The Romaleidae or lubber grasshoppers are a family of

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s, based on the type genus '' Romalea''. The species in this family can be found in the

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. It is known to be

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, but there is not much else known regarding its diet. The descriptive "lubber" is nautical slang for a big and clumsy person, referring to this grasshopper's limited or nonexistent ability to fly, seemingly clumsy and narrow range of movement, and relatively large size.

Tribes and selected genera

The Orthoptera Species File Online database lists two subfamilies:

Bactrophorinae

Auth. Amédégnato, 1974;Amédégnato (1974) ''Acrida'' 3(3): 199. distribution: central and tropical South America. * 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

Romaleinae Romaleinae is a subfamily of lubber grasshoppers in the family Romaleidae, found in North and South America. More than 60 genera and 260 described species are placed in the Romaleinae. Tribes and genera These tribes and genera belong to the subfa ...

Auth. (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893), selected genera: * Eurostacrini (Amédégnato, 1997) ** '' Eurostacris'' Descamps, 1978 ** '' Pseudeurostacris'' Descamps, 1978 * Hisychiini (Descamps, 1979) ** '' Hisychius'' Stål, 1878 * Leguini (Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986) ** '' Ampiacris'' Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986 ** '' Legua'' Walker, 1870 ** '' Proracris'' Uvarov, 1940 * Phaeopariini (Giglio-Tos, 1898) ** ''

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'' Stål, 1878 ** '' Phaeoparia'' Stål, 1873 * Procolpini (Giglio-Tos, 1898) ** '' Procolpia'' Stål, 1873 * Romaleini (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893) ** '' Dracotettix'' Bruner, 1889 ** '' Phrynotettix'' Glover, 1872 ** '' Romalea'' Serville, 1831 - monotypic - '' Romalea microptera'' (Palisot de Beauvois, 1817) ** '' Spaniacris'' Hebard, 1937 ** '' Taeniopoda'' Stal, 1873 ** '' Titanacris'' Scudder, 1869 ** ''

Tropidacris ''Tropidacris'' is a Neotropical genus of grasshopper in the family Romaleidae. They are among the largest grasshoppers in the world by length and wingspan, reaching up to and respectively. They are variably colored in green, brown, black, red ...

'' Scudder, 1869 ** '' Tytthotyle'' Scudder, 1897 * Trybliophorini (Giglio-Tos, 1898) ** '' Trybliophorus'' Serville, 1831

Subfamily unassigned

**Genus '' Quitus'' Hebard, 1924

References

External links

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