Teratodinae

Teratodinae is a subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 8 genera and more than 20 described species, found in East Africa and South-West Asia.[1][2]

Teratodinae
Teratodes monticollis, hooded grasshopper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Teratodinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Synonyms
  • Acrostegastes Johnston, 1956
  • Teratodes Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  • Teratodini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Genera

These eight genera belong to the subfamily Teratodinae:

  • Acrostegastes Karsch, 1896
  • Esfandiaria - monotypic E. obesa Popov, 1951
  • Eurynotacris Ramme, 1931
  • Kabulia Ramme, 1928
  • Lyrotyloides - monotypic L. viridis Bey-Bienko, 1956
  • Lyrotylus Uvarov, 1923
  • Robecchia Schulthess, 1898
  • Teratodes Brullé, 1835

References

  1. "Teratodinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  2. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "subfamily Teratodinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

  • Bland, Roger (2003). The Orthoptera of Michigan: Biology, Keys, and Descriptions of Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets. Michigan State University Extension. ISBN 978-1565250178.
  • Capinera, J. L; Scott, R. D.; Walker, T. J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.
  • Otte, Daniel (1997). Poole, Robert W.; Gentili, Patricia (eds.). Orthoptera. Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America. Vol. 4: Non–Holometabolous Orders. Entomological Information Services. pp. 581–634. ISBN 978-1-889002-04-0.
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