Pyrgomorphidae
| Pyrgomorphidae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Mountain grasshopper Monistria sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Superfamily: | Pyrgomorphoidea Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874 |
| Family: | Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874 |
Pyrgomorphidae is a family of grasshoppers in the order Orthoptera commonly known as the gaudy grasshoppers.[1] It is the only family in the superfamily Pyrgomorphoidea, and contains 29 genera and at least 70 species and subspecies.[2]
Phymateus morbillosus. Male. Common milkweed locust photographed in thorn tree (African acacia sp.) at Sterkfontein
Mature and immature Dictyophorus spumans photographed in the Cedarberg in South Africa
Immature Dictyophorus spumans Cedarberg South Africa
Subfamilies and genera
Incomplete list of sub-families, tribes, genera and species:[3]
- Sub-family Orthacridinae or Ortacrinae
- Sub-family Pyrgomorphinae
- Tribe Atractomorphini
- Genus Atractomorpha
- Atractomorpha australis
- Atractomorpha psittacina
- Sub-tribe Occidentosphenina
- Genus Occidentosphena
- Occidentosphena ruandensis
- Occidentosphena uvarovi
- Genus Occidentosphena
- Genus Atractomorpha
- Tribe Desmopterini
- Genus Desmoptera
- Desmoptera truncatipennis[4]
- Genus Desmoptera
- Tribe Dictyophorini
- Genus Camoensia
- Genus Dictyophorus
- Genus Loveridgacris
- Genus Maura
- Genus Parapetasia
- Tribe Monistriini
- Genus Greyacris
- Greyacris profundesulcata[4]
- Genus Monistria
- Monistria cicatricosa
Monistria concinna - Monistria concinna[4]
- Monistria consobrina
- Monistria discrepans
- Monistria latevittata
- Monistria maculicornis
- Monistria pavoninae
- Monistria picta
- Monistria pustulifera
- Monistria sulcata
- Monistria cicatricosa
- Genus Parastria
- Parastria reticulata
- Genus Pileolum
- Pileolum kirbyi
- Genus Yeelanna
- Yeelanna argus
- Yeelanna pavonina
- Genus Greyacris
- Tribe Petasidini
- Genus Petasida
- Petasida ephippigera (Leichhardt's grasshopper)[4][5]
- Genus Scutillya
- Scutillya verrucosa (Giant spotted pyrgomorph)[6]
- Genus Petasida
- Tribe Phymateini
- Genus Phymateus
- Tribe Psednurini
- Genus Propsednura
- Propsednura eyrei
- Propsednura peninsularis
- Genus Psedna
- Psedna nana
- Genus Psednura
- Psednura longicornis
- Psednura musgravei
- Psednura pedestris
- Genus Propsednura
- Tribe Pyrgomorphini
- Sub-tribe Arbusculina
- Sub-tribe Geloiodina
- Sub-tribe Parasphenina
- Sub-tribe Pyrgomorphina
- Tribe Atractomorphini
References
- ↑ http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=9428
- ↑ "Pyrgomorphidae(Family)". zipcodezoo.com. BayScience Foundation, Inc. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ↑ http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=9428
- 1 2 3 4 "Orthoptera (Grasshoppers & Locusts)". anic.ento.csiro.au. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ↑ http://www.ces.csiro.au/aicn/name_s/b_3200.htm
- ↑ http://www.ces.csiro.au/aicn/system/c_3852.htm
External links
Media related to Pyrgomorphidae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Pyrgomorphidae at Wikispecies- Pyrgomorphoidea at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility Portal
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