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Romaleinae

{{short description|Subfamily of grasshoppers}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Brachystola magna P1310486a.jpg

| image_caption = Brachystola magna

| taxon = Romaleinae

| authority = Pictet & Saussure, 1887

| subdivision_ranks = Tribes

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Romaleinae is a subfamily of lubber grasshoppers in the family Romaleidae, found in North and South America. More than 60 genera and 260 described species are placed in the Romaleinae.

Tribes and genera

These tribes and genera belong to the subfamily Romaleinae:

=Chariacrini=

Auth: Rehn & Grant, 1959

  1. Aprionacris {{Au|Descamps, 1978}}
  2. Chariacris {{Au|Walker, 1870}}
  3. Prionacris {{Au|Stål, 1878}}

=Elaeochlorini=

Auth: Rehn & Grant, 1959

  1. Agriacris {{Au|Walker, 1870}}
  2. Brasilacris {{Au|Rehn, 1940}}
  3. Cibotopteryx {{Au|Rehn, 1905}}
  4. Staleochlora {{Au|Roberts & Carbonell, 1992}}

=Eurostacrini=

Auth: Amédégnato, 1997

  1. Eurostacris {{Au|Descamps, 1978}}
  2. Pseudeurostacris {{Au|Descamps, 1978}}

=Hisychiini=

Auth: Descamps, 1979

  1. Acrideumerus {{Au|Descamps, 1979}}
  2. Acridophaea {{Au|Descamps, 1979}}
  3. Cloephoracris {{Au|Descamps, 1979}}
  4. Hisychius {{Au|Stål, 1878}}
  5. Pareusychius {{Au|Amédégnato & Poulain, 1994}}
  6. Porphoracris {{Au|Descamps, 1979}}
  7. Pseudhisychius {{Au|Descamps, 1979}}

=Leguini=

Auth: Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986

  1. Ampiacris Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986
  2. Legua Walker, 1870
  3. Proracris Uvarov, 1940

=Phaeopariini=

File:Pseudaristia oxycodia Antioquia.jpg

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1898

  1. Abila Stål, 1878
  2. Albinella Carbonell, 2002
  3. Aristia Stål, 1876
  4. Costarica Koçak & Kemal, 2008
  5. Epiprora Gerstaecker, 1889
  6. Graciliparia Amédégnato & Poulain, 1994
  7. Maculiparia Jago, 1980
  8. Phaeoparia Stål, 1873
  9. Pseudaristia Carbonell, 2002 (monotypic)
  10. Stornophilacris Amédégnato & Descamps, 1978
  11. Tepuiacris Carbonell, 2002

=Procolpini=

File:Romaleid Grasshopper (Aeolacris caternaulti) male (8389008023).jpg

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1898

;subtribe Prionolophina Rehn & Grant, 1959

  1. Alcamenes Stål, 1878
  2. Colpolopha Stål, 1873
  3. Draconata Pictet & Saussure, 1887
  4. Helionotus Rehn, 1909
  5. Prionolopha Stål, 1873
  6. Securigera Bolívar, 1909
  7. Xyleus Gistel, 1848

;subtribe Procolpina Giglio-Tos, 1898

  1. Aeolacris Scudder, 1875
  2. Munatia Stål, 1875
  3. Procolpia Stål, 1873
  4. Prorhachis Scudder, 1875
  5. Xomacris Rehn, 1955

=Romaleini=

File:Two eastern Lubber grasshopers (Romalea microptera), mating.jpg

File:Taeniopoda reticulata 2.jpg

Auth: Pictet & Saussure, 1887

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  1. Alophonota Stål, 1873
  2. Antandrus Stål, 1878
  3. Aplatacris Scudder, 1875
  4. Brachystola Scudder, 1876 (grassland lubbers)
  5. Callonotacris Rehn, 1909
  6. Chromacris Walker, 1870
  7. Coryacris Rehn, 1909
  8. Costalimacris Carbonell & Campos-Seabra, 1988
  9. Diponthus Stål, 1861
  10. Dracotettix Bruner, 1889 (dragon lubbers)
  11. Eidalcamenes Rosas Costa, 1957
  12. Gurneyacris Liebermann, 1958
  13. Limacridium Carbonell & Campos-Seabra, 1988
  14. Litoscirtus Bruner, 1907
  15. Phrynotettix Glover, 1872 (toad lubbers)
  16. Radacridium Carbonell, 1984
  17. Romalea Serville, 1831 (lubber grasshopper)
  18. Spaniacris Hebard, 1937
  19. Taeniopoda Stål, 1873
  20. Thrasyderes Bolívar, 1881
  21. Tytthotyle Scudder, 1897
  22. Xestotrachelus Bruner, 1913
  23. Zoniopoda Stål, 1873

{{Div col end}}

=Tropidacrini=

File:Tropidacris cristata 1.jpg

Auth: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

  1. Titanacris Scudder, 1869
  2. Tropidacris Scudder, 1869

=Trybliophorini=

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1898

;tribe not placed

References

{{Reflist|refs=

{{Cite web| title=Romaleinae Report

| url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=650536

| website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System

| accessdate=2019-06-16

}}

{{Cite web| title=Romaleinae subfamily Information

| url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/595440

| website=BugGuide.net

| accessdate=2019-06-16

}}

{{Cite web

| accessdate = 2019-06-16

| title = subfamily Romaleinae Pictet & Saussure, 1887

| date = 2019

| last1 = Otte | first1 = Daniel

| last2 = Cigliano | first2 = Maria Marta

| last3 = Braun | first3 = Holger

| last4 = Eades | first4 = David C.

| url = http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1115774

| website = Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0

}}

}}

Further reading

{{refbegin}}

  • {{Cite book

| title = Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States

| date = 2004

| last1 = Capinera

| first1 = J. L

| last2 = Scott

| first2 = R. D.

| last3 = Walker

| first3 = T. J.

| publisher = Cornell University Press

| isbn = 978-0-8014-8948-8

| url-access = registration

| url = https://archive.org/details/fieldguidetogras0000capi

}}

  • {{Cite book

| title = Orthoptera

| date = 1997

| last1 = Otte | first1 = Daniel

| editor-last1 = Poole | editor-first1 = Robert W.

| editor-last2 = Gentili | editor-first2 = Patricia

| publisher = Entomological Information Services

| series = Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America| volume = 4: Non–Holometabolous Orders| pages = 581–634

| isbn = 978-1-889002-04-0

| url = http://nearctica.com/nomina/pdfs/volume4/volume4.htm

}}

{{refend}}

External links

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  • {{Commons category-inline|Romaleinae}}

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Category:Romaleidae

Category:Orthoptera subfamilies