''Truxalis''Fabricius (1775) ''Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus'' 279. is a genus of

grasshoppers 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 ...

in the family

Acrididae Acrididae 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 because all locusts (swarming grasshoppers) are of the Acrididae. The subfamily Oedi ...

, subfamily

Acridinae The grasshopper subfamily Acridinae, sometimes called silent slant-faced grasshoppers, belong of the large Family (biology), family Acrididae in the Orthoptera: Caelifera. Description In appearance, the species are often similar to those of the ...

and tribe Truxalini. Species can be found in: Africa, the Iberian peninsula, Asia minor through to Indo-China.

Species

The ''Orthoptera Species File'' and

Catalogue of Life The Catalogue of Life (CoL) is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxono ...

list: *'' Truxalis afghana'' Bey-Bienko, 1963 *'' Truxalis annulata'' Thunberg, 1815 *'' Truxalis arabica'' Uvarov, 1933 *'' Truxalis bolivari'' Dirsh, 1950 *''

Truxalis burtti ''Truxalis''Fabricius (1775) ''Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus'' 279. is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Acridinae ...

'' Dirsh, 1950 *'' Truxalis conspurcata'' Klug, 1840 *''

Truxalis eximia ''Truxalis''Fabricius (1775) ''Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus'' 279. is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Acridinae ...

'' Eichwald, 1830 *'' Truxalis fitzgeraldi'' Dirsh, 1950 *'' Truxalis grandis'' Klug, 1830 *''

Truxalis guangzhouensis ''Truxalis''Fabricius (1775) ''Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus'' 279. is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Acridinae ...

'' Liang, 1989 *'' Truxalis huangliuensis'' Liu & Li, 1995 *'' Truxalis indica'' Bolívar, 1902 *'' Truxalis johnstoni'' Dirsh, 1950 *'' Truxalis longicornis'' Krauss, 1902 *'' Truxalis mesopotamica'' Dirsh, 1950 *'' Truxalis nasuta'' Linnaeus, 1758 - type species (as ''Gryllus nasutus'' Linnaeus) *'' Truxalis obesa'' Bey-Bienko, 1960 *'' Truxalis philbyi'' Dirsh, 1951 *'' Truxalis procera'' Klug, 1830 *'' Truxalis robusta'' Uvarov, 1916 *''

Truxalis rubripennis ''Truxalis''Fabricius (1775) ''Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus'' 279. is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Acridinae ...

'' Dirsh, 1950 *''

Truxalis siamensis ''Truxalis''Fabricius (1775) ''Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus'' 279. is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Acridinae ...

'' Dirsh, 1950 *'' Truxalis viridifasciata'' Krauss, 1902

Gallery

File:Naturkundliche Sammlung Übermaxx Überseemuseum Bremen 0061.JPG, '' Truxalis conspurcata'' File:Truxalis johnstoni.jpg, '' Truxalis johnstoni'' File:Truxalis.jpg, Unidentified ''Truxalis'' sp.

References

External links

*
Guide to N. African spp. of ''Truxalis'' Fabricius, 1775 (in French)
{{Taxonbar, from=Q10705355 Acridinae Acrididae genera