Batrachideinae

Batrachideinae
Tettigidea armata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Tetrigidae
Subfamily: Batrachideinae
Bolívar, 1887
Synonyms
  • Batrachideae, Batrachideidae, Batrachididae, Batrachidiini, Batrachidinae, Batrachinae, Bolívar, 1887
  • Bufonidae, Bufonidinae, Hancock, 1907
  • Cassitettiginae, Cassitettinae, Cassitettinini, Yin, 1984

Batrachideinae is a subfamily of groundhoppers or pygmy grasshoppers. There are thought to be 20 genera in Batrachideinae, with genera found in the Americas, Africa, (mostly tropical) Asia and Australia.[1]

Tettigidea lateralis

Description

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Groudhoppers in this subfamily are characterised by having antennae consisting of 18-22 segments (other Tetrigidae have less than 16).[2]

Genera

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About 25 genera in three tribes belong to the subfamily Batrachideinae:[1]

Batrachideini

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Auth. Bolívar, 1887 - Americas

Bufonidini

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Auth. Hancock, 1907 - Australasia

Cassitettigini

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Auth. Yin, 1984 - Africa, tropical Asia

Data sources: i = ITIS,[3] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2018). "Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  2. ^ Storozhenko, Sergey Yu. (2013-10-03). "Review of the subfamily Tripetalocerinae Bolívar, 1887 (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae)". Zootaxa. 3718 (2): 158–170. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3718.2.4. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 26258216.
  3. ^ "Batrachideinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  4. ^ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  5. ^ "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  6. ^ "Batrachideinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-12-29.

Further reading

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