Romaleinae

Romaleinae is a subfamily of lubber grasshoppers in the family Romaleidae, found in North and South America. More than 60 genera and 260 described species are placed in the Romaleinae.^[1][2][3]

Romaleinae
Brachystola magna
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Romaleidae
Subfamily:	Romaleinae Pictet & Saussure, 1887
Tribes
Chariacrini Rehn & Grant, 1959 Elaeochlorini Rehn & Grant, 1959 Eurostacrini Amédégnato, 1997 Hisychiini Descamps, 1979 Leguini Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986 Phaeopariini Giglio-Tos, 1898 Procolpini Giglio-Tos, 1898 Romaleini Pictet & Saussure, 1887 Tropidacrini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 Trybliophorini Giglio-Tos, 1898

Tribes and genera

These tribes and genera belong to the subfamily Romaleinae:^[3]

Chariacrini

Auth: Rehn & Grant, 1959

1. Aprionacris Descamps, 1978
2. Chariacris Walker, 1870
3. Prionacris Stål, 1878

Elaeochlorini

Auth: Rehn & Grant, 1959

1. Agriacris Walker, 1870
2. Brasilacris Rehn, 1940
3. Cibotopteryx Rehn, 1905
4. Staleochlora Roberts & Carbonell, 1992

Eurostacrini

Auth: Amédégnato, 1997

1. Eurostacris Descamps, 1978
2. Pseudeurostacris Descamps, 1978

Hisychiini

Auth: Descamps, 1979

1. Acrideumerus Descamps, 1979
2. Acridophaea Descamps, 1979
3. Cloephoracris Descamps, 1979
4. Hisychius Stål, 1878
5. Pareusychius Amédégnato & Poulain, 1994
6. Porphoracris Descamps, 1979
7. Pseudhisychius Descamps, 1979

Leguini

Auth: Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986

1. Ampiacris Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986
2. Legua Walker, 1870
3. Proracris Uvarov, 1940

Phaeopariini

Pseudaristia oxycodia, Colombia

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1898

1. Abila Stål, 1878
2. Albinella Carbonell, 2002
3. Aristia Stål, 1876
4. Costarica Koçak & Kemal, 2008
5. Epiprora Gerstaecker, 1889
6. Graciliparia Amédégnato & Poulain, 1994
7. Maculiparia Jago, 1980
8. Phaeoparia Stål, 1873
9. Pseudaristia Carbonell, 2002 (monotypic)
10. Stornophilacris Amédégnato & Descamps, 1978
11. Tepuiacris Carbonell, 2002

Procolpini

Aeolacris caternaulti

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1898

subtribe Prionolophina Rehn & Grant, 1959

1. Alcamenes Stål, 1878
2. Colpolopha Stål, 1873
3. Draconata Pictet & Saussure, 1887
4. Helionotus Rehn, 1909
5. Prionolopha Stål, 1873
6. Securigera Bolívar, 1909
7. Xyleus Gistel, 1848

subtribe Procolpina Giglio-Tos, 1898

1. Aeolacris Scudder, 1875
2. Munatia Stål, 1875
3. Procolpia Stål, 1873
4. Prorhachis Scudder, 1875
5. Xomacris Rehn, 1955

Romaleini

Romalea microptera

Taeniopoda reticulata

Auth: Pictet & Saussure, 1887

1. Alophonota Stål, 1873
2. Antandrus Stål, 1878
3. Aplatacris Scudder, 1875
4. Brachystola Scudder, 1876 (grassland lubbers)
5. Callonotacris Rehn, 1909
6. Chromacris Walker, 1870
7. Coryacris Rehn, 1909
8. Costalimacris Carbonell & Campos-Seabra, 1988
9. Diponthus Stål, 1861
10. Dracotettix Bruner, 1889 (dragon lubbers)
11. Eidalcamenes Rosas Costa, 1957
12. Gurneyacris Liebermann, 1958
13. Limacridium Carbonell & Campos-Seabra, 1988
14. Litoscirtus Bruner, 1907
15. Phrynotettix Glover, 1872 (toad lubbers)
16. Radacridium Carbonell, 1984
17. Romalea Serville, 1831 (lubber grasshopper)
18. Spaniacris Hebard, 1937
19. Taeniopoda Stål, 1873
20. Thrasyderes Bolívar, 1881
21. Tytthotyle Scudder, 1897
22. Xestotrachelus Bruner, 1913
23. Zoniopoda Stål, 1873

Tropidacrini

Tropidacris cristata

Auth: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

1. Titanacris Scudder, 1869
2. Tropidacris Scudder, 1869

Trybliophorini

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1898

• Trybliophorus Serville, 1831

tribe not placed

• Quitus Hebard, 1924

References

1. "Romaleinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
2. "Romaleinae subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
3. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "subfamily Romaleinae Pictet & Saussure, 1887". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-06-16.

Further reading

• Capinera, J. L; Scott, R. D.; Walker, T. J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.
• Otte, Daniel (1997). Poole, Robert W.; Gentili, Patricia (eds.). Orthoptera. Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America. Vol. 4: Non–Holometabolous Orders. Entomological Information Services. pp. 581–634. ISBN 978-1-889002-04-0.

External links

• Media related to Romaleinae at Wikimedia Commons