Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
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superorder
Orthopterida
order
Orthoptera
suborder
Caelifera
infraorder Acrididea
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Distribution:
Ecology:
Freshwater, terrestrial.
nanorder
Acridomorpha
Distribution:
Ecology:
Freshwater, terrestrial.
synonym
Acrydiodea
synonym
Acrydii
synonym
Acrydiidae
superfamily
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1821
Links:
Tree of Life
Distribution:
Ecology:
Freshwater, terrestrial.
Type genus:
Acrida
Linnaeus, 1758; priority for family-group names based on
Acrida
dates from Acridina MacLeay, 1821. First use as Acridoidea by Ander, 1939.
superfamily
Eumastacoidea
Burr, 1899
Links:
Tree of Life
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type genus:
Eumastax
Burr, 1899; priority for family-group names based on
Eumastax
dates from Eumastacides Burr, 1899. First use as Eumastacoidea by Kevan, D.K.M., 1966.
superfamily
Pneumoroidea
Thunberg, 1810
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type genus:
Pneumora
Thunberg, 1775; priority for family-group names based on
Pneumora
dates from Pneumorae Thunberg, 1810
superfamily
Proscopioidea
Serville, 1838
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type genus:
Proscopia
Klug, 1820; priority for family-group names based on
Proscopia
dates from Proscopides Serville, 1838. First use as Proscopioidea by Descamps, 1973.
superfamily
Pyrgomorphoidea
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type genus:
Pyrgomorpha
Serville, 1838; priority for family-group names based on
Pyrgomorpha
dates from Pyrgomorphiden Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874. First use as Pyrgomorphoidea by Flook, S. Klee & C. Hugh Fraser Rowell, 1999.
superfamily
Tanaoceroidea
Rehn, 1948
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type genus:
Tanaocerus
Bruner, L., 1906; priority for family-group names based on
Tanaocerus
dates from Tanaocerotinae Rehn, J.A.G., 1948. First use as Tanaoceroidea by Flook, S. Klee & C. Hugh Fraser Rowell, 1999.
superfamily
Trigonopterygoidea
Walker, 1870
Links:
Tree of Life
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type genus:
Trigonopteryx
Charpentier, 1845; priority for family-group names based on
Trigonopteryx
dates from Trigonopterygidae Walker, F., 1870. First use as Trigonopterygoidea by Dirsh, 1975.
superfamily
Tetrigoidea
Rambur, 1838
Links:
Tree of Life
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Type genus:
Tetrix
Latreille, 1802; priority for family-group names based on
Tetrix
dates from Tetridides Rambur, 1838
synonym
Tetrigidea
Rambur, 1838
Type genus:
Tetrix
Latreille, 1802; priority for family-group names based on
Tetrix
dates from Tetridides Rambur, 1838. First use as Tetrigidea by Kevan, D.K.M., 1982.
family
Tetrigidae
Rambur, 1838
Links:
Pygmy Grasshoppers of Papua Indonesia
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial. Herbivorous, feeding mostly on algae and bryophytes; terrestrial, riparian and semi-aquatic species.
Type genus:
Tetrix
Latreille, 1802; priority for family-group names based on
Tetrix
dates from Tetridides Rambur, 1838. First use as Tetrigidae by Bruner, L., 1910.
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