Spathosterninae
| Spathosterninae | |
|---|---|
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| Spathosternum pygmaeum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Superfamily: | Acridoidea |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Spathosterninae Rehn, 1957 |
Spathosterninae[1] is a subfamily of grasshoppers, based on the genus Spathosternum.[2] It consists of tribe Spathosternini (currently with 3 genera) and the Tristiini (previously placed in the Tropidopolinae); species are recorded from Africa, Asia and Australia.[3]
Genera
[edit]The Orthoptera Species File[3] includes two tribes:
- Spathosternini Rehn, 1957
- Laxabilla Sjöstedt, 1934 - Australia
- Paraspathosternum Ramme, 1929 - E. Africa, Madagascar
- Spathosternum Krauss, 1877 - Africa, India, China, Indochina
Tristriini
[edit]Auth. Mistshenko, 1945
- Beybienkoacris Storozhenko, 2005 - Thailand
- Siamacris Willemse, 1955 - Thailand
- Tenasserimacris Dawwrueng, Storozhenko & Vitheepradit, 2025 - Thailand
- Tristria Stål, 1873 – equatorial Africa and Asia (including Indochina and Sulawesi)
- Tristriella Descamps & Wintrebert, 1967 - Madagascar
References
[edit]- ↑ Rehn JAG (1957) Grasshoppers and Locusts (Acridoidea) of Australia. Family Acrididae: Subfamily Cyrtacanthacrldinae tribes Oxyini, Spathosternini and Praxibulini 93.
- ↑ "Spathosterninae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- 1 2 Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2026). "subfamily Spathosterninae Rehn, 1957". Orthoptera species file online. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
External links
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