Chorotypidae is a family of tropical Asian

grasshoppers Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is possibly the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago. Grasshop ...

(order

Orthoptera Orthoptera () is an order of insects that comprises the grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets, including closely related insects, such as the bush crickets or katydids and wētā. The order is subdivided into two suborders: Caelifera – grass ...

), formerly included within the family Eumastacidae. These grasshoppers have a head that rises above the level of the thorax and short antennae. Some species have reduced wings, others have wings that widen towards the tips and still others have a flattened leaf-like shape. They lack abdominal tympani (hearing organs).

Subfamilies and Genera

The Orthoptera Species File lists the following: Orthoptera Species File
(31 March 2010)

Chininae

Chininae - China, Indo-China * '' China'' * ''

Eupatrides Eupatridae (literally "good fathered", i.e. "offspring of noble fathers" or "the well-born") refers to the ancient nobility of the Greek region of Attica. Origin Tradition ascribes to Theseus, whom it also regards as the author of the union (' ...

Chorotypinae

Auth. Stål 1873 - Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Africa LeafGrasshopper

* '' Burrinia'' Bolívar, 1930 * '' Chorotypus'' Serville, 1838 * '' Hemierianthus'' Saussure, 1903 * '' Orchetypus'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1898 * ''

Phyllochoreia ''Phyllochoreia'' is a genus of grasshopper endemic to the Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. It is in the family Chorotypidae of the superfamily Eumastacoidea. The genus comprises four species: * ''Phyllochoreia equa'' Burr, 1899 * ''Phyll ...

'' Westwood, 1839 * '' Pseudorchetypus'' Descamps, 1974 * '' Scirtotypus'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1898 * '' Xiphicera'' Lamarck, 1817: ''Xiphicera gallinacea'' (Fabricius, 1793)

Erianthinae

Auth. Karsch 1889 - Southeast Asia, South Asia Erianthus sp

* '' Bennia'' Burr, 1899 * '' Bornerianthus'' Descamps, 1975 * '' Butania'' Bolívar, 1903 * '' Erianthella'' Descamps, 1975 * '' Erianthina'' Descamps, 1975 * '' Erianthus'' Stål, 1875 * '' Khaserianthus'' Descamps, 1975 * '' Macroerianthus'' Descamps, 1975 * '' Pieltainerianthus'' Descamps, 1975 * '' Pseuderianthus'' Descamps, 1975 * ''

Stenerianthus ''Stenerianthus annamensis'' is a species of grasshopper in the monotypic genus ''Stenerianthus''. It is in the family Chorotypidae, subfamily Erianthinae. This " monkey grasshopper" was discovered in central Vietnam, with the type locality ident ...

'' Descamps, 1975 - monotypic ''

Stenerianthus annamensis ''Stenerianthus annamensis'' is a species of grasshopper in the monotypic genus ''Stenerianthus''. It is in the family Chorotypidae, subfamily Erianthinae. This " monkey grasshopper" was discovered in central Vietnam, with the type locality ident ...

'' Descamps, 1975 * '' Xenerianthus'' Descamps, 1975

Eruciinae

Auth. Burr 1899 - Southeast Asia Monkey Hopper (Erucius sp

* ''

Erucius ''Erucius'' is a genus of "monkey grasshoppers" in the family Chorotypidae. Species in this genus can be found in Vietnam and Malesia, including the Philippines. It is the only genus in the subfamily Eruciinae. Species , subgenera In biology, ...

'' Stål, 1875

Mnesicleinae

Auth. Descamps 1973 - Indo-Malayan Archipelago * '' Adrapetes'' Karsch, 1889 * '' Borneacridium'' Kevan, 1963 * '' Chromomnesicles'' Descamps, 1974 * '' Hyalomnesicles'' Descamps, 1974 * '' Karnydia'' Bolívar, 1930 * '' Lobiacris'' Descamps, 1974 * '' Loximnesicles'' Descamps, 1974 * '' Mnesicles'' Stål, 1878 * '' Mnesiclesiella'' Descamps, 1974 * '' Mnesiclesina'' Descamps, 1974 * ''

Odontomastax ''Odontomastax'' is a genus of grasshoppers belonging to the family Chorotypidae. The single species is '' Odontomastax poultoni'' from Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. ...

'' Bolívar, 1944 * '' Paramnesicles'' Descamps, 1974 * '' Philippinacridium'' Descamps, 1974 * '' Pseudomnesicles'' Descamps, 1974 * '' Samariella'' Descamps, 1974 * '' Sibuyania'' Descamps, 1974 * '' Tuberomastax'' Bolívar, 1944 * '' Uvarovia'' Bolívar, 1930 * '' Xenomnesicles'' Descamps, 1974

Prionacanthinae

Auth. Descamps 1973 - India * '' Prionacantha'' Henry, 1940

References

External links

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Orthoptera database
{{Taxonbar, from=Q10451216 Orthoptera families Taxa named by Carl Stål