Romaleidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
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: Acridoidea

Familia: Romaleidae
Subfamiliae: Bactrophorinae - Romaleinae
Name

Romaleidae
Vernacular names
English: Lubber Grasshoppers
日本語: カタハダバッタ科

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.

Tribes and selected genera

The Orthoptera Species File Online database lists two subfamilies:[1]
Bactrophorinae
Othnacris surdaster (Bactrophorinae)

Auth. Amédégnato, 1974;[2] 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

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

Genus Quitus Hebard, 1924

References

"Family Romaleidae". Orthoptera Species File Online. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
Amédégnato (1974) Acrida 3(3): 199.