Romaleidae

Romaleidae
	Tropidacris collaris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Superfamily:	Acridoidea
Family:	Romaleidae; Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Subfamilies
	Bactrophorinae; Romaleinae

The Romaleidae or lubber grasshoppers are a family of grasshoppers, based on the type genus Romalea. The species in this family can be found in the Americas. It is known to be polyphagous, but there is not much else known regarding its diet.^[1]

Tribes and selected genera[edit]

The Orthoptera Species File Online database lists two subfamilies:^[2]

Bactrophorinae[edit]

Auth. Amédégnato, 1974;^[3] distribution: central and tropical South America.

Bactrophorini (Amédégnato, 1974)
- Andeomezentia Amédégnato & Poulain, 1994
- Bactrophora Westwood, 1842
- Bora Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979
- Cristobalina Rehn, 1938
- Hyleacris Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979
- Mezentia Stål, 1878
- Panamacris Rehn, 1938
- Rhicnoderma Gerstaecker, 1889
- Silacris Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979
Ophthalmolampini (Descamps, 1977)
- Adrolampis Descamps, 1977
- Aphanolampis Descamps, 1978
- Apophylacris Descamps, 1983
- Caenolampis Descamps, 1978
- Chromolampis Descamps, 1977
- Drypetacris Descamps, 1978
- Elutrolampis Descamps, 1978
- Euprepacris Descamps, 1977
- Habrolampis Descamps, 1978
- Hekistolampis Descamps, 1978
- Helicopacris Descamps, 1978
- Helolampis Descamps, 1978
- Lagarolampis Descamps, 1978
- Nautia Stål, 1878
- Nothonautia Descamps, 1983
- Ophthalmolampis Saussure, 1859
- Othnacris (Descamps, 1977)
- Peruviacris Descamps, 1978
- Poecilolampis Descamps, 1978
- Pseudonautia Descamps, 1978
- Tikaodacris Descamps, 1978
- Xenonautia Descamps, 1977
- Zoumolampis Descamps, 1978
Taeniophorini (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893)
- Hylephilacris Descamps, 1978
- Megacephalacris Descamps & Amédégnato, 1971
- Megacheilacris Descamps, 1978
- Taeniophora Stål, 1873

Romaleinae[edit]

Auth. (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893), selected genera:

Eurostacrini (Amédégnato, 1997)
- Eurostacris Descamps, 1978
- Pseudeurostacris Descamps, 1978
Hisychiini (Descamps, 1979)
- Hisychius Stål, 1878
Leguini (Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986)
- Ampiacris Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986
- Legua Walker, 1870
- Proracris Uvarov, 1940
Phaeopariini (Giglio-Tos, 1898)
- Abila Stål, 1878
- Phaeoparia Stål, 1873
Procolpini (Giglio-Tos, 1898)
- Procolpia Stål, 1873
Romaleini (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893)
- Dracotettix Bruner, 1889
- Phrynotettix Glover, 1872
- Romalea Serville, 1831 - monotypic - Romalea microptera (Palisot de Beauvois, 1817)
- Spaniacris Hebard, 1937
- Taeniopoda Stal, 1873
- Titanacris Scudder, 1869
- Tropidacris Scudder, 1869
- Tytthotyle Scudder, 1897
Trybliophorini (Giglio-Tos, 1898)
- Trybliophorus Serville, 1831

Subfamily unassigned[edit]

- Genus Quitus Hebard, 1924

References[edit]

^ Capinera, John (March 2014). "Host Plant Selection by Romalea Microptera (Orthoptera: Romaleidae)". The Florida Entomologist. 97: 38.
^ "Family Romaleidae". Orthoptera Species File Online. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
^ Amédégnato (1974) Acrida 3(3): 199.

External links[edit]

Media related to Romaleidae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Romaleidae at Wikispecies

[1] Capinera, John (March 2014). "Host Plant Selection by Romalea Microptera (Orthoptera: Romaleidae)". The Florida Entomologist. 97: 38.

[2] "Family Romaleidae". Orthoptera Species File Online. Retrieved 10 May 2015.

[3] Amédégnato (1974) Acrida 3(3): 199.

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