Copiocerinae is a subfamily of
short-horned grasshopper
The AcrididaeMacLeay WS (1821) ''Horae Entomologicae or Essays on the Annulose Animals'' 2 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 be ...
s in the family
Acrididae
The AcrididaeMacLeay WS (1821) ''Horae Entomologicae or Essays on the Annulose Animals'' 2 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 bec ...
. There are at least 20 genera in Copiocerinae, found in southern North America, Central America, and South America.
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Tribes and Genera
There are three tribes in Copiocerinae:
Aleuasini
Auth: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
# ''Aleuas Aleuas or Alevas ( el, Ἀλεύας) can refer to more than one person from ancient Greek myth and history:
*Aleuas, the mythical king and seer of Thessaly who was the eponymous ancestor of the noble Aleuadae family of Larissa. ''See: Aleuadae.'' ...
'' Stål, 1878 c g
# '' Zygoclistron'' Rehn, 1905 c g
Clematodini
Auth: Rehn & Eades, 1961
# '' Apoxitettix'' Descamps, 1984 c g
# '' Bucephalacris'' Giglio-Tos, 1894 c g
# '' Clematodes'' Scudder, 1900 i c g b
# '' Dellia'' Stål, 1878 c g
Copiocerini
Auth: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
# '' Adimantus'' Stål, 1878 c g
# ''Antiphon
An antiphon (Greek ἀντίφωνον, ἀντί "opposite" and φωνή "voice") is a short chant in Christian ritual, sung as a refrain. The texts of antiphons are the Psalms. Their form was favored by St Ambrose and they feature prominently ...
'' Stål, 1878 c g
# '' Caenacris'' Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979 c g
# '' Chlorohippus'' Bruner, 1911 c g
# '' Contacris'' Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979 c g
# '' Copiocera'' Burmeister, 1838 c g
# '' Copiocerina'' Descamps, 1978 c g
# '' Copiotettix'' Descamps, 1984 c g
# '' Cyphacris'' Gerstaecker, 1889 c g
# '' Episcopotettix'' Rehn, 1903 c g
# '' Eumecacris'' Descamps & Amédégnato, 1972 c g
# '' Hippacris'' Scudder, 1875 c g
# '' Monachidium'' Serville, 1831 c g
# '' Oncolopha'' Stål, 1873 c g
# '' Opshomala'' Serville, 1831 c g
# ''Sinop Sinop can refer to:
* Sinop, Turkey, a city on the Black Sea
** Sinop Nuclear Power Plant, was planned in 2013, but cancelled in 2018
** Battle of Sinop, 1853 naval battle in the Sinop port
*** Russian ship ''Sinop'', Russian ships named after the ...
'' Descamps, 1984
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
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Acrididae
Orthoptera subfamilies