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Subfamily

Oedipodinae Walker, 1871

Ödlandschrecken; band-winged grasshoppers

Type

type genus of Oedipodinae Walker, 1871

Nomenclature (96)

  • Locustidae Kirby, 1825: 432. (not Latin)

    type genus Gryllus (Locusta) Linnaeus, 1758

  • Locustinae Kirby, 1825

    type genus Gryllus (Locusta) Linnaeus, 1758

  • Oedipodinae Walker, 1871 in Song, Mariño-Pérez, Woller & Cigliano, 2018: 16.
  • Oedipodinae Walker, 1871 in Hemp & Rowell, 2020: 90.

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Descendants and synonyms

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Subfamily1067
Tribe1602743
Subtribe1001
Genus134491229
Subgenus501217
Superspecies4004
Species7931513592167
Subspecies1970608805