Teratodinae

Teratodinae
Teratodes monticollis, hooded grasshopper
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Teratodinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Synonyms
  • Acrostegastes Johnston, 1956
  • Teratodes Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  • Teratodini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Teratodinae is a subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, erected by Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1893.[1] There are more than 20 described species, found in East Africa and South-West Asia.[2][3]

Genera

The following genera belong to the subfamily Teratodinae:[3]

  1. Acrostegastes Karsch, 1896
  2. Esfandiaria - monotypic E. obesa Popov, 1951
  3. Eurynotacris Ramme, 1931
  4. Kabulia Ramme, 1928
  5. Lyrotyloides - monotypic L. viridis Bey-Bienko, 1956
  6. Lyrotylus Uvarov, 1923
  7. Robecchia Schulthess, 1898
  8. Teratodes Brullé, 1835

References

  1. ^ Brunner von Wattenwyl C (1893) Révision du système des orthoptères et description des espèces rapportées par M. Leonardo Fea de Birmanie. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova 33: 5–230.
  2. ^ "Teratodinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  3. ^ a b Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2025). "subfamily Teratodinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893". Orthoptera species file. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
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