Romaleidae

Romaleidae
Giant South American grasshopper (Tropidacris violaceus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Superfamily:	Acridoidea
Family:	Romaleidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Subfamilies
Bactrophorinae Romaleinae

Taeniopoda reticulata

Titanacris albipes

The Romaleidae or lubber grasshoppers are a family of grasshoppers. The species in this family can be found in eastern Asia and the Americas.

Taxonomy

The Orthoptera Species File Online database lists the following subfamilies and tribes:^[1]

Subfamily Bactrophorinae

• Bactrophorini (Amédégnato, 1974)
  • Andeomezentia Amédégnato & Poulain, 1994
  • Bactrophora Westwood, 1842
  • Bora Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979
  • Cristobalina Rehn, 1938
  • Hyleacris Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979
  • Mezentia Stål, 1878
  • Panamacris Rehn, 1938
  • Rhicnoderma Gerstaecker, 1889
  • Silacris Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979
• Ophthalmolampini (Descamps, 1977)
  • Adrolampis Descamps, 1977
  • Aphanolampis Descamps, 1978
  • Apophylacris Descamps, 1983
  • Caenolampis Descamps, 1978
  • Chromolampis Descamps, 1977
  • Drypetacris Descamps, 1978
  • Elutrolampis Descamps, 1978
  • Euprepacris Descamps, 1977
  • Habrolampis Descamps, 1978
  • Hekistolampis Descamps, 1978
  • Helicopacris Descamps, 1978
  • Helolampis Descamps, 1978
  • Lagarolampis Descamps, 1978
  • Nautia Stål, 1878
  • Nothonautia Descamps, 1983
  • Ophthalmolampis Saussure, 1859
  • Othnacris (Descamps, 1977)
  • Peruviacris Descamps, 1978
  • Poecilolampis Descamps, 1978
  • Pseudonautia Descamps, 1978
  • Tikaodacris Descamps, 1978
  • Xenonautia Descamps, 1977
  • Zoumolampis Descamps, 1978
• Taeniophorini (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893)
  • Hylephilacris Descamps, 1978
  • Megacephalacris Descamps & Amédégnato, 1971
  • Megacheilacris Descamps, 1978
  • Taeniophora Stål, 1873

Subfamily Romaleinae (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893)

• Eurostacrini (Amédégnato, 1997)
  • Eurostacris Descamps, 1978
  • Pseudeurostacris Descamps, 1978
• Hisychiini (Descamps, 1979)
  • Acrideumerus Descamps, 1979
  • Acridophaea Descamps, 1979
  • Cloephoracris Descamps, 1979
  • Hisychius Stål, 1878
  • Pareusychius Amédégnato & Poulain, 1994
  • Porphoracris Descamps, 1979
  • Pseudhisychius Descamps, 1979
• Leguini (Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986)
  • Ampiacris Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986
  • Legua Walker, 1870
  • Proracris Uvarov, 1940
• Phaeopariini (Giglio-Tos, 1898)
  • Abila Stål, 1878
  • Albinella Carbonell, 2002
  • Aristia Stål, 1876
  • Costarica Koçak & Kemal, 2008
  • Epiprora Gerstaecker, 1889
  • Graciliparia Amédégnato & Poulain, 1994
  • Maculiparia Jago, 1980
  • Phaeoparia Stål, 1873
  • Pseudaristia Carbonell, 2002
  • Stornophilacris Amédégnato & Descamps, 1978
  • Tepuiacris Carbonell, 2002
• Procolpini (Giglio-Tos, 1898)
• Romaleini (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893)
• Trybliophorini (Giglio-Tos, 1898)
  • Trybliophorus Serville, 1831

Subfamily unassigned:

• • Genus Quitus Hebard, 1924

References

External links

Media related to Romaleidae at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Romaleidae at Wikispecies