Romaleinae Brachystola magna Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Orthoptera Suborder: Caelifera Family: Romaleidae Subfamily: Romaleinae Pictet & Saussure, 1887 Tribes Chariacrini Rehn & Grant, 1959 Elaeochlorini Rehn & Grant, 1959 Eurostacrini Amédégnato, 1997 Hisychiini Descamps, 1979 Leguini Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986 Phaeopariini Giglio-Tos, 1898 Procolpini Giglio-Tos, 1898 Romaleini Pictet & Saussure, 1887 Tropidacrini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 Trybliophorini Giglio-Tos, 1898
Romaleinae is a subfamily of lubber grasshoppers in the family Romaleidae , found in North and South America. More than 60 genera and 260 described species are placed in the Romaleinae.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Tribes and genera These tribes and genera belong to the subfamily Romaleinae:[ 3]
Chariacrini Auth: Rehn & Grant, 1959
Aprionacris Descamps, 1978 Chariacris Walker, 1870 Prionacris Stål, 1878
Elaeochlorini Auth: Rehn & Grant, 1959
Agriacris Walker, 1870 Brasilacris Rehn, 1940 Cibotopteryx Rehn, 1905 Staleochlora Roberts & Carbonell, 1992
Eurostacrini Auth: Amédégnato, 1997
Eurostacris Descamps, 1978 Pseudeurostacris Descamps, 1978
Hisychiini Auth: Descamps, 1979
Acrideumerus Descamps, 1979 Acridophaea Descamps, 1979 Cloephoracris Descamps, 1979 Hisychius Stål, 1878 Pareusychius Amédégnato & Poulain, 1994 Porphoracris Descamps, 1979 Pseudhisychius Descamps, 1979
Leguini Auth: Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986
Ampiacris Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986 Legua Walker, 1870 Proracris Uvarov, 1940
Phaeopariini Pseudaristia oxycodia , ColombiaAuth: Giglio-Tos, 1898
Abila Stål, 1878 Albinella Carbonell, 2002 Aristia Stål, 1876 Costarica Koçak & Kemal, 2008 Epiprora Gerstaecker, 1889 Graciliparia Amédégnato & Poulain, 1994 Maculiparia Jago, 1980 Phaeoparia Stål, 1873 Pseudaristia Carbonell, 2002 (monotypic)Stornophilacris Amédégnato & Descamps, 1978 Tepuiacris Carbonell, 2002
Procolpini Aeolacris caternaulti Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1898
subtribe Prionolophina Rehn & Grant, 1959 Alcamenes Stål, 1878 Colpolopha Stål, 1873 Draconata Pictet & Saussure, 1887 Helionotus Rehn, 1909 Prionolopha Stål, 1873 Securigera Bolívar, 1909 Xyleus Gistel, 1848 subtribe Procolpina Giglio-Tos, 1898 Aeolacris Scudder, 1875 Munatia Stål, 1875 Procolpia Stål, 1873 Prorhachis Scudder, 1875 Xomacris Rehn, 1955
Romaleini Romalea microptera Taeniopoda reticulata Auth: Pictet & Saussure, 1887
Alophonota Stål, 1873 Antandrus Stål, 1878 Aplatacris Scudder, 1875 Brachystola Scudder, 1876 (grassland lubbers)Callonotacris Rehn, 1909 Chromacris Walker, 1870 Coryacris Rehn, 1909 Costalimacris Carbonell & Campos-Seabra, 1988 Diponthus Stål, 1861 Dracotettix Bruner, 1889 (dragon lubbers)Eidalcamenes Rosas Costa, 1957 Gurneyacris Liebermann, 1958 Limacridium Carbonell & Campos-Seabra, 1988 Litoscirtus Bruner, 1907 Phrynotettix Glover, 1872 (toad lubbers)Radacridium Carbonell, 1984 Romalea Serville, 1831 (lubber grasshopper)Spaniacris Hebard, 1937 Taeniopoda Stål, 1873 Thrasyderes Bolívar, 1881 Tytthotyle Scudder, 1897 Xestotrachelus Bruner, 1913 Zoniopoda Stål, 1873
Tropidacrini Tropidacris cristata Auth: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Titanacris Scudder, 1869 Tropidacris Scudder, 1869
Trybliophorini Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1898
tribe not placed
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