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Gomphocerinae

Gomphocerinae, sometimes called "slant-faced grasshoppers", are a subfamily of grasshoppers found on every continent but Antarctica and Australia.[2][3][1]

Gomphocerinae
Euthystira brachyptera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Gomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
Type genus
Gomphocerus
Thunberg, 1815
Tribes

18, see text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Gomphoceri Fieber, 1853
  • Gomphoceridae Fieber, 1853
  • Mesopes Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Tribes and genera edit

Tribes and genera include:[1]

Arcypterini edit

 
Arcyptera fusca female

Auth.: Bolívar, 1914 - Africa, Palearctic, mainland Asia

  1. Adolfius Harz, 1988
  2. Amplicubitoacris Zheng, 2010
  3. Arcyptera Serville, 1838
  4. Asulconotoides Liu, 1984
  5. Asulconotus Ying, 1974
  6. Aulacobothrus Bolívar, 1902
  7. Berengueria Bolívar, 1909
  8. Brachypteracris Cao & Zheng, 1996
  9. Crucinotacris Jago, 1996
  10. Kangacris Yin, 1983
  11. Kangacrisoides Wang, Zheng & Niu, 2006
  12. Leionotacris Jago, 1996
  13. Leuconemacris Zheng, 1988
  14. Ningxiacris Zheng & He, 1997
  15. Pseudoarcyptera Bolívar, 1909
  16. Ptygonotus Tarbinsky, 1927
  17. Rhaphotittha Karsch, 1896
  18. Suacris Yin, Zhang & Li, 2002
  19. Transtympanacris Lian & Zheng, 1985
  20. Xinjiangacris Zheng, 1993

Other tribes A edit

 
Acrolophitus hirtipes

Tribes C edit

 
Chrysochraon dispar male

Dociostaurini edit

 
Dociostaurus maroccanus

Auth. Mistshenko, 1974; distribution: Africa, mainland Europe and Asia

  1. Albistriacris Zheng & Lu, 2002
  2. Dociostaurus Fieber, 1853
  3. Eremippus Uvarov, 1926
  4. Eremitusacris Liu, 1981
  5. Leva Bolívar, 1909
  6. Mizonocara Uvarov, 1912
  7. Notostaurus Bey-Bienko, 1933
  8. Xerohippus Uvarov, 1942

Eritettigini edit

 
Opeia obscura

Auth. Otte, 1981: Nearctic

  1. Amphitornus McNeill, 1897
  2. Compsacrella - monotypic C. poecila Rehn & Hebard, 1938
  3. Eritettix Bruner, 1889
  4. Opeia McNeill, 1897

Gomphocerini edit

 
Female Gomphocerus sibiricus (Gomphocerini)
 
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) sp.
 
Chorthippus montanus

Auth. Fieber, 1853; widespread - selected genera

Hypernephiini edit

Auth. Mistshenko, 1973; distribution central Asia

  1. Anaptygus Mistshenko, 1951
  2. Asonus Yin, 1982
  3. Caucasippus Uvarov, 1927
  4. Dysanema Uvarov, 1925
  5. Eclipophleps Tarbinsky, 1927
  6. Grigorija Mistshenko, 1976
  7. Hebetacris Liu, 1981
  8. Hypernephia Uvarov, 1922
  9. Oknosacris Liu, 1981
  10. Oreoptygonotus Tarbinsky, 1927
  11. Ptygippus Mistshenko, 1951
  12. Saxetophilus Umnov, 1930
  13. Stristernum Liu, 1981

Tribes M edit

Melanotettigini Otte, 1981 monotypic tribe and genus - North America

Mermiriini edit

 
Mermiria sp.
 
Achurum carinatum

Auth. Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 - North America

  1. Achurum Saussure, 1861
  2. Mermiria Stål, 1873
  3. Pseudopomala Morse, 1896

Ochrilidiini edit

Auth. Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893; distribution: Africa, southern Europe, Asia through to West Malesia and Japan.

  1. Gonista Bolívar, 1898
  2. Kirmania Uvarov, 1933
  3. Ochrilidia Stål, 1873
  4. Oxypterna Ramme, 1952

Tribes O edit

 
Orphulella pelidna (Orphulellini)

Tribe and genus group P edit

Ramburiellini edit

 
Ramburiella hispanica

Auth.: Defaut, 2012 - monotypic tribe: Africa, Europe, and Asia

Scyllinini edit

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 - Central and South America

  1. Alota Bruner, 1913
  2. Borellia Rehn, 1906
  3. Carrascotettix Carbonell, 1995
  4. Cauratettix Roberts, 1937
  5. Euplectrotettix Bruner, 1900
  6. Jagomphocerus Carbonell, 1995
  7. Meloscirtus Bruner, 1906
  8. Parapellopedon Jago, 1971
  9. Pellopedon Bruner, 1911
  10. Rhammatocerus Saussure, 1861
  11. Scyllinula Carbonell, 1995
  12. Stereotettix Rehn, 1906

Stenobothrini edit

Auth.: Harz, 1975 - Palaeartic

 
Stenobothrus lineatus male
  1. Megaulacobothrus Caudell, 1921
  2. Omocestus Bolívar, 1878
  3. Stenobothrus Fischer, 1853

Tribe not determined edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c David C. Eades; Daniel Otte. subfamily Gomphocerinae in Orthoptera Species File Online. Version 5.0/5.0.
  2. ^ "Subfamily Gomphocerinae - Slant-faced Grasshoppers - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. BugGuide. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  3. ^ Pfadt, Robert E. (1994), Field Guide to Common Western Grasshoppers, Part 4, vol. 912, Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station
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