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Orthoptera Species File
Subfamily

Gomphocerinae Fieber, 1853

Grashüpfer

Type

type genus of Gomphocerinae Fieber, 1853

Nomenclature (49)

  • Gomphocerinae Fieber, 1853

    type genus Gomphocerus Thunberg, 1815

  • Gomphoceri Fieber, 1853: 101. (not Latin)

    type genus Gomphocerus Thunberg, 1815

  • Gomphocerinae Fieber, 1853 in Hafayed, Moussi, Chang & Huang, 2023
  • Gomphocerinae Fieber, 1853 in Sevastianov, Neretina & Vedenina, 2023

References (43)

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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
Subfamily1034
Tribe1902443
Infratribe3003
Genus1930147340
Subgenus1602743
Superspecies5005
Subsuperspecies1001
Species1304415802888
Subspecies2340752986