Proscopiidae

Proscopiidae[1] is a family of Neotropical grasshoppers, now placed in its own superfamily, the Proscopioidea.[2] Some species may be known as stick grasshoppers or jumping sticks.

Proscopiidae
Horsehead grasshopper (Pseudoproscopia scabra), Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Informal group: Acridomorpha
Superfamily: Proscopioidea
Family: Proscopiidae
Serville, 1838
Synonyms

Proscopides

Subfamilies and selected genera

The Orthoptera Species File lists three subfamilies, with several genera unplaced:[2]

References

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