Teratodinae
| Teratodinae | |
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| Teratodes monticollis, hooded grasshopper | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Superfamily: | Acridoidea |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Teratodinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 |
| Synonyms | |
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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]
Genera
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Teratodinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ 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
[edit]- 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.