Orthacridinae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Ordo: Orthoptera
Subordo: Caelifera
Infraordo: Acrididea
Superfamilia: Pyrgomorphoidea

Familia: Pyrgomorphidae
Subfamilia: Orthacridinae
Tribus (13): Brunniellini - Chapmanacridini - Fijipyrgini - Geloiini - Gymnohippini - Ichthiacridini - Malagasphenini - Mitricephalini - Nereniini - Orthacridini - Popoviini - Sagittacridini - Verduliini - Unassigned

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.[1]

Tribes and genera

The Orthoptera Species File lists the following:[2]
Tribes A-M

Tribe Brunniellini Kevan, 1963 - Philippines
Genus: Brunniella Bolívar, 1905
Tribe Chapmanacridini Kevan & Akbar, 1964 - W. Africa
Genus: Chapmanacris Dirsh, 1959
Tribe Fijipyrgini Kevan, 1966 - Fiji
Genus: Fijipyrgus Kevan, 1966
Tribe Geloiini Bolívar, 1905 - Madagascar
Genus: Geloius Saussure, 1899
Genus: Pseudogeloius Dirsh, 1963
Tribe Gymnohippini Kevan & Akbar, 1964 - Madagascar
Genus: Gymnohippus Bruner, 1910
Genus: Pyrgohippus Dirsh, 1963
Genus: Uhagonia Bolívar, 1905
Tribe Ichthiacridini Kevan, Singh & Akbar, 1964 - Mexico
Genus: Calamacris Rehn, 1904
Genus: Ichthiacris Bolívar, 1905
Genus: Sphenacris Bolívar, 1884
Tribe Ichthyotettigini Kevan, Singh & Akbar, 1964 - Mexico
Genus: Ichthyotettix Rehn, 1901
Genus: Piscacris Kevan, Singh & Akbar, 1964
Genus: Pyrgotettix Kevan, Singh & Akbar, 1964
Genus: Sphenotettix Kevan & Akbar, 1964
Tribe Malagasphenini Kevan & Akbar, 1964 - Madagascar
Genus: Malagasphena Kevan, Akbar & Singh, 1964
Tribe Mitricephalini Kevan & Akbar, 1964 - Malesia
Genus: Mitricephala Bolívar, 1898
Genus: Mitricephaloides Kevan, 1963

Nereniini

Auth. Kevan, 1964;[3]

genus group Kapaoria - New Guinea

Buergersius Ramme, 1930
Fusiacris Willemse, 1955
Kapaoria Bolívar, 1898
Tarbaleopsis Ramme, 1930

genus group Paratarbaleus - New Guinea

Modernacris Willemse, 1931
Noonacris Kevan, 1966
Paratarbaleus Ramme, 1941

incertae sedis

Megra Campion, 1923 - New Guinea
Megradina Storozhenko, 2004 - monotypic: Megradina festiva Storozhenko, 2004 - Vietnam
Nerenia Bolívar, 1905 - monotypic: Nerenia francoisi Bolívar, 1905 - New Caledonia

Orthacridini

Auth. Bolívar, 1905; distribution: E. Africa, Madagascar, India, Indo-China.[4]

subtribe Caprorhinina Kevan & Akbar, 1964

Caprorhinus ranohirae, Madagascar

Ambositracris Dirsh, 1963
Caprorhinus Saussure, 1899
Dyscolorhinus Saussure, 1899
Pseudosphena Kevan & Akbar, 1964
Vittisphena Kevan, 1956

genus group Orthacris

Neorthacris sp.

Burmorthacris Kevan, Singh & Akbar, 1964
Kuantania Miller, 1935
Neorthacris Kevan & Singh, 1964
Orthacris Bolívar, 1884
Rakwana (insect) Henry, 1933

incertae sedis

Acropyrgus Descamps & Wintrebert, 1966 - monotypic:
Acropyrgus cadeti Descamps & Wintrebert, 1966 (Madagascar)

Popoviini

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

Colemania Bolívar, 1910
Nilgiracris Kevan, 1964
Parorthacris Dirsh, 1958
Popovia Uvarov, 1952
Ramakrishnaia Bolívar, 1917

Tribes P-Z

Tribe Psednurini Burr, 1904 - Australia
Genus: Propsednura Rehn, 1953
Genus: Psedna Key, 1972
Genus: Psednura Burr, 1904
Tribe Sagittacridini Descamps & Wintrebert, 1966 - Madagascar
Genus: Acanthopyrgus Descamps & Wintrebert, 1966
Genus: Sagittacris Dirsh, 1963
Tribe Verduliini Kevan & Akbar, 1964 - Philippines to PNG
Genus: Verdulia Bolívar, 1905
Genus: Meubelia Willemse, 1932
Genus: Philippyrgus Kevan, 1974
Genus: Spinacris Willemse, 1933

References

Bolívar I (1905) Bol. R. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 5:278
Orthoptera Species File: subfamily Orthacridinae Bolívar, 1905 (retrieved 11 April 2018)
Orthoptera Species File: tribe Nereniini (version 5.0: retrieved 23 September 2021)
Orthoptera Species File: tribe Orthacridini (version 5.0: retrieved 23 September 2021)