Calliptaminae
| Calliptaminae | |
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| Calliptamus italicus Photo from http://www.entomart.be/ | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Calliptaminae Jacobson, 1905 |
| Synonyms | |
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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]
Genera
[edit]The Orthoptera Species File includes:[1]
- Acorypha Krauss, 1877
- Bosumia Ramme, 1929
- Braxyxenia Kirby, 1914
- Calliptamus Serville, 1831
- Damaracris Brown, 1972
- Indomerus Dirsh, 1951
- Palaciosa Bolívar, 1930
- Paracaloptenus Bolívar, 1876
- Peripolus Martínez y Fernández-Castillo, 1898
- Sphodromerus Stål, 1873
- Sphodronotus Uvarov, 1943
- Stobbea Ramme, 1929
References
[edit]- 1 2 David C. Eades; Daniel Otte. Orthoptera Species File Online. (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 3 September 2022)
- ↑ Dirsh (1956) Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. London 108(7): 255.