The Erianthinae
[Burr M (1904) ''Genera Insectorum'' 2, 6.] are a subfamily of Asian
grasshoppers in the family
Chorotypidae
Chorotypidae is a family of tropical Asian grasshoppers (order Orthoptera), 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 w ...
and based on the type genus ''
Erianthus''.
[ There are currently 12 genera and more than 40 described species recorded from southern China, Japan, ]Indo-China
Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west an ...
and Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom. It has been given different definitions. ...
.[
]
Genera
These 12 genera belong to the subfamily Erianthinae:[
* '' Bennia'' Burr, 1899
* '' Bornerianthus'' Descamps, 1975
* '']Butania
''Butania'' is a genus of Asian grasshoppers in the family Chorotypidae.
Species
, species include:
*''Butania lugubris'' (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1898)
*''Butania metallica
''Butania'' is a genus of Asian grasshoppers in the family Chorotypi ...
'' 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
* '' Xenerianthus'' Descamps, 1975
References
External links
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Caelifera
Orthoptera of Asia