Catantopini is a tribe in the subfamily

Catantopinae The subfamily Catantopinae is a group of insects classified under family (biology), family Acrididae. Genera such as ''Macrotona'' may sometimes called "spur-throated grasshoppers", but that name is also used for grasshoppers from other subfamili ...

, a group of

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s found in Africa, Asia and Australia.Orthoptera Species File: Catantopini
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Subtribes & genera

The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists the following (genera incomplete): * subtribe Apotropina Key, 1993 - Australia ** '' Apotropis'' Bolívar, 1906 ** '' Azelota'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 ** '' Burcatelia'' Sjöstedt, 1930 ** '' Clepsydria'' Sjöstedt, 1920 ** '' Epallia'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Fipurga'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Goniaeoidea'' Sjöstedt, 1920 ** '' Percassa'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Perunga'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Schayera'' Key, 1990 * subtribe Aretzina Key, 1993 - Australia ** '' Aretza'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Brachyexarna'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Exarna'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 ** '' Macrocara'' Uvarov, 1930 ** '' Terpillaria'' Sjöstedt, 1920 ** '' Zebratula'' Sjöstedt, 1920 * subtribe Buforaniina Key, 1993 - Australia ** '' Buforania'' Sjöstedt, 1920 ** '' Cuparessa'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Phanerocerus'' Saussure, 1888 ** '' Raniliella'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Tapesta'' Sjöstedt, 1921 * subtribe Catantopina Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 - Africa, Asia, Australia ** ''

Catantops ''Catantops'' is a genus of grasshoppers in the tribe Catantopini and is typical of the subfamily Catantopinae. Species can be found in Africa, including Madagascar and subcontinental India. Species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: * ...

'' Schaum, 1853 ** '' Catantopsilus'' Ramme, 1929 ** '' Catantopsis'' Bolívar, 1912 ** ''

Diabolocatantops ''Diabolocatantops'' is a genus of grasshoppers (Caelifera: Acrididae), in the subfamily Catantopinae and tribe Catantopini, erected by Nick Jago in 1984.Jago N (1984) ''Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc.'' 110(3): 295. Species can be found in Africa, In ...

'' Jago, 1984 ** '' Nisiocatantops'' Dirsh, 1953: ''N. orientalis'' (Kirby, 1888) ** ''

Stenocatantops ''Stenocatantops''Dirsh (1953) In Dirsh & Uvarov. ''Preliminary diagnoses of new genera and new synonymy in Acrididae. Tijdschr. v. Entomologie'' 96: 237. is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae and subfamily Catantopinae. The recorded ...

'' Dirsh, 1953 * subtribe Cirphulina Key, 1993 - Australia ** '' Chirotepica'' Sjöstedt, 1936 ** '' Cirphula'' Stål, 1873 ** '' Macrolopholia'' Sjöstedt, 1920 * subtribe Coryphistina Mistshenko, 1952 - Australia ** '' Adreppus'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Beplessia'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Camelophistes'' Key, 1994 ** '' Charpentierella'' Key, 1994 ** '' Coryphistes'' Charpentier, 1845 ** '' Euophistes'' Sjöstedt, 1920 ** '' Macrolobalia'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Relatta'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Spectrophistes'' Key, 1994 * subtribe Cratilopina Key, 1993 - Australia ** '' Caperrala'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Cratilopus'' Bolívar, 1906 ** '' Exarhalltia'' Sjöstedt, 1930 ** '' Typaya'' Sjöstedt, 1921

Subtribes E-

* subtribe Ecphantina Key, 1993 - Malesia, Australia ** '' Alectorolophellus'' Ramme, 1941 ** '' Alectorolophus'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1898 ** ''

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'' Stål, 1878 ** ''

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'' Stål, 1878 ** '' Happarana'' Sjöstedt, 1920 ** '' Lyrolophus'' Ramme, 1941 ** '' Mengkokacris'' Ramme, 1941 ** '' Paralectorolophus'' Ramme, 1941 ** '' Sulawesiana'' Koçak & Kemal, 2008 * subtribe Eumecistina Key, 1993 - Australia ** '' Asoramea'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Cervidia'' Stål, 1878 ** '' Erythropomala'' Sjöstedt, 1920 ** '' Eumecistes'' Brancsik, 1896 ** '' Euomopalon'' Sjöstedt, 1920 ** '' Genurellia'' Sjöstedt, 1931 ** '' Microphistes'' Sjöstedt, 1920 ** '' Pardillana'' Sjöstedt, 1920 ** '' Pespulia'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Retuspia'' Sjöstedt, 1921 * subtribe Goniaeina Key, 1993 - Australia (

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) ** '' Goniaea'' Stål, 1873 * subtribe Hepalicina Key, 1993 - Australia (monotypic) ** '' Hepalicus'' Sjöstedt, 1921 * subtribe Loiteriina Key, 1993 - Australia (monotypic) ** '' Loiteria'' Sjöstedt, 1921 * subtribe Maclystriina Key, 1993 - Australia ** '' Maclystria'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Perloccia'' Sjöstedt, 1936 * subtribe Macrazelotina Key, 1993 - Australia ** '' Macrazelota'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Rusurplia'' Sjöstedt, 1930 * subtribe Macrotonina Key, 1993 - Australia ** '' Macrotona'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 ** '' Theomolpus'' Bolívar, 1918 ** '' Xypechtia'' Sjöstedt, 1921 * subtribe Micreolina Key, 1993 - Australia ** '' Micreola'' Sjöstedt, 1920 ** '' Sjoestedtacris'' Baehr, 1992 ** '' Sumbilvia'' Sjöstedt, 1921

Subtribes P-

* subtribe Peakesiina Key, 1993 - Australia ** '' Caloptilla'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Catespa'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Cedarinia'' Sjöstedt, 1920 ** '' Cuprascula'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Curpilladia'' Sjöstedt, 1934 ** '' Desertaria'' Sjöstedt, 1920 ** '' Lagoonia'' Sjöstedt, 1931 ** '' Peakesia'' Sjöstedt, 1920 ** '' Perelytrana'' Sjöstedt, 1936 ** '' Testudinellia'' Sjöstedt, 1930 ** '' Xanterriaria'' Sjöstedt, 1934 ** '' Yrrhapta'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Zabrala'' Sjöstedt, 1921 * subtribe Perbelliina Key, 1993 - PNG, Australia, New Zealand ** '' Ablectia'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Capraxa'' Sjöstedt, 1920 ** '' Minyacris'' Key, 1992 ** '' Perbellia'' Sjöstedt, 1920 ** '' Phaulacridium'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 ** '' Porraxia'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Rectitropis'' Sjöstedt, 1936 * subtribe Russalpiina Key, 1993 - Tasmania, New Zealand ** '' Russalpia'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Sigaus'' Hutton, 1898 ** '' Tasmanalpina'' Key, 1991 ** '' Tasmaniacris'' Sjöstedt, 1932 ** '' Truganinia'' Key, 1991 * subtribe Stropina Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 - Australia ** '' Adlappa'' Sjöstedt, 1920 ** '' Collitera'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Parazelum'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Stropis'' Stål, 1873 * subtribe Urnisina Key, 1993 - Australia ** '' Rhitzala'' Sjöstedt, 1921 ** '' Urnisa'' Stål, 1861

subtribe not placed

** '' Dimeracris'' Niu & Zheng, 1993 - China ** '' Phaeocatantops'' Dirsh, 1953 - Africa ** '' Stenocrobylus'' Gerstaecker, 1869 - Africa, India ** '' Trichocatantops'' Uvarov, 1953 - Africa ** ''

Xenocatantops ''Xenocatantops'' is a genus of grasshoppers (Caelifera: Acrididae) in the subfamily Catantopinae and tribe Catantopini. Species can be found in Africa, India, China, Indo-China and Malesia. Species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' and Catalogue ...

'' Dirsh, 1953 - Africa, India, China,

Indo-China Mainland Southeast Asia (historically known as Indochina and the Indochinese Peninsula) 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 th ...

Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region ...

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References

External links

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q21229903 Acrididae Orthoptera tribes Taxa named by Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl