Rhytidochrotinae

Rhytidochrotinae
Rhytidochrota risaraldae - Colombia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Rhytidochrotinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Rhytidochrotinae is a subfamily of grasshoppers from the family Acrididae [1] with 20 genera and 47 species.[2] This group is found from southern Central America to northern South America (Costa Rica to Brazil) with most species distributed in montane forests.[3] The highest concentration of species are found on the Pacific coast and in the West Andes of Colombia with 11 genera and 23 species registered.[2][3] Many are brightly colored in reds, especially males, and most species are apterous (without wings).[3]

Genera

References

  1. ↑ "subfamily Rhytidochrotinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893".
  2. 1 2 "Varón, A. 2001. Nuevas Especies de Rhytidochrotinae (Insecta: Orthoptera: Acrididae) y Aspidophymini (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Ommatolampinae) de Colombia. Caldasia, 23(1: 323-331.".(in Spanish)
  3. 1 2 3 "Rowell, C.H.F. 1995: New and little known taxa of Rhytidochrotinae (Acrididae, Orthoptera) from Costa Rica. Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 102(3): 553-583.".
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