Acridinae

The grasshopper subfamily Acridinae, sometimes called silent slant-faced grasshoppers, belong of the large family Acrididae in the Orthoptera: Caelifera.

Acridinae
Acrida sp.
Oxyolena mucronata female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Acridinae
Macleay, 1819
Tribes

See text

Description

In appearance, the species are often similar to those of the subfamily Gomphocerinae, with whom they share a slanted face. However Acridinae differ from Gomphocerinae in that they lack stridulatory pegs on their hind legs and thus, as the common name suggests, do not make sounds. The antennae of this species is flattened and sword-like, a trait also shared with some gomphocerines and also with the spurthroated grasshoppers (subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae). They lack the posternal spine seen in the spurthroated grasshoppers and lubber grasshoppers (subfamily Romaleinae). Hind wings in this species range from nearly colorless to colorless.[1]

Tribes and genera

The Orthoptera Species File lists the following:[2]

Acridini

Auth.: MacLeay, 1821; distribution: widespread in warmer parts of the Old World & Australasia
(partial list):

  • Acrida Linnaeus, 1758
  • Acridarachnea Bolívar, I., 1908
  • Cryptobothrus Rehn, 1907
  • Keshava (insect) Gupta & Chandra, 2017

Calephorini
Calephorus compressicornis

Auth.: Yin, 1982; distribution: Africa, Europe, Indo-China; single genus:

Gymnobothrini
Zacompsa pedestris

Auth.: Uvarov, 1953 - Africa

  1. Brachybothrus Popov, 2019
  2. Chirista Karsch, 1893
  3. Comacris Bolívar, 1890
  4. Coryphosima Karsch, 1893
  5. Guichardippus Dirsh, 1959
  6. Gymnobothrus Bolívar, 1889
  7. Hulstaertia Ramme, 1931
  8. Keya (insect) Uvarov, 1941
  9. Malcolmburria Uvarov, 1953
  10. Oxybothrus Uvarov, 1953
  11. Rastafaria Ramme, 1931
  12. Roduniella Bolívar, 1914
  13. Tenuihippus Willemse, 1994
  14. Zacompsa Karsch, 1893

Hyalopterygini

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893; distribution: Americas

  1. Allotruxalis Rehn, 1944
  2. Cocytotettix Rehn, 1906
  3. Eutryxalis Bruner, 1900
  4. Guaranacris Rehn, 1944
  5. Hyalopteryx Charpentier, 1845
  6. Metaleptea Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  7. Neorphula Donato, 2004
  8. Orphula Stål, 1873
  9. Parorphula Bruner, 1900
  10. Paulacris Rehn, 1944

Pargaini

Auth.: Uvarov, 1953 - Africa

  1. Acteana Karsch, 1896
  2. Machaeridia Stål, 1873
  3. Odontomelus Bolívar, 1890
  4. Parga (insect) Walker, 1870
  5. Phryganomelus Jago, 1983

Phlaeobini
Phlaeoba sp.

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 - Africa, Middle East, Asia - selected genera:

  • genus group Afrophlaeoba Jago, 1983
  • genus group Duronia Stål, 1876
  • genus group Ocnocerus Bolívar, 1889
  • genus group not determined:

Truxalini

Auth.: Serville, 1838

  1. Acridarachnea - monotypic A. ophthalmica Bolívar, 1908
  2. Chromotruxalis Dirsh, 1950
  3. Oxytruxalis Dirsh, 1950
  4. Truxalis Fabricius, 1775
  5. Truxaloides Dirsh, 1950
  6. Xenotruxalis Dirsh, 1950 - monotypic X. fenestrata (Ramme, 1929)

Genera incertae sedis
  1. Aeropedelloides Liu, 1981
  2. Anaeolopus Uvarov, 1922
  3. Bababuddinia Bolívar, 1917
  4. Bambesiana Koçak & Kemal, 2008
  5. Brachyacrida Dirsh, 1952
  6. Calliphlaeoba Ramme, 1941
  7. Capulica Bolívar, 1917
  8. Carinacris Liu, 1984
  9. Carliola Uvarov, 1939
  10. Chromacrida Dirsh, 1952
  11. Closteridea Scudder, 1893
  12. Cohembia Uvarov, 1953
  13. Conuacris Willemse, 1932
  14. Covasacris Liebermann, 1970
  15. Dorsthippus Donskoff, 1977
  16. Duroniopsis Bolívar, 1914
  17. Eoscyllina Rehn, 1909
  18. Epacromiacris Willemse, 1933
  19. Euprepoptera Uvarov, 1953
  20. Euthynous Stål, 1877
  21. Julea Bolívar, 1914
  22. Kaloa (insect) Bolívar, 1909
  23. Lemuracris Dirsh, 1966
  24. Lobopoma Karsch, 1896
  25. Luzonica Willemse, 1933
  26. Megaphlaeoba Willemse, 1951
  27. Neophlaeoba Usmani & Shafee, 1983
  28. Nimbacris Popov & Fishpool, 1992
  29. Nivisacris Liu, 1984
  30. Orthochtha Karsch, 1891
  31. Oxyolena Karsch, 1893
  32. Oxyphlaeoba Ramme, 1941
  33. Palawanacris Ramme, 1941
  34. Pamacris Ramme, 1929
  35. Paracoryphosima Descamps & Wintrebert, 1966
  36. Paraduronia Bolívar, 1909
  37. Paraphlaeoba Bolívar, 1902
  38. Paraphlaeobida Willemse, 1951
  39. Pasiphimus Bolívar, 1914
  40. Perella (insect) Bolívar, 1914
  41. Phlocerus Fischer von Waldheim, 1833
  42. Phorinia (insect) Bolívar, 1914
  43. Plagiacris Sjöstedt, 1931
  44. Pseudoeoscyllina Liang & Jia, 1992
  45. Pseudopargaella Descamps & Wintrebert, 1966
  46. Pseudoptygonotus Zheng, 1977
  47. Ruganotus Yin, 1979
  48. Rugophlaeoba Willemse, 1951
  49. Shabacris Popov & Fishpool, 1992
  50. Sherifuria Uvarov, 1926
  51. Urugalla Uvarov, 1927
  52. Vietteacris Descamps & Wintrebert, 1966
  53. Vitalisia Bolívar, 1914
  54. Weenenia Miller, 1932
  55. Wellawaya (insect) Uvarov, 1927
  56. Xenocymochtha Popov & Fishpool, 1992
  57. Xenoderus Uvarov, 1925
  58. Yendia Ramme, 1929
  59. Zambiacris Johnsen, 1983
  60. Zygophlaeoba Bolívar, 1902

Genera sometimes or formerly placed here

References
  1. Capinera, John L; Scherer, Clay Whitney; Squitier, Jason (2002). Grasshoppers of Florida. University Press of Florida. p. 27. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  2. Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 20 September 2021)
  3. Orthoptera Species File
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