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Acridomorpha
superfamily
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1821
family
Romaleidae
Pictet & Saussure, 1887
subfamily Bactrophorinae Amédégnato, 1974
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:44426
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial. Tropical wet forest environments. Herbivorous.
Citations (9):
Descamps. 1978. Bulletin Mus. natn. Hist. nat. Paris (Zool. 3e ser) 517 (Zool. 355):372
Amédégnato & Descamps. 1982. Acta Amaz. 12(1):155-165
Riede. 1987. Ethology 76:286
Otte, D. 1995. Orthoptera Species File 4:20 >> Note: Romaleidae: Bactrophorinae
Eades. 2000. Jour. Orth. Res. 9:204
Cardona. 2012. Grasshoppers of Northwest South America. A Photo Guide. Volume 1 - The Western Fauna 22-33
Rowell, C. Hugh Fraser. 2012. Jour. Orth. Res. 21(2):281–300
Rowell, C. Hugh Fraser. 2013. The Grasshoppers (Caelifera) of Costa Rica and Panama 117 >> Note: diagnosis
Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona. 2015. Introducción a los Saltamontes de Colombia (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Acrididea: Acridomorpha, Tetrigoidea & Tridactyloidea) 145-195 >> Note: key to tribes
Type genus:
Bactrophora
Westwood, 1842; priority for family-group names based on
Bactrophora
dates from Bactrophorini Amédégnato, 1974
tribe
Bactrophorini
Amédégnato, 1974
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial. Forest.
Citations (7):
Amédégnato. 1974. Acrida 3(3):199 >> Note: Trybliophorinae: Bactrophorini
Amédégnato & Poulain. 1994. Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. Nouvelle série 30(1):8
>> Note: Bactrophorini, key to genera
Otte, D. 1995. Orthoptera Species File 4:20 >> Note: Bactrophorinae
Otte, D. 1997. Orthoptera Species File 6:159 >> Note: Bactrophorini
Amédégnato, Poulain & C. Hugh Fraser Rowell. 2012. Jour. Orth. Res. 21(1):91-107
Rowell, C. Hugh Fraser. 2013. The Grasshoppers (Caelifera) of Costa Rica and Panama 117 >> Note: diagnosis
Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona. 2015. Introducción a los Saltamontes de Colombia (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Acrididea: Acridomorpha, Tetrigoidea & Tridactyloidea) 165-169 >> Note: key to south american genera
Type genus:
Bactrophora
Westwood, 1842; priority for family-group names based on
Bactrophora
dates from Bactrophorini Amédégnato, 1974. First use as Bactrophorini by Amédégnato, 1974.
genus group
Cristobalina
Amédégnato, Poulain & Rowell, 2012
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Citations:
Amédégnato, Poulain & C. Hugh Fraser Rowell. 2012. Jour. Orth. Res. 21(1):102, 103
>> Note: including Cristobalina and Mayalina
Type genus:
Cristobalina
Rehn, J.A.G., 1938; priority for family-group names based on
Cristobalina
dates from Cristobalina Amédégnato, Poulain & C. Hugh Fraser Rowell, 2012. First use as Cristobalina by Amédégnato, Poulain & C. Hugh Fraser Rowell, 2012.
genus group
Mezentiae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Citations:
Brunner von Wattenwyl. 1893. Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova 2 13(33):135
>> Note: Mezentiae, including Mezentia, Hisychius, Dicaearchus and Rhicnoderma
Amédégnato, Poulain & C. Hugh Fraser Rowell. 2012. Jour. Orth. Res. 21(1):103
>> Note: Mezentia genus group, including Mezentia, Andeomezentia and Hylaezentia
Type genus:
Mezentia
Stål, 1878; priority for family-group names based on
Mezentia
dates from Mezentiae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893. First use as Mezentiae by Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893.
genus group
Rhicnoderma
Amédégnato, Poulain & Rowell, 2012
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Citations:
Rowell, C. Hugh Fraser. 2012. Jour. Orth. Res. 21(1):1
Amédégnato, Poulain & C. Hugh Fraser Rowell. 2012. Jour. Orth. Res. 21(1):91-107
>> Note: composed of Rhicnoderma, Lempira, Pararhicnoderma and Panamacris
Type genus:
Rhicnoderma
Gerstaecker, 1889; priority for family-group names based on
Rhicnoderma
dates from Rhicnoderma Amédégnato, Poulain & C. Hugh Fraser Rowell, 2012. First use as Rhicnoderma by Amédégnato, Poulain & C. Hugh Fraser Rowell, 2012.
genus
Bactrophora
Westwood, 1842
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial. Arboreal.
Citations (9):
Westwood. 1842. Arcana Entomologica 1(5):66
>>
Bactrophora
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:44782
Rehn, J.A.G. 1938. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 90:89
>>
Bactrophora
Dirsh. 1965. Eos 40:440
>>
Bactrophora
Amédégnato. 1974. Acrida 3(3):199
Amédégnato & Poulain. 1994. Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. Nouvelle série 30(1):9
>> Note: in key >>
Bactrophora
Otte, D. 1995. Orthoptera Species File 4:20 >> Note: Bactrophorinae >>
Bactrophora
Yin, X.-C., J. Shi & Z. Yin. 1996. Synonymic Catalogue of Grasshoppers and their Allies of the World (Orthoptera: Caelifera) 88 >>
Bactrophora
Rowell, C. Hugh Fraser. 2013. The Grasshoppers (Caelifera) of Costa Rica and Panama 119 >>
Bactrophora
Silva, D.S.M., Tavares, Fianco & J.M. González. 2021. Check List 17(3):895
>>
Bactrophora
The first family-group name based on this genus is Bactrophorini Amédégnato, 1974.
genus
Bora
Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Citations (5):
Amédégnato & Descamps. 1979. Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. Nouvelle série 15(3):426
>>
Bora
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:44780
Amédégnato & Poulain. 1994. Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. Nouvelle série 30(1):9
>> Note: In key
Otte, D. 1995. Orthoptera Species File 4:20 >> Note: Bactrophorinae >>
Bora
Yin, X.-C., J. Shi & Z. Yin. 1996. Synonymic Catalogue of Grasshoppers and their Allies of the World (Orthoptera: Caelifera) 102 >>
Bora
Cardona. 2020. Grasshoppers of Northwest South America. A Photo Guide. Volume 3 - The Amazonian Fauna 118-119 >> Note: Bora sp.
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Hyleacris
Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Citations (6):
Amédégnato & Descamps. 1979. Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. Nouvelle série 15(3):427
>>
Hyleacris
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:44776
Amédégnato & Poulain. 1994. Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. Nouvelle série 30(1):9
>>
Hyleacris
Otte, D. 1995. Orthoptera Species File 4:20 >> Note: Bactrophorinae >>
Hyleacris
Yin, X.-C., J. Shi & Z. Yin. 1996. Synonymic Catalogue of Grasshoppers and their Allies of the World (Orthoptera: Caelifera) 340 >>
Hyleacris
Eades. 2000. Jour. Orth. Res. 9:204 >> Note: Bactrophorinae >>
Hyleacris
Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona. 2015. Introducción a los Saltamontes de Colombia (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Acrididea: Acridomorpha, Tetrigoidea & Tridactyloidea) 166-167 >>
Hyleacris
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Silacris
Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Citations:
Amédégnato & Descamps. 1979. Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. Nouvelle série 15(3):430
>>
Silacris
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:44767
Amédégnato & Poulain. 1994. Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. Nouvelle série 30(1):9
>>
Silacris
Otte, D. 1995. Orthoptera Species File 4:22 >> Note: Bactrophorinae >>
Silacris
Yin, X.-C., J. Shi & Z. Yin. 1996. Synonymic Catalogue of Grasshoppers and their Allies of the World (Orthoptera: Caelifera) 641 >>
Silacris
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
tribe
Ophthalmolampini
Descamps, 1977
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Citations (7):
Descamps. 1977. Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. Nouvelle série 13(2):206
>> Note: Bactrophorinae: Ophthalmolampini
Descamps. 1978. Bulletin Mus. natn. Hist. nat. Paris (Zool. 3e ser) 517 (Zool. 355):383-473
Descamps. 1983. Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. Nouvelle série 19(1):22
Otte, D. 1995. Orthoptera Species File 4:22 >> Note: Romaleidae: Ophthalmolampinae: Ophthalmolampini
Rowell, C. Hugh Fraser. 2012. Jour. Orth. Res. 21(2):289
Rowell, C. Hugh Fraser. 2013. The Grasshoppers (Caelifera) of Costa Rica and Panama 150 >> Note: diagnosis
Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona. 2015. Introducción a los Saltamontes de Colombia (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Acrididea: Acridomorpha, Tetrigoidea & Tridactyloidea) 170-195 >> Note: key to subtribes
Type genus:
Ophthalmolampis
Saussure, 1859; priority for family-group names based on
Ophthalmolampis
dates from Ophthalmolampini Descamps, 1977. First use as Ophthalmolampini by Descamps, 1977.
subtribe
Helicopacrina
Descamps, 1978
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Citations:
Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona. 2015. Introducción a los Saltamontes de Colombia (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Acrididea: Acridomorpha, Tetrigoidea & Tridactyloidea) 171
Scrutiny:
Cadena-Castañeda, 2015, See citations under Helicopacrae. Mostly treated as genus group within Ophthalmolampini.
Type genus:
Helicopacris
Descamps, 1978; priority for family-group names based on
Helicopacris
dates from Helicopacrae Descamps, 1978. First use as Helicopacrina by Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona, 2015.
subtribe
Lagarolampina
Descamps, 1978
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Citations:
Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona. 2015. Introducción a los Saltamontes de Colombia (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Acrididea: Acridomorpha, Tetrigoidea & Tridactyloidea) 172
Scrutiny:
Cadena-Castañeda, 2015, See citations under Lagarolampae. Mostly treated as genus group within Ophthalmolampini.
Type genus:
Lagarolampis
Descamps, 1978; priority for family-group names based on
Lagarolampis
dates from Lagarolampae Descamps, 1978. First use as Lagarolampina by Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona, 2015.
subtribe
Nautiina
Descamps, 1978
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Citations:
Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona. 2015. Introducción a los Saltamontes de Colombia (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Acrididea: Acridomorpha, Tetrigoidea & Tridactyloidea) 178-187 >> Note: key to colombian genera
Scrutiny:
Cadena-Castañeda, 2015, See citations under Nautiae. Mostly treated as genus group within Ophthalmolampini.
Type genus:
Nautia
Stål, 1878; priority for family-group names based on
Nautia
dates from Nautiae Descamps, 1978. First use as Nautiina by Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona, 2015.
subtribe
Ophthalmolampina
Descamps, 1977
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Citations:
Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona. 2015. Introducción a los Saltamontes de Colombia (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Acrididea: Acridomorpha, Tetrigoidea & Tridactyloidea) 188-195 >> Note: key to colombian genera
Scrutiny:
Cadena-Castañeda, 2015, Cadena-Castañeda, 2015, See citations under Ophthalmolampae. Mostly treated as genus group within Ophthalmolampini.
Type genus:
Ophthalmolampis
Saussure, 1859; priority for family-group names based on
Ophthalmolampis
dates from Ophthalmolampini Descamps, 1977. First use as Ophthalmolampina by Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona, 2015.
tribe
Taeniophorini
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Citations (6):
Descamps. 1978. Bulletin Mus. natn. Hist. nat. Paris (Zool. 3e ser) 517 (Zool. 355):379
>> Note: Bactrophorinae
Amédégnato & Descamps. 1982. Acta Amaz. 12(1):162
Otte, D. 1995. Orthoptera Species File 4:66 >> Note: Romaleinae: Taeniophorini
Rowell, C. Hugh Fraser. 2012. Jour. Orth. Res. 21(2):286
>> Note: diagnosis
Rowell, C. Hugh Fraser. 2013. The Grasshoppers (Caelifera) of Costa Rica and Panama 142
Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona. 2015. Introducción a los Saltamontes de Colombia (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Acrididea: Acridomorpha, Tetrigoidea & Tridactyloidea) 147-164 >> Note: key to genera
Type genus:
Taeniophora
Stål, 1873; priority for family-group names based on
Taeniophora
dates from Taeniophorae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893. First use as Taeniophorini by Descamps, 1978.
genus
Hylephilacris
Descamps, 1978
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Citations:
Descamps. 1978. Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. Nouvelle série 14(3):319
>> Note: Taeniophorini >>
Hylephilacris
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:44477
Amédégnato & Descamps. 1982. Acta Amaz. 12(1):162
>>
Hylephilacris
Otte, D. 1995. Orthoptera Species File 4:21 >> Note: Bactrophorinae >>
Hylephilacris
Yin, X.-C., J. Shi & Z. Yin. 1996. Synonymic Catalogue of Grasshoppers and their Allies of the World (Orthoptera: Caelifera) 340 >>
Hylephilacris
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Megacephalacris
Descamps & Amédégnato, 1971
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Citations (7):
Descamps & Amédégnato. 1971. Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. Nouvelle série 7(1):134
>>
Megacephalacris
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:44471
Amédégnato. 1974. Acrida 3(3):199 >> Note: Trybliophorini >>
Megacephalacris
Descamps. 1978. Bulletin Mus. natn. Hist. nat. Paris (Zool. 3e ser) 517 (Zool. 355):382
>>
Megacephalacris
Otte, D. 1995. Orthoptera Species File 4:66 >> Note: Taeniophorini >>
Megacephalacris
Yin, X.-C., J. Shi & Z. Yin. 1996. Synonymic Catalogue of Grasshoppers and their Allies of the World (Orthoptera: Caelifera) 393 >>
Megacephalacris
Cardona. 2012. Grasshoppers of Northwest South America. A Photo Guide. Volume 1 - The Western Fauna 24-25 >> Note: Megacephalacris sp. >>
Megacephalacris
Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona. 2015. Introducción a los Saltamontes de Colombia (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Acrididea: Acridomorpha, Tetrigoidea & Tridactyloidea) 156-157 >> Note: key to species and subspecies >>
Megacephalacris
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Megacheilacris
Descamps, 1978
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Citations (6):
Descamps. 1978. Bulletin Mus. natn. Hist. nat. Paris (Zool. 3e ser) 517 (Zool. 355):382
>>
Megacheilacris
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:44459
Otte, D. 1995. Orthoptera Species File 4:67 >> Note: Taeniophorini >>
Megacheilacris
Yin, X.-C., J. Shi & Z. Yin. 1996. Synonymic Catalogue of Grasshoppers and their Allies of the World (Orthoptera: Caelifera) 394 >>
Megacheilacris
Cardona. 2012. Grasshoppers of Northwest South America. A Photo Guide. Volume 1 - The Western Fauna 22-23 >> Note: Megacheilacris sp. >>
Megacheilacris
Rowell, C. Hugh Fraser. 2013. The Grasshoppers (Caelifera) of Costa Rica and Panama 142 >> Note: diagnosis >>
Megacheilacris
Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona. 2015. Introducción a los Saltamontes de Colombia (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Acrididea: Acridomorpha, Tetrigoidea & Tridactyloidea) 157-159 >> Note: key to species >>
Megacheilacris
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Poulainiella
Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona, 2015
Nomenclatural details: Justified emendation (Incorrect original spelling is
Pouplainiella
). Dedicated to Simon Poulain (Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris)
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Citations:
Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona. 2015. Introducción a los Saltamontes de Colombia (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Acrididea: Acridomorpha, Tetrigoidea & Tridactyloidea) 159, 160 >>
Pouplainiella
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
genus
Taeniophora
Stål, 1873
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial. Forest edges and gaps. Found on herbs, shrubs and vines of Asteraceae and Solanaceae.
Citations (15):
Stål. 1873. Recensio Orthopterorum. Revue critique des Orthoptères décrits par Linné, De Geer et Thunberg 1:34, 53
>>
Taeniophora
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:44432
Stål. 1878. Bihang Kungl. Svenska Vet. Akad. Handl. 5(4):42, 88
>>
Taeniophora
Brunner von Wattenwyl. 1893. Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova 2 13(33):135
>> Note: Taeniophorae: Taeniophora >>
Taeniophora
Giglio-Tos. 1898. Boll. Musei Zool. Anat. Comp. R. Univ. Torino 13(311):43
>>
Taeniophora
Bruner, L. 1907. Biologia Centrali-Americana 2:211
>>
Taeniophora
Kirby, W.F. 1910. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 3(2):390
>>
Taeniophora
Descamps & Amédégnato. 1971. Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. Nouvelle série 7(1):117
>>
Taeniophora
Amédégnato. 1974. Acrida 3(3):199 >> Note: Romaleinae: Trybliophorini >>
Taeniophora
Descamps. 1978. Bulletin Mus. natn. Hist. nat. Paris (Zool. 3e ser) 517 (Zool. 355):379
>>
Taeniophora
Descamps & C. Hugh Fraser Rowell. 1984. Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. Nouvelle série 20(2):158
>> Note: Romaleidae: Bactrophorinae >>
Taeniophora
Otte, D. 1995. Orthoptera Species File 4:67 >> Note: Taeniophorini >>
Taeniophora
Yin, X.-C., J. Shi & Z. Yin. 1996. Synonymic Catalogue of Grasshoppers and their Allies of the World (Orthoptera: Caelifera) 684 >>
Taeniophora
Rowell, C. Hugh Fraser. 2012. Jour. Orth. Res. 21(2):286
>>
Taeniophora
Rowell, C. Hugh Fraser. 2013. The Grasshoppers (Caelifera) of Costa Rica and Panama 144 >>
Taeniophora
Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona. 2015. Introducción a los Saltamontes de Colombia (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Acrididea: Acridomorpha, Tetrigoidea & Tridactyloidea) 150-155 >> Note: key to species >>
Taeniophora
The first family-group name based on this genus is Taeniophorae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893.
genus
Taeniophorella
Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona, 2015
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Citations:
Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona. 2015. Introducción a los Saltamontes de Colombia (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Acrididea: Acridomorpha, Tetrigoidea & Tridactyloidea) 161 >> Note: key to species >>
Taeniophorella
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:470336
No first use as family-group name is recorded in the database.
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