Calliptaminae

Calliptaminae

Calliptaminae

Subfamily of grasshoppers

The Calliptaminae are a subfamily of grasshoppers containing species found in Africa, Europe and Asia;[1] some are economically important. It was originally erected as a tribe by G.G. Jacobson in 1905 as the "Calliptamini", later uprated by Dirsh in 1956.[2]

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Genera

The Orthoptera Species File includes:[1]

  1. Acorypha Krauss, 1877
  2. Bosumia Ramme, 1929
  3. Braxyxenia Kirby, 1914
  4. Calliptamus Serville, 1831
  5. Damaracris Brown, 1972
  6. Indomerus Dirsh, 1951
  7. Palaciosa Bolívar, 1930
  8. Paracaloptenus Bolívar, 1876
  9. Peripolus Martínez y Fernández-Castillo, 1898
  10. Sphodromerus Stål, 1873
  11. Sphodronotus Uvarov, 1943
  12. Stobbea Ramme, 1929

References

  1. [1]
    David C. Eades; Daniel Otte. Orthoptera Species File Online. (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 3 September 2022)
  2. [2]
    Dirsh (1956) Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. London 108(7): 255.
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