subgenus

Pyrgomorpha (Pyrgomorpha) Serville, 1838

Type

Acrydium conicum Olivier, 1791 type species by subsequent designation of Pyrgomorpha (Pyrgomorpha) Serville, 1838

Truxalis (Pyrgomorpha) Serville, 1838: 583.
type species by subsequent designation Acrydium conicum Olivier, 1791 in Kirby, 1910: 324
Pyrgomorpha (Pyrgomorpha) Serville, 1838 in Otte, 1994: 113.

Ajaili, A.A. & Usmani, M.K. (2003) Significance of genitalic structures in the classification of Pyrgomorphidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) in Fezzan region of Libya. Arab Journal of Plant Protection, 21(1), 63–68. Available at http://asplantprotection.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/V21-1_63-68.pdf
Defaut, B. (2017) Révision taxinomique des Orthoptères du Maghreb. 1. Espèces et sous-espèces du genre Pyrgomorpha Serville (Caelifera, Pyrgomorphidae). Matériaux Orthoptériques et Entomocénotiques, 22, 21–69.
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Otte, D. (1994) Orthoptera Species File 3. Grasshoppers [Acridomorpha] B Pamphagoidea. The Orthopterists' Society and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 241 pp.
Serville, J.G.A. (1838) Histoire naturelle des insectes. Orthoptères. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris, i-xviii, 1–776, pl. 1–14. [1839] Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54314

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

From πύργος, tower, and μορφή, form, possibly referring to the prominent shape of fastigium.