Romaleinae is a subfamily of lubber grasshoppers in the family

Romaleidae The Romaleidae or lubber grasshoppers are a family of grasshoppers, based on the type genus '' Romalea''. The species in this family can be found in the Americas. Tribes and selected genera The Orthoptera Species File Online database lists tw ...

, 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 subfamily Romaleinae:

Tribes A-H

* '' Acrideumerus'' Descamps, 1979 * '' Acridophaea'' Descamps, 1979 * '' Agriacris'' Walker, 1870 * '' Aplatacris'' Scudder, 1875 * '' Aprionacris'' Descamps, 1978 * '' Brasilacris'' Rehn, 1940 * '' Chariacris'' Walker, 1870 * '' Cibotopteryx'' Rehn, 1905 * '' Cloephoracris'' Descamps, 1979 * '' Coryacris'' Rehn, 1909 * '' Costalimacris'' Carbonell & Campos-Seabra, 1988 * '' Diponthus'' Stål, 1861 * '' Eidalcamenes'' Rosas Costa, 1957 * '' Eurostacris'' Descamps, 1978 * '' Gurneyacris'' Liebermann, 1958 * '' Hisychius'' Stål, 1878 * '' Pareusychius'' Amédégnato & Poulain, 1994 * '' Porphoracris'' Descamps, 1979 * '' Prionacris'' Stål, 1878 * '' Pseudaristia'' Carbonell, 2002 * '' Pseudeurostacris'' Descamps, 1978 * '' Pseudhisychius'' Descamps, 1979 * '' Staleochlora'' Roberts & Carbonell, 1992

Leguini

Auth: Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986 # '' Ampiacris'' Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986 # ''

Legua ''Legua'' is a genus of grasshopper Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is possibly the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic ...

'' Walker, 1870 # '' Proracris'' Uvarov, 1940

Phaeopariini

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1898 # ''

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'' Stål, 1878 # '' Albinella'' Carbonell, 2002 # '' Aristia'' Stål, 1876 # ''

Costarica ''Costarica'' is a genus of grasshopper Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is possibly the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Trias ...

'' Koçak & Kemal, 2008 # '' Epiprora'' Gerstaecker, 1889 # '' Graciliparia'' Amédégnato & Poulain, 1994 # '' Maculiparia'' Jago, 1980 # '' Phaeoparia'' Stål, 1873 # '' Pseudaristia'' Carbonell, 2002 # '' Stornophilacris'' Amédégnato & Descamps, 1978 # '' Tepuiacris'' Carbonell, 2002

Procolpini

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1898 ;subtribe Prionolophina Rehn & Grant, 1959 # ''

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'' Stål, 1878 # '' Colpolopha'' Stål, 1873 # '' Draconata'' Pictet & Saussure, 1887 # '' Helionotus'' Rehn, 1909 # '' Prionolopha'' Stål, 1873 # ''

Securigera The genus ''Securigera'' contains a number of plant species commonly referred to as crownvetch. It is a segregate of the genus ''Coronilla''. The name ''Securigera'' was first published by A. P. de Candolle in 1805 with the single species ''Sec ...

'' Bolívar, 1909 # '' Xyleus'' Gistel, 1848 ;subtribe Procolpina Giglio-Tos, 1898 # '' Aeolacris'' Scudder, 1875 # '' Munatia'' Stål, 1875 # '' Procolpia'' Stål, 1873 # '' Prorhachis'' Scudder, 1875 # '' Xomacris'' Rehn, 1955

Romaleini

Auth: Pictet & Saussure, 1887 # '' Alophonota'' Stål, 1873 # ''

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'' Stål, 1878 # '' Aplatacris'' Scudder, 1875 # ''

Brachystola ''Brachystola'' is a genus of grassland lubber grasshoppers in the family Romaleidae, found in the United States and Mexico. They are among the largest grasshoppers found in North America. The species ''Brachystola magna'' has meiotic chromosomes ...

'' Scudder, 1876 (grassland lubbers) # '' Callonotacris'' Rehn, 1909 # ''

Chromacris ''Chromacris'' is a genus of lubber grasshoppers in the family Romaleidae. The nine described species in ''Chromacris'' are found in Mexico, Central America, or South America. They often have bright aposematic colors and they are presumed to be ...

'' Walker, 1870 # '' Coryacris'' Rehn, 1909 # '' Costalimacris'' Carbonell & Campos-Seabra, 1988 # '' Diponthus'' Stål, 1861 # ''

Dracotettix ''Dracotettix'' is a genus of dragon lubbers in the family Romaleidae The Romaleidae or lubber grasshoppers are a family of grasshoppers, based on the type genus ''Romalea''. The species in this family can be found in the Americas. Tribes an ...

'' Bruner, 1889 (dragon lubbers) # '' Eidalcamenes'' Rosas Costa, 1957 # '' Gurneyacris'' Liebermann, 1958 # '' Limacridium'' Carbonell & Campos-Seabra, 1988 # '' Litoscirtus'' Bruner, 1907 # ''

Phrynotettix ''Phrynotettix'' is a genus of toad lubbers in the family Romaleidae The Romaleidae or lubber grasshoppers are a family of grasshoppers, based on the type genus ''Romalea''. The species in this family can be found in the Americas. Tribes and ...

'' Glover, 1872 (toad lubbers) # '' Radacridium'' Carbonell, 1984 # ''

Romalea ''Romalea'' is a genus of grasshoppers native to the Southeastern and South-central United States. Its single species is ''Romalea microptera'', known commonly as the eastern lubber grasshopper, Florida lubber, or Florida lubber grasshopper. It ...

'' Serville, 1831 (lubber grasshopper) # ''

Spaniacris ''Spaniacris'' is a genus of spanistic desert grasshoppers in the family Romaleidae The Romaleidae or lubber grasshoppers are a family of grasshoppers, based on the type genus ''Romalea''. The species in this family can be found in the Americ ...

'' Hebard, 1937 # ''

Taeniopoda ''Taeniopoda'' is a genus of horse lubbers in the family Romaleidae. There are about 12 described species in ''Taeniopoda''. In Costa Rica is more often seen from early June to July at its nymphal stage to fully matured, crawling around the banan ...

'' Stål, 1873 # '' Thrasyderes'' Bolívar, 1881 # ''

Tytthotyle ''Tytthotyle'' is a genus of furnace heat lubbers in the family Romaleidae The Romaleidae or lubber grasshoppers are a family of grasshoppers, based on the type genus ''Romalea''. The species in this family can be found in the Americas. Trib ...

'' Scudder, 1897 # '' Xestotrachelus'' Bruner, 1913 # '' Zoniopoda'' Stål, 1873

Tropidacrini

Auth: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 # ''

Titanacris ''Titanacris'' is a genus of large grasshoppers in the subfamily Romaleinae and tribe Tropidacrini. They are found from southeastern Mexico, through Central and South America, ranging south to northernmost Argentina. Adult males are generally l ...

'' 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, re ...

'' Scudder, 1869

Trybliophorini

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1898 * '' Trybliophorus'' Serville, 1831 ;tribe not placed * ''

Quitus ''Quitus'' is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Romaleinae; described by Hebard in 1924. Species *'' Quitus insolens'' Hebard, 1924 - type species *'' Quitus podocarpus'' Amédégnato & Poulain, 1994 *'' Quitus zurucucho'' Amédégnato ...

'' Hebard, 1924

References

External links

* Romaleidae {{romaleidae-stub