Orthacridinae

Orthacridinae
Orthacris sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Pyrgomorphidae
Subfamily: Orthacridinae
Bolívar, 1905
Synonyms

Ortacrinae Bolívar, 1905

The Orthacridinae are a sub-family of grasshoppers (Orthoptera : Caelifera) in the family Pyrgomorphidae. Species are found in: Central America, Africa, Asia, Australia and certain Pacific Islands. The type genus is Orthacris and the taxon proposed by Bolívar in 1905.

Tribes and genera

The Orthoptera Species File lists the following:

Tribes A-M

Nereniini

Auth. Kevan, 1964;

genus group Kapaoria - New Guinea
  1. Buergersius Ramme, 1930
  2. Fusiacris Willemse, 1955
  3. Kapaoria Bolívar, 1898
  4. Tarbaleopsis Ramme, 1930
genus group Paratarbaleus - New Guinea
  1. Modernacris Willemse, 1931
  2. Noonacris Kevan, 1966
  3. Paratarbaleus Ramme, 1941
incertae sedis
  1. Megra Campion, 1923 - New Guinea
  2. Megradina Storozhenko, 2004 - monotypic: Megradina festiva Storozhenko, 2004 - Vietnam
  3. Nerenia Bolívar, 1905 - monotypic: Nerenia francoisi Bolívar, 1905 - New Caledonia

Orthacridini

Auth. Bolívar, 1905; distribution: E. Africa, Madagascar, India, Indo-China.

subtribe Caprorhinina Kevan & Akbar, 1964
Caprorhinus ranohirae, Madagascar
  1. Ambositracris Dirsh, 1963
  2. Caprorhinus Saussure, 1899
  3. Dyscolorhinus Saussure, 1899
  4. Pseudosphena Kevan & Akbar, 1964
  5. Vittisphena Kevan, 1956
genus group Orthacris
Neorthacris sp.
  1. Burmorthacris Kevan, Singh & Akbar, 1964
  2. Kuantania Miller, 1935
  3. Neorthacris Kevan & Singh, 1964
  4. Orthacris Bolívar, 1884
  5. Rakwana (insect) Henry, 1933
incertae sedis

Popoviini

Auth.: Kevan & Akbar, 1964 - E. Africa to India

  1. Colemania Bolívar, 1910
  2. Nilgiracris Kevan, 1964
  3. Parorthacris Dirsh, 1958
  4. Popovia Uvarov, 1952
  5. Ramakrishnaia Bolívar, 1917

Tribes P-Z

References