Gomphocerinae

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

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

Tribes and genera

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Tribes and genera include:[1]

Arcypterini

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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

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Acrolophitus hirtipes

Tribes C

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Chrysochraon dispar male

Dociostaurini

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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

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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

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

Auth. Fieber, 1853; widespread - selected genera

Hypernephiini

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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

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Melanotettigini Otte, 1981 monotypic tribe and genus - North America

Mermiriini

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Mermiria sp.
Achurum carinatum

Auth. Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 - North America

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

Ochrilidiini

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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

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Orphulella pelidna (Orphulellini)

Tribe and genus group P

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Ramburiellini

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Ramburiella hispanica

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

Scyllinini

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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

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Auth.: Harz, 1975 - Palaeartic

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

Tribe not determined

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References

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  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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