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Orthoptera Species File
Subfamily

Cyrtacanthacridinae Kirby, 1910

Knarrschrecken; migratory bird locusts

Type

type genus of Cyrtacanthacridinae Kirby, 1910

Nomenclature (46)

  • Acridiini Redtenbacher, 1900: 73. (not Latin)

    type genus Acridium Serville, 1831

  • Acridiini Redtenbacher, 1900 (subjective synonym of Cyrtacanthacridinae Kirby, 1910)
  • Cyrtacanthacridinae Kirby, 1910 in Song, Mariño-Pérez, Woller & Cigliano, 2018: 16.
  • Cyrtacanthacridinae Kirby, 1910 in Hemp & Rowell, 2020: 36.

References (41)

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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
Tribe1012
Genus3711654
Superspecies5038
Species1674338509
Subspecies640189253