Biology:Teratodinae

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Short description: Subfamily of grasshoppers

Teratodinae
Hooded grasshopper Teratodes monticollis IMG 7155.jpg
Teratodes monticollis, hooded grasshopper
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Teratodinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Synonyms
  • Acrostegastes Johnston, 1956
  • Teratodes Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  • Teratodini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Teratodinae is a subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 8 genera and more than 20 described species, found in East Africa and South-West Asia.[1][2]

Genera

These eight genera belong to the subfamily Teratodinae:

  • Acrostegastes Karsch, 1896
  • Esfandiaria - monotypic E. obesa Popov, 1951
  • Eurynotacris Ramme, 1931
  • Kabulia Ramme, 1928
  • Lyrotyloides - monotypic L. viridis Bey-Bienko, 1956
  • Lyrotylus Uvarov, 1923
  • Robecchia Schulthess, 1898
  • Teratodes Brullé, 1835

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q3518288 entry