 (=
Aiolopus
Fieber, 1853); priority for family-group names based on
Epacromia
dates from Epacromiae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893. First use as Epacromiae by Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893.
synonym
Epacromii
Johnston, 1956
Type genus:
Epacromius
Uvarov, 1942; priority for family-group names based on
Epacromius
dates from Epacromii Johnston, H.B., 1956. First use as Epacromii by Johnston, H.B., 1956.
synonym
Epacromini
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Type genus:
Epacromia
Fischer, 1853 (=
Aiolopus
Fieber, 1853); priority for family-group names based on
Epacromia
dates from Epacromiae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
synonym
Vichetini
Type genus information not available. First use as Vichetini by Harz, 1975.
genus
Aiolopus
Fieber, 1853
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Gryllus thalassinus
Fabricius (=
Aiolopus thalassinus thalassinus
), by subsequent designation; authority: Kirby, W.F. 1910. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 3(2):674 pp.
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Demirsoyus
Sirin & Çiplak, 2004
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Demirsoyus salmani
Sirin & Çiplak, by monotypy and original designation
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Epacromius
Uvarov, 1942
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Gryllus tergestinus
Megerle von Mühlfeld (=
Epacromius tergestinus tergestinus
), by subsequent designation; authority: Johnston, H.B. 1956. Annotated catalogue of African grasshoppers 833 pp.
The first family-group name based on this genus is Epacromii Johnston, H.B., 1956.
genus
Heteropternis
Stål, 1873
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Heteropternis pyrrhoscelis
Stål (=
respondens respondens
), by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Hilethera
Uvarov, 1923
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Hilethera hierichonica
Uvarov, by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Jasomenia
Bolívar, 1914
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Jamesonia dimidiata
Bolívar, I. (=
Jasomenia sansibara
), inherited from replaced name
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Paracinema
Fischer, 1853
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Gryllus bisignatus
Charpentier (=
Paracinema tricolor bisignatum
), by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Parahilethera
Zheng & Ren, 2007
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Parahilethera xizangensis
Zheng, Z. & G. Ren, by monotypy and original designation
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Platypygius
Uvarov, 1942
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Epacromia platypygia
Pantel (=
Platypygius platypygius
), by original designation
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
tribe
Hippiscini
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type genus:
Hippiscus
Saussure, 1861; priority for family-group names based on
Hippiscus
dates from Hippisci. First use as Hippiscini by Otte, D., 1995.
synonym
Hippisci
Type genus:
Hippiscus
Saussure, 1861; priority for family-group names based on
Hippiscus
dates from Hippisci
genus
Agymnastus
Scudder, 1897
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Leprus ingens
Scudder, S.H., by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Camnula
Stål, 1873
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Oedipoda pellucida
Scudder, S.H., by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Cratypedes
Scudder, 1876
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Oedipoda neglecta
Thomas, C. (=
Cratypedes neglectus
), by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Hadrotettix
Scudder, 1876
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Gryllus trifasciatus
Say, by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Heliastus
Saussure, 1884
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Oedipoda sumichrasti
Saussure, by subsequent designation; authority: Kirby, W.F. 1910. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 3(2):674 pp.
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Hippiscus
Saussure, 1861
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Oedipoda ocelote
Saussure, by original monotypy
The first family-group name based on this genus is Hippisci.
genus
Leprus
Saussure, 1861
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Oedipoda elephas
Saussure, by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Pardalophora
Saussure, 1884
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Oedipoda phoenicoptera
Burmeister, H., by subsequent designation; authority: Kirby, W.F. 1910. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 3(2):674 pp.
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Sticthippus
Scudder, 1892
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Hippiscus californicus
Scudder, S.H., by subsequent designation; authority: Kirby, W.F. 1910. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 3(2):674 pp.
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Xanthippus
Saussure, 1884
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Oedipoda corallipes
Haldeman, by subsequent designation; authority: Kirby, W.F. 1910. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 3(2):674 pp.
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
tribe
Locustini
Kirby, 1825
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type genus:
Locusta
Linnaeus, 1758; priority for family-group names based on
Locusta
dates from Locustidae Kirby, W., 1825
synonym
Locustae
Kirby, 1825
Type genus:
Locusta
Linnaeus, 1758; priority for family-group names based on
Locusta
dates from Locustidae Kirby, W., 1825. First use as Locustae by Johnston, H.B., 1956.
subtribe
Locustina
Kirby, 1825
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type genus:
Locusta
Linnaeus, 1758; priority for family-group names based on
Locusta
dates from Locustidae Kirby, W., 1825. First use as Locustina by Kocárek, J. Holusa & Vidlicka, 2005.
genus
Brunnerella
Saussure, 1888
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Brunnerella mirabilis
Saussure (=
mirabilis mirabilis
), by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Chifanicus
Benediktov, 2001
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Bryodema divum
Steinmann, by monotypy and original designation
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Gastrimargus
Saussure, 1884
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Gryllus virescens
Thunberg (=
Gastrimargus marmoratus
), by subsequent designation; authority: Kirby, W.F. 1910. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 3(2):674 pp.
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Grammoscapha
Uvarov, 1942
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Grammoscapha burmana
Uvarov, by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Locustana
Uvarov, 1921
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Pachytylus pardalina
Walker, F., by original designation
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Pternoscirta
Saussure, 1884
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Acrydium cinctifemur
Walker, F., by subsequent designation; authority: Kirby, W.F. 1910. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 3(2):674 pp.
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Ptetica
Saussure, 1884
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Ptetica cristulata
Saussure, by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Pycnodictya
Stål, 1873
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Gryllus obscurus
Linnaeus (=
Pycnodictya obscura
), by subsequent designation; authority: Kirby, W.F. 1910. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 3(2):674 pp.
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Pyrgodera
Fischer von Waldheim, 1846
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Acrydium armatum
Fischer von Waldheim (=
Pyrgodera armata
), by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Scintharista
Saussure, 1884
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Scintharista brunneri
Saussure (=
notabilis brunneri
), by subsequent designation; authority: Harz. 1975. Ser. Entomol. 11:1-939
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
tribe
Machaerocerini
Otte, 1995
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type genus:
Machaerocera
Saussure, 1859; priority for family-group names based on
Machaerocera
dates from Machaerocerini Otte, D., 1995. First use as Machaerocerini by Otte, D., 1995.
synonym
Macherocerini
Otte, 1995
Type genus:
Machaerocera
Saussure, 1859; priority for family-group names based on
Machaerocera
dates from Machaerocerini Otte, D., 1995. First use as Macherocerini by Otte, D., 1995.
genus
Machaerocera
Saussure, 1859
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Machaerocera mexicana
Saussure, by original monotypy
The first family-group name based on this genus is Machaerocerini Otte, D., 1995.
tribe
Oedipodini
Walker, 1871
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type genus:
Oedipoda
Latreille, 1829; priority for family-group names based on
Oedipoda
dates from Oedipodidae Walker, F., 1871. First use as Oedipodini by Thomas, C., 1872.
synonym
Oedipodae
Walker, 1871
Type genus:
Oedipoda
Latreille, 1829; priority for family-group names based on
Oedipoda
dates from Oedipodidae Walker, F., 1871. First use as Oedipodae by Johnston, H.B., 1956.
genus
Celes
Saussure, 1884
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Gryllus variabilis
Pallas (=
Celes variabilis variabilis
), by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Mioscirtus
Saussure, 1888
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Oedipoda wagneri
Eversmann (=
Mioscirtus wagneri wagneri
), by subsequent designation; authority: Kirby, W.F. 1910. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 3(2):674 pp.
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Ochyracris
Zheng, 1991
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Ochyracris rufotibialis
Zheng, Z., by original designation
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Oedipoda
Latreille, 1829
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Gryllus caerulescens
Linnaeus (=
Oedipoda caerulescens caerulescens
), by subsequent designation; authority: Kirby, W.F. 1910. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 3(2):674 pp.
The first family-group name based on this genus is Oedipodidae Walker, F., 1871.
genus
Oedipodacris
Willemse, 1932
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Oedipodacris aberrans
Willemse, C., by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
tribe
Parapleurini
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type genus:
Parapleurus
Fischer, 1853 (=
Mecostethus
Fieber); priority for family-group names based on
Parapleurus
dates from Parapleuri Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893. First use as Parapleurini by Storozhenko & D. Otte, 1994.
synonym
Ceracrinae
Yin, 1984
Type genus:
Ceracris
Walker, F., 1870; priority for family-group names based on
Ceracris
dates from Ceracrinae Yin, X.-C., 1984. First use as Ceracrinae by Yin, X.-C., 1984.
synonym
Ceracrini
Yin, 1984
Type genus:
Ceracris
Walker, F., 1870; priority for family-group names based on
Ceracris
dates from Ceracrinae Yin, X.-C., 1984. First use as Ceracrini by Petit, 2005.
synonym
Mecostethi
Hebard, 1924
Type genus:
Mecostethus
Fieber, 1852; priority for family-group names based on
Mecostethus
dates from Mecostethi Hebard, 1924. First use as Mecostethi by Hebard, 1924.
synonym
Mecostethini
Hebard, 1924
Type genus:
Mecostethus
Fieber, 1852; priority for family-group names based on
Mecostethus
dates from Mecostethi Hebard, 1924. First use as Mecostethini by Mistshenko & Storozhenko, 1990.
synonym
Parapleuri
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Type genus:
Parapleurus
Fischer, 1853 (=
Mecostethus
Fieber); priority for family-group names based on
Parapleurus
dates from Parapleuri Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893. First use as Parapleuri by Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893.
genus
Ceracris
Walker, 1870
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Ceracris nigricornis
Walker, F. (=
nigricornis nigricornis
), by original monotypy
The first family-group name based on this genus is Ceracrinae Yin, X.-C., 1984.
genus
Ceracrisoides
Liu, 1985
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Ceracrisoides kunmingensis
Liu, Jupeng, by monotypy and original designation
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Formosacris
Willemse, 1951
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Parapleurus koshunensis
Shiraki
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Mecostethus
Fieber, 1852
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Gryllus alliaceus
Germar (=
Mecostethus parapleurus parapleurus
), by subsequent designation; authority: Kirby, W.F. 1910. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 3(2):674 pp.
The first family-group name based on this genus is Mecostethi Hebard, 1924.
genus
Parapleurodes
Ramme, 1941
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Parapleurodes chinensis
Ramme, by monotypy and original designation
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Stethophyma
Fischer, 1853
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Gryllus grossus
Linnaeus (=
Stethophyma grossum
), by subsequent designation; authority: Kirby, W.F. 1910. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 3(2):674 pp.
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Yiacris
Zheng & Chen, 1993
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Yiacris cyaniptera
Zheng, Z. & Jun Chen, by monotypy and original designation
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
tribe
Psinidiini
Otte, 1970
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type genus:
Psinidia
Stål, 1873; priority for family-group names based on
Psinidia
dates from Psinidiae Otte, D., 1970. First use as Psinidiini by Otte, D., 1995.
synonym
Psinidiae
Otte, 1970
Type genus:
Psinidia
Stål, 1873; priority for family-group names based on
Psinidia
dates from Psinidiae Otte, D., 1970. First use as Psinidiae by Otte, D., 1970.
genus
Derotmema
Scudder, 1876
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Derotmema cupidineum
Scudder, S.H. (=
haydenii
), by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Hippopedon
Saussure, 1861
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Hippopedon saltator
Saussure, by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Mestobregma
Scudder, 1876
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Oedipoda plattei
Thomas, C., by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Metator
McNeill, 1901
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Psinidia pardalina
Saussure (=
Metator pardalinus
), by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Psinidia
Stål, 1873
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Oedipoda fenestralis
Serville, by subsequent designation; authority: Kirby, W.F. 1910. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 3(2):674 pp.
The first family-group name based on this genus is Psinidiae Otte, D., 1970.
genus
Trachyrhachys
Scudder, 1876
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Trachyrhachys aspera
Scudder, S.H., by subsequent designation; authority: Kirby, W.F. 1910. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 3(2):674 pp.
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Trepidulus
McNeill, 1901
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Mestobregma rosaceum
Scudder, S.H. (=
Trepidulus rosaceus
), by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
tribe
Sphingonotini
Johnston, 1956
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type genus:
Sphingonotus
Fieber, 1852; priority for family-group names based on
Sphingonotus
dates from Sphingonoti Johnston, H.B., 1956
synonym
Sphingonoti
Johnston, 1956
Type genus:
Sphingonotus
Fieber, 1852; priority for family-group names based on
Sphingonotus
dates from Sphingonoti Johnston, H.B., 1956. First use as Sphingonoti by Johnston, H.B., 1956.
synonym
Sphingonotina
Johnston, 1956
Type genus:
Sphingonotus
Fieber, 1852; priority for family-group names based on
Sphingonotus
dates from Sphingonoti Johnston, H.B., 1956
genus
Conipoda
Saussure, 1884
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Conipoda calcarata
Saussure, by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Cophotylus
Krauss, 1902
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Cophotylus steindachneri
Krauss, by subsequent designation; authority: Johnston, H.B. 1956. Annotated catalogue of African grasshoppers 833 pp.
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Eusphingoderus
Bey-Bienko, 1950
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Sphingonotus predtetshenskyi
Mistshenko, by original designation
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Eusphingonotus
Bey-Bienko, 1950
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Sphingonotus japonicus
Saussure
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Heliopteryx
Uvarov, 1914
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Sphingonotus humeralis
Kuthy, by original designation
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Helioscirtus
Saussure, 1884
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Helioscirtus moseri
Saussure (=
moseri moseri
), by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Hyalorrhipis
Saussure, 1884
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Oedipoda clausii
Kittary, by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Microtes
Scudder, 1900
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Microtes nubila
Scudder, S.H. (=
occidentalis
), by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Phaeonotus
Popov, 1951
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Phaeonotus pulcher
Popov, G.B., by monotypy and original designation
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Pseudoceles
Bolívar, 1899
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Pseudoceles oedipodioides
Bolívar, I., by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Quadriverticis
Zheng, 1999
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Quadriverticis elegans
Zheng, Z., by monotypy and original designation
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Sphingoderus
Bey-Bienko, 1950
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Sphingonotus coerulans
variety
carinata
Saussure (=
Sphingoderus carinatus
), by original designation
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Sphingonotus
Fieber, 1852
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
See subgenus
Sphingonotus
for additional information.
genus
Tetramerotropis
Saussure, 1888
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Tetramerotropis cruciata
Saussure, by original monotypy
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Thalpomena
Saussure, 1884
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Oedipoda algeriana
Lucas, P.H., by original designation
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Vosseleriana
Uvarov, 1924
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Helioscirtus fonti
Bolívar, I., by subsequent designation; authority: Johnston, H.B. 1956. Annotated catalogue of African grasshoppers 833 pp.
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
tribe
Trilophidiini
Shumakov, 1963
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type genus:
Trilophidia
Stål, 1873; priority for family-group names based on
Trilophidia
dates from Trilophidiini Shumakov, 1963. First use as Trilophidiini by Shumakov, 1963.
synonym
Trilophidiae
Shumakov, 1963
Type genus:
Trilophidia
Stål, 1873; priority for family-group names based on
Trilophidia
dates from Trilophidiini Shumakov, 1963. First use as Trilophidiae by Johnston, H.B., 1956.
genus
Trilophidia
Stål, 1873
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Oedipoda cristella
Stål (=
Trilophidia annulata
), by subsequent designation; authority: Kirby, W.F. 1910. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 3(2):674 pp.
The first family-group name based on this genus is Trilophidiini Shumakov, 1963.
tribe
Trimerotropini
Blatchley, 1920
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type genus:
Trimerotropis
Stål, 1873; priority for family-group names based on
Trimerotropis
dates from Trimerotropi Blatchley, 1920
synonym
Trimerotropi
Blatchley, 1920
Type genus:
Trimerotropis
Stål, 1873; priority for family-group names based on
Trimerotropis
dates from Trimerotropi Blatchley, 1920. First use as Trimerotropi by Blatchley, 1920.
genus
Circotettix
Scudder, 1876
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type species:
Oedipoda undulata
Thomas, C. (=
Circotettix undulatus
), by original designation
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
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