Bandwings, or band-winged grasshoppers, are the

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Oedipodinae of

grasshoppers 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 ...

classified under the

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Acrididae Acrididae are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the 11,000 species of the entire suborder Caelifera. The Acrididae are best known because all locusts (swarming grasshoppers) are of the Acrididae. The subfamily Oedi ...

. They have a worldwide distribution and were originally elevated to full family status as the Oedipodidae. Many species primarily inhabit

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weedy fields, and some are considered to be important

locust Locusts (derived from the Latin ''locusta'', locust or lobster) are various species of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae that have a swarming phase. These insects are usually solitary, but under certain circumstances they b ...

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Locusta migratoria The migratory locust (''Locusta migratoria'') is the most widespread locust species, and the monotypic, only species in the genus ''Locusta''. It occurs throughout Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Because of the vast geographic a ...

'': the migratory locust * '' Chortoicetes terminifera'': the Australian plague locust * '' Locustana pardalina'' the brown locust These grasshoppers often have colorful

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s that may be yellow or red and edged with black. Others have black hindwings with pale edges, and a few species (including the most economically important ones) have clear hindwings. The

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is extremely small or absent.

Defense

When bandwings feel safe, they appear drab. When they feel threatened, they leap out to reveal bold and bright colors. Some predators might even mistake the blue-winged grasshopper for a butterfly. But when the predator looks for the grasshopper, it is hiding in the grass. Bandwings continue this process if the predator tries to attack them.

Tribes and genera

The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists the following:

Tribe Acrotylini

Auth. Shumakov 1963; distribution:

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Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...

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# '' Acrotylus'' Fieber, 1853 # '' Pusana'' Uvarov, 1940

Tribe Anconiini

Auth. Otte, 1995; distribution: N. America (monotypic) # '' Anconia'' Scudder, 1876

Tribe Arphiini

Auth. Otte, 1995; distribution: N. America Arphia xanthoptera P1130859a

# '' Arphia'' Stål, 1873 # '' Lactista'' Saussure, 1884 (synonym ''Rehnita'') # '' Leuronotina'' Hebard, 1932 # '' Tomonotus'' Saussure, 1861

Tribe Bryodemini

Auth. Bei-Bienko 1930; distribution: mostly central Asia B tuberculata-W

# ''

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'' Mishchenko, 1989 # '' Angaracris'' Bei-Bienko, 1930 # '' Bryodema'' Fieber, 1853 # '' Bryodemacris'' Benediktov, 1998 # '' Bryodemella'' Yin, 1982 (Eastern Europe and temperate Asia) # '' Compsorhipis'' Saussure, 1889 # '' Uvaroviola'' Bei-Bienko, 1930

Tribe Chortophagini

Auth. Otte, 1984; distribution: N. America Chortophaga viridifasciata P1390820a

# '' Chimarocephala'' Scudder, 1875 # '' Chortophaga'' Saussure, 1884 # '' Encoptolophus'' Scudder, 1875 # '' Nebulatettix'' Gómez, Lightfoot & Miller, 2012 # '' Shotwellia'' Gurney, 1940

Tribe Epacromiini

Auth. Brunner von Wattenwyl 1893; distribution: Africa, Europe, Asia through to New Caledonia Aiolopus thalassinus feeding on grass 2

# '' Aiolopus'' Fieber, 1853 # '' Demirsoyus'' Sirin & Çiplak, 2004 # '' Epacromius'' Uvarov, 1942 # '' Heteropternis'' Stål, 1873 # '' Hilethera'' Uvarov, 1923 # '' Jasomenia'' Bolívar, 1914 # '' Paracinema'' Fischer, 1853 # '' Parahilethera'' Zheng & Ren, 2007 # '' Platypygius'' Uvarov, 1942

Tribe Hippiscini

Auth. Otte, 1984; distribution: Americas Hippiscus ocelote P1240847a

* '' Agymnastus'' Scudder, 1897 * '' Camnula'' Stål, 1873 * '' Cratypedes'' Scudder, 1876 * '' Hadrotettix'' Scudder, 1876 * '' Heliastus'' Saussure, 1884 * '' Hippiscus'' Saussure, 1861 (monotypic) * '' Leprus'' Saussure, 1861 * '' Pardalophora'' Saussure, 1884 * '' Sticthippus'' Scudder, 1892 * ''

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'' Saussure, 1884

Tribe Locustini

Auth. Kirby, 1825; distribution: Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia Locusta m

;subtribe Locustina Kirby, 1825 # ''

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'' Linnaeus, 1758 (

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) # '' Oedaleus'' Fieber, 1853 # '' Psophus'' Fieber, 1853 - monotypic '' Psophus stridulus'' ;subtribe undetermined # '' Brunnerella'' Saussure, 1888 # '' Chifanicus'' Benediktov, 2001 # '' Gastrimargus'' Saussure, 1884 # '' Grammoscapha'' Uvarov, 1942 # '' Locustana'' Uvarov, 1921 # '' Pternoscirta'' Saussure, 1884 # '' Ptetica'' Saussure, 1884 # '' Pycnodictya'' Stål, 1873 # '' Pyrgodera'' Fischer von Waldheim, 1846 # '' Scintharista'' Saussure, 1884

Tribe Macherocerini

Auth. Otte, 1995; distribution: N. America (monotypic) # '' Machaerocera'' Saussure, 1859

Tribe Oedipodini

Auth. Walker, 1871; distribution: N. Africa, Europe, Asia Oedipoda caerulescens 1

# '' Celes'' Saussure, 1884 # '' Mioscirtus'' Saussure, 1888 # '' Ochyracris'' Zheng, 1991 # '' Oedipoda'' Latreille, 1829 # '' Oedipodacris'' Willemse, 1932

Tribe Parapleurini

Auth. Brunner von Wattenwyl 1893 (synonym Parapleuri); distribution: N. America, Europe, Asia Stethophyma magister 01

# '' Ceracris'' Walker, 1870 # '' Ceracrisoides'' Liu, 1985 # '' Formosacris'' Willemse, 1951 # '' Mecostethus'' Fieber, 1852 # '' Parapleurodes'' Ramme, 1941 # '' Stethophyma'' Fischer, 1853 # '' Yiacris'' Zheng & Chen, 1993

Tribe Psinidiini

Auth. Otte, 1984; distribution: N. America * '' Derotmema'' Scudder, 1876 * '' Hippopedon'' Saussure, 1861 (synonym ''Platylactista'') * '' Mestobregma'' Scudder, 1876 * '' Metator'' McNeill, 1901 * '' Psinidia'' Stål, 1873 * '' Trachyrhachys'' Scudder, 1876 * '' Trepidulus'' McNeill, 1901

Tribe Sphingonotini

Auth. Johnston, 1956; distribution: worldwide, esp. Africa, Europe, Asia Sphingonotus caerulans 0550

# '' Conipoda'' Saussure, 1884 # '' Cophotylus'' Krauss, 1902 # '' Eusphingoderus'' Bei-Bienko, 1950 # '' Eusphingonotus'' Bey-Bienko, 1950 # '' Heliopteryx'' Uvarov, 1914 # '' Helioscirtus'' Saussure, 1884 # '' Hyalorrhipis'' Saussure, 1884 # ''

Microtes ''Microtes'' is a genus of North American band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae Acrididae are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the 11,000 species of the entire suborder Caelifera. The Acrididae are ...

'' Scudder, 1900 # '' Phaeonotus'' Popov, 1951 # '' Pseudoceles'' Bolívar, 1899 # '' Quadriverticis'' Zheng, 1999 # '' Sphingoderus'' Bei-Bienko, 1950 # '' Sphingonotus'' Fieber, 1852 -

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: '' Sphingonotus caerulans'' # '' Tetramerotropis'' Saussure, 1888 # '' Thalpomena'' Saussure, 1884 # '' Vosseleriana'' Uvarov, 1924

Tribe Trilophidiini

Auth. Shumakov 1963; distribution: Africa, Asia (monotypic tribe) Trilophidia conturbata2

# '' Trilophidia'' Stål, 1873

Tribe Trimerotropini

Auth. Blatchley, 1920; distribution: Americas # '' Circotettix'' Scudder, 1876 # '' Conozoa'' Saussure, 1884 # '' Dissosteira'' Scudder, 1876 # '' Spharagemon'' Scudder, 1875 # ''

Trimerotropis ''Trimerotropis'' is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae Acrididae are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the 11,000 species of the entire suborder Caelifera. The Acrididae are best known ...

'' Stål, 1873

Tribe Tropidolophini

Auth. Otte, 1995; distribution: N. America (monotypic tribe) Tropidolophus formosus P1490430a

# '' Tropidolophus'' Thomas, 1873 - monotypic '' Tropidolophus formosus''

Genera ''
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CSIRO ScienceImage 40 An Australian plague locust Chortoicetes terminifera

* '' Angaracrisoides'' Gong & Zheng, 2003 * '' Asphingoderus'' Bei-Bienko, 1950 * '' Atympanum'' Yin, 1982 * '' Aulocaroides'' Werner, 1913 * '' Aurilobulus'' Yin, 1979 * '' Austroicetes'' Uvarov, 1925 * '' Brancsikellus'' Berg, 1899 * '' Chloebora'' Saussure, 1884 * '' Chondronotulus'' Uvarov, 1956 * '' Chortoicetes'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 * '' Crinita'' Dirsh, 1949 * '' Cyanicaudata'' Yin, 1979 * '' Diraneura'' Scudder, 1897 * '' Dittopternis'' Saussure, 1884 * '' Elmisia'' Dirsh, 1949 * '' Eokingdonella'' Yin, 1984 * '' Eremoscopus'' Bei-Bienko, 1951 * '' Eurysternacris'' Chopard, 1947 * '' Fitzgeraldia'' Uvarov, 1952 * '' Flatovertex'' Zheng, 1981 * ''

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'' Koçak & Kemal, 2008 * '' Homoeopternis'' Uvarov, 1953 * ''

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'' Bolívar, 1882 * '' Jinabia'' Uvarov, 1952 * '' Kinshaties'' Zheng, 1977 * '' Leptopternis'' Saussure, 1884 * '' Mecistopteryx'' Saussure, 1888 * '' Morphacris'' Walker, 1870 * '' Nepalacris'' Balderson & Yin, 1987 * '' Oreacris'' Bolívar, 1911 * '' Promesosternus'' Yin, 1982 * '' Pseudaiolopus'' Hollis, 1967 * '' Pycnocrania'' Uvarov, 1941 * '' Pycnodella'' Descamps, 1965 * '' Pycnodictya'' Stål, 1873 * '' Pycnostictus'' Saussure, 1884 * '' Qualetta'' Sjöstedt, 1921 * '' Rashidia'' Uvarov, 1933 * '' Tibetacris'' Chen, 1964 * '' Tmetonota'' Saussure, 1884 * '' Zimbabwea'' Miller, 1949 * ''† Mioedipoda'' Stidham & Stidham, 2000 * ''† Nymphacrida'' Zhang, Sun & Zhang, 1994 * ''† Oedemastopoda'' Zhang, Sun & Zhang, 1994 The genus '' Cibolacris'' was originally placed in Oedipodinae, and later moved to

Gomphocerinae Gomphocerinae, sometimes called "slant-faced grasshoppers", are a subfamily of grasshoppers found on every continent but Antarctica and Australia. Tribes and genera Tribes and genera include: Arcypterini Auth.: Bolívar, 1914 - Africa, Palearc ...

. The genus '' Stethophyma'' is traditionally included in Oedipodinae, but North American authors in particular sometimes place it in the

Acridinae The grasshopper subfamily Acridinae, sometimes called silent slant-faced grasshoppers, belong of the large Family (biology), family Acrididae in the Orthoptera: Caelifera. Description In appearance, the species are often similar to those of the ...

. Some authors place all members of Oedipodinae within the subfamily Acridinae, and there has been much confusion and debate about the limits and relationships of the two subfamilies. DCF Rentz, RC Lewis, YN Su & MS Upton, 2003, 'A Guide to Australian Grasshoppers and Locusts', Natural History Publications (Borneo). ,

References

External links

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