The Tristiridae are a family of

grasshopper Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are amongst what are possibly the most ancient living groups of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago. Grassh ...

s, 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 ...

: suborder

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). ...

. Species in this family can be found in the

Americas The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America.''Webster's New World College Dictionary'', 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. When viewed as a sing ...

Genera

The ''Orthoptera Species File''Orthoptera Species File
(31 March 2010) lists: * Atacamacridinae Carbonell & A. Mesa, 1972 *** '' Atacamacris'' Carbonell & Mesa, 1972 * Tristirinae Rehn, 1906 ** Elasmoderini Cigliano, 1989 *** '' Elasmoderus'' Saussure, 1888 *** '' Enodisomacris'' Cigliano, 1989 *** '' Uretacris'' Liebermann, 1943 ** Tristirini Rehn, 1906 *** '' Bufonacris'' Walker, 1871 *** '' Circacris'' Ronderos & Cigliano, 1989 *** '' Crites'' Rehn, 1942 *** '' Incacris'' Rehn, 1942 *** '' Moluchacris'' Rehn, 1942 *** '' Pappacris'' Uvarov, 1940 *** '' Paracrites'' Rehn, 1942 *** '' Peplacris'' Rehn, 1942 *** '' Punacris'' Rehn, 1942 *** '' Tristira'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1900 ** Tropidostethini Giglio-Tos, 1898 *** '' Elysiacris'' Rehn, 1942 *** '' Eremopachys'' Brancsik, 1901 *** '' Tebacris'' Cigliano, 1989 *** '' Tropidostethus'' Philippi, 1863

References

External links

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q3539680 Acridoidea Orthoptera families