SpathosterninaeRehn JAG (1957) ''Grasshoppers and Locusts (Acridoidea) of Australia. Family Acrididae: Subfamily Cyrtacanthacrldinae tribes Oxyini, Spathosternini and Praxibulini'' 93. is a subfamily of
grasshopper
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 ...
s, based on the genus '' Spathosternum''. Within the monotypic tribe Spathosternini there are currently 3 genera and about 12 described species recorded from Africa, the Indian subcontinent, south-east Asia and north-east Australia.
Genera
These three genera belong to the subfamily Spathosterninae:
* '' Laxabilla'' Sjöstedt, 1934 - Australia
* '' Paraspathosternum'' Ramme, 1929 - E. Africa, Madagascar
* '' Spathosternum'' Krauss, 1877 - as above