The Trigonopterygoidea are an
insect
Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, ...
superfamily in the
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 – gras ...
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Caelifera
The Caelifera are a suborder of orthopteran insects. They include the grasshoppers and grasshopper-like insects, as well as other superfamilies classified with them: the ground-hoppers ( Tetrigoidea) and pygmy mole crickets ( Tridactyloidea). ...
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[Species File]
(Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 20 December 2022) Sometimes described as leaf grasshoppers,
American species in the Xyronotidae have also been called razor-backed bush-hoppers.
Families and distribution
The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists two families:
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* Trigonopterygidae Walker, 1870: found in south and south-east Asia
# subfamily Borneacridinae Kevan, 1952
# subfamily Trigonopteryginae Walker, 1870
* Xyronotidae Bolívar, 1909: found in Central America north to MexicoOrthoptera Species File (retrieved 30 March 2010)]
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# genus '' Axyronotus'' Dirsh & Mason, 1979
# genus '' Xyronotus'' Saussure, 1884
References
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ITIS: Trigonopterygoidea
ADW: Trigonopterygoidea
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Insect superfamilies
Grasshoppers
Orthoptera of Asia
Orthoptera of North America