Romaleinae

Romaleinae
Brachystola magna
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Romaleidae
Subfamily: RomaleinaePictet & Saussure, 1887
Tribes

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

  1. AprionacrisDescamps, 1978
  2. ChariacrisWalker, 1870
  3. PrionacrisStål, 1878

Elaeochlorini

Auth: Rehn & Grant, 1959

  1. AgriacrisWalker, 1870
  2. BrasilacrisRehn, 1940
  3. CibotopteryxRehn, 1905
  4. StaleochloraRoberts & Carbonell, 1992

Eurostacrini

Auth: Amédégnato, 1997

  1. EurostacrisDescamps, 1978
  2. PseudeurostacrisDescamps, 1978

Hisychiini

Auth: Descamps, 1979

  1. AcrideumerusDescamps, 1979
  2. AcridophaeaDescamps, 1979
  3. CloephoracrisDescamps, 1979
  4. HisychiusStål, 1878
  5. PareusychiusAmédégnato & Poulain, 1994
  6. PorphoracrisDescamps, 1979
  7. PseudhisychiusDescamps, 1979

Leguini

Auth: Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986

  1. AmpiacrisAmédégnato & Poulain, 1986
  2. LeguaWalker, 1870
  3. ProracrisUvarov, 1940

Phaeopariini

Pseudaristia oxycodia, Colombia

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1898

  1. AbilaStål, 1878
  2. AlbinellaCarbonell, 2002
  3. AristiaStål, 1876
  4. CostaricaKoçak & Kemal, 2008
  5. EpiproraGerstaecker, 1889
  6. GracilipariaAmédégnato & Poulain, 1994
  7. MaculipariaJago, 1980
  8. PhaeopariaStål, 1873
  9. PseudaristiaCarbonell, 2002 (monotypic)
  10. StornophilacrisAmédégnato & Descamps, 1978
  11. TepuiacrisCarbonell, 2002

Procolpini

Aeolacris caternaulti

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1898

subtribe Prionolophina Rehn & Grant, 1959
  1. AlcamenesStål, 1878
  2. ColpolophaStål, 1873
  3. DraconataPictet & Saussure, 1887
  4. HelionotusRehn, 1909
  5. PrionolophaStål, 1873
  6. SecurigeraBolívar, 1909
  7. XyleusGistel, 1848
subtribe Procolpina Giglio-Tos, 1898
  1. AeolacrisScudder, 1875
  2. MunatiaStål, 1875
  3. ProcolpiaStål, 1873
  4. ProrhachisScudder, 1875
  5. XomacrisRehn, 1955

Romaleini

Romalea microptera
Taeniopoda reticulata

Auth: Pictet & Saussure, 1887

  1. AlophonotaStål, 1873
  2. AntandrusStål, 1878
  3. AplatacrisScudder, 1875
  4. BrachystolaScudder, 1876 (grassland lubbers)
  5. CallonotacrisRehn, 1909
  6. ChromacrisWalker, 1870
  7. CoryacrisRehn, 1909
  8. CostalimacrisCarbonell & Campos-Seabra, 1988
  9. DiponthusStål, 1861
  10. DracotettixBruner, 1889 (dragon lubbers)
  11. EidalcamenesRosas Costa, 1957
  12. GurneyacrisLiebermann, 1958
  13. LimacridiumCarbonell & Campos-Seabra, 1988
  14. LitoscirtusBruner, 1907
  15. PhrynotettixGlover, 1872 (toad lubbers)
  16. RadacridiumCarbonell, 1984
  17. RomaleaServille, 1831 (lubber grasshopper)
  18. SpaniacrisHebard, 1937
  19. TaeniopodaStål, 1873
  20. ThrasyderesBolívar, 1881
  21. TytthotyleScudder, 1897
  22. XestotrachelusBruner, 1913
  23. ZoniopodaStål, 1873

Tropidacrini

Tropidacris cristata

Auth: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

  1. TitanacrisScudder, 1869
  2. TropidacrisScudder, 1869

Trybliophorini

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1898

tribe not placed

References

  1. ^"Romaleinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
  2. ^ abOtte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "subfamily Romaleinae Pictet & Saussure, 1887". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-06-16.

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