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. It is known to be polyphagous, but there is not much else known regarding its diet ...
, found in North and South America. More than 60 genera and 260 described species are placed in the Romaleinae.
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Tribes and genera
These tribes and genera belong to the subfamily Romaleinae:
Chariacrini
Auth: Rehn & Grant, 1959
# '' Aprionacris''
# '' Chariacris''
# '' Prionacris''
Elaeochlorini
Auth: Rehn & Grant, 1959
# '' Agriacris''
# '' Brasilacris''
# '' Cibotopteryx''
# '' Staleochlora''
Eurostacrini
Auth: Amédégnato, 1997
# '' Eurostacris''
# '' Pseudeurostacris''
Hisychiini
Auth: Descamps, 1979
# '' Acrideumerus''
# '' Acridophaea''
# '' Cloephoracris''
# '' Hisychius''
# '' Pareusychius''
# '' Porphoracris''
# '' Pseudhisychius''
Leguini
Auth: Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986
# '' Ampiacris'' Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986
# '' Legua'' Walker, 1870
# '' Proracris'' Uvarov, 1940
Phaeopariini
Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1898
# '' Abila'' Stål, 1878
# '' Albinella'' Carbonell, 2002
# '' Aristia'' Stål, 1876
# '' Costarica'' Koçak & Kemal, 2008
# '' Epiprora'' Gerstaecker, 1889
# '' Graciliparia'' Amédégnato & Poulain, 1994
# '' Maculiparia'' Jago, 1980
# '' Phaeoparia'' Stål, 1873
# '' Pseudaristia'' Carbonell, 2002 (monotypic)
# '' Stornophilacris'' Amédégnato & Descamps, 1978
# '' Tepuiacris'' Carbonell, 2002
Procolpini
Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1898
;subtribe Prionolophina Rehn & Grant, 1959
# '' Alcamenes'' 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 ''Se ...
'' 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
# ''Antandrus
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'' Stål, 1878
# '' Aplatacris'' Scudder, 1875
# '' Brachystola'' Scudder, 1876 (grassland lubbers)
# '' Callonotacris'' Rehn, 1909
# '' Chromacris'' Walker, 1870
# '' Coryacris'' Rehn, 1909
# '' Costalimacris'' Carbonell & Campos-Seabra, 1988
# '' Diponthus'' Stål, 1861
# '' Dracotettix'' Bruner, 1889 (dragon lubbers)
# '' Eidalcamenes'' Rosas Costa, 1957
# '' Gurneyacris'' Liebermann, 1958
# '' Limacridium'' Carbonell & Campos-Seabra, 1988
# '' Litoscirtus'' Bruner, 1907
# '' Phrynotettix'' Glover, 1872 (toad lubbers)
# '' Radacridium'' Carbonell, 1984
# '' Romalea'' Serville, 1831 (lubber grasshopper)
# '' Spaniacris'' Hebard, 1937
# '' Taeniopoda'' Stål, 1873
# '' Thrasyderes'' Bolívar, 1881
# '' Tytthotyle'' Scudder, 1897
# '' Xestotrachelus'' Bruner, 1913
# '' Zoniopoda'' Stål, 1873
Tropidacrini
Auth: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
# '' Titanacris'' Scudder, 1869
# '' Tropidacris'' Scudder, 1869
Trybliophorini
Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1898
* '' Trybliophorus'' Serville, 1831
;tribe not placed
* '' Quitus'' Hebard, 1924
References
Further reading
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Romaleidae
Orthoptera subfamilies