Truxalini

The grasshopper subfamily Acridinae, sometimes called silent slant-faced grasshoppers, belong of the large family Acrididae in the Orthoptera: Caelifera.

Description

In appearance, the species are often similar to those of the subfamily Gomphocerinae, with whom they share a slanted face. However Acridinae differ from Gomphocerinae in that they lack stridulatory pegs on their hind legs and thus, as the common name suggests, do not make sounds. The antennae of this species is flattened and sword-like, a trait also shared with some gomphocerines and also with the spurthroated grasshoppers (subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae). They lack the posternal spine seen in the spurthroated grasshoppers and lubber grasshoppers (subfamily Romaleinae). Hind wings in this species range from nearly colorless to colorless.

Tribes and genera

The Orthoptera Species File lists the following:

Acridini

Auth.: MacLeay, 1821; distribution: widespread in warmer parts of the Old World & Australasia
(partial list):
* ''Acrida'' Linnaeus, 1758
* '' Acridarachnea'' Bolívar, I., 1908
* ''Cryptobothrus'' Rehn, 1907
* ''Keshava (insect)'' Gupta & Chandra, 2017

Calephorini

Auth.: Yin, 1982; distribution: Africa, Europe, Indo-China; single genus:
* ''Calephorus'' Fieber, 1853

Gymnobothrini

Auth.: Uvarov, 1953 - Africa
# '' Brachybothrus'' Popov, 2019
# '' Chirista'' Karsch, 1893
# '' Comacris'' Bolívar, 1890
# '' Coryphosima'' Karsch, 1893
# '' Guichardippus'' Dirsh, 1959
# ''Gymnobothrus'' Bolívar, 1889
# '' Hulstaertia'' Ramme, 1931
# ''Keya (insect)'' Uvarov, 1941
# '' Malcolmburria'' Uvarov, 1953
# '' Oxybothrus'' Uvarov, 1953
# '' Rastafaria'' Ramme, 1931
# '' Roduniella'' Bolívar, 1914
# '' Tenuihippus'' Willemse, 1994
# '' Zacompsa'' Karsch, 1893

Hyalopterygini

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893; distribution: Americas
# '' Allotruxalis'' Rehn, 1944
# '' Cocytotettix'' Rehn, 1906
# '' Eutryxalis'' Bruner, 1900
# '' Guaranacris'' Rehn, 1944
# '' Hyalopteryx'' Charpentier, 1845
# ''Metaleptea'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
# '' Neorphula'' Donato, 2004
# '' Orphula'' Stål, 1873
# '' Parorphula'' Bruner, 1900
# '' Paulacris'' Rehn, 1944

Pargaini

Auth.: Uvarov, 1953 - Africa
# '' Acteana'' Karsch, 1896
# ''Machaeridia'' Stål, 1873
# '' Odontomelus'' Bolívar, 1890
# ''Parga (insect)'' Walker, 1870
# '' Phryganomelus'' Jago, 1983

Phlaeobini

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 - Africa, Middle East, Asia - selected genera:
* genus group '' Afrophlaeoba'' Jago, 1983
* genus group ''Duronia'' Stål, 1876
* genus group '' Ocnocerus'' Bolívar, 1889
* genus group not determined:
** ''Cannula'' Bolívar, 1906
** ''Chlorophlaeoba'' Ramme, 1941
** ''Oxyphlaeobella'' Ramme, 1941
** ''Phlaeoba'' Stål, 1861

Truxalini

Auth.: Serville, 1838
# '' Acridarachnea'' - monotypic ''A. ophthalmica'' Bolívar, 1908
# '' Chromotruxalis'' Dirsh, 1950
# '' Oxytruxalis'' Dirsh, 1950
# ''Truxalis'' Fabricius, 1775
# '' Truxaloides'' Dirsh, 1950
# '' Xenotruxalis'' Dirsh, 1950 - monotypic ''X. fenestrata'' (Ramme, 1929)

Genera ''

incertae sedis''

# '' Aeropedelloides'' Liu, 1981
# '' Anaeolopus'' Uvarov, 1922
# '' Bababuddinia'' Bolívar, 1917
# '' Bambesiana'' Koçak & Kemal, 2008
# '' Brachyacrida'' Dirsh, 1952
# '' Calliphlaeoba'' Ramme, 1941
# '' Capulica'' Bolívar, 1917
# '' Carinacris'' Liu, 1984
# '' Carliola'' Uvarov, 1939
# '' Chromacrida'' Dirsh, 1952
# '' Closteridea'' Scudder, 1893
# '' Cohembia'' Uvarov, 1953
# '' Conuacris'' Willemse, 1932
# '' Covasacris'' Liebermann, 1970
# '' Dorsthippus'' Donskoff, 1977
# '' Duroniopsis'' Bolívar, 1914
# '' Eoscyllina'' Rehn, 1909
# '' Epacromiacris'' Willemse, 1933
# '' Euprepoptera'' Uvarov, 1953
# '' Euthynous'' Stål, 1877
# '' Julea'' Bolívar, 1914
# ''Kaloa (insect)'' Bolívar, 1909
# '' Lemuracris'' Dirsh, 1966
# '' Lobopoma'' Karsch, 1896
# '' Luzonica'' Willemse, 1933
# '' Megaphlaeoba'' Willemse, 1951
# '' Neophlaeoba'' Usmani & Shafee, 1983
# '' Nimbacris'' Popov & Fishpool, 1992
# '' Nivisacris'' Liu, 1984
# '' Orthochtha'' Karsch, 1891
# '' Oxyolena'' Karsch, 1893
# '' Oxyphlaeoba'' Ramme, 1941
# '' Palawanacris'' Ramme, 1941
# '' Pamacris'' Ramme, 1929
# '' Paracoryphosima'' Descamps & Wintrebert, 1966
# '' Paraduronia'' Bolívar, 1909
# '' Paraphlaeoba'' Bolívar, 1902
# '' Paraphlaeobida'' Willemse, 1951
# '' Pasiphimus'' Bolívar, 1914
# ''Perella (insect)'' Bolívar, 1914
# '' Phlocerus'' Fischer von Waldheim, 1833
# ''Phorinia (insect)'' Bolívar, 1914
# '' Plagiacris'' Sjöstedt, 1931
# '' Pseudoeoscyllina'' Liang & Jia, 1992
# '' Pseudopargaella'' Descamps & Wintrebert, 1966
# '' Pseudoptygonotus'' Zheng, 1977
# '' Ruganotus'' Yin, 1979
# '' Rugophlaeoba'' Willemse, 1951
# '' Shabacris'' Popov & Fishpool, 1992
# '' Sherifuria'' Uvarov, 1926
# '' Urugalla'' Uvarov, 1927
# '' Vietteacris'' Descamps & Wintrebert, 1966
# ''Vitalisia'' Bolívar, 1914
# '' Weenenia'' Miller, 1932
# ''Wellawaya (insect)'' Uvarov, 1927
# '' Xenocymochtha'' Popov & Fishpool, 1992
# '' Xenoderus'' Uvarov, 1925
# '' Yendia'' Ramme, 1929
# '' Zambiacris'' Johnsen, 1983
# '' Zygophlaeoba'' Bolívar, 1902

Genera sometimes or formerly placed here

* ''Achurum'' and ''Mermiria'' (otherwise in Gomphocerinae)
* ''Gastrimargus'' (otherwise in Oedipodinae).
* the tribe Parapleurini (containing ''Stethophyma'') is now placed in Oedipodinae.Orthoptera Species File
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References

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Acrididae
Taxa named by William Sharp Macleay