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Acridinae

The grasshopper subfamily Acridinae, sometimes called silent slant-faced grasshoppers, belong of the large family Acrididae in the Orthoptera: Caelifera.

Description

In appearance, the species are often similar to those of the subfamily Gomphocerinae, with whom they share a slanted face. However Acridinae differ from Gomphocerinae in that they lack stridulatory pegs on their hind legs and thus, as the common name suggests, do not make sounds. The antennae of this species is flattened and sword-like, a trait also shared with some gomphocerines and also with the spurthroated grasshoppers (subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae). They lack the posternal spine seen in the spurthroated grasshoppers and lubber grasshoppers (subfamily Romaleinae). Hind wings in this species range from nearly colorless to colorless.

Tribes and genera

The Orthoptera Species File lists the following:

Acridini

Auth.: MacLeay, 1821; distribution: widespread in warmer parts of the Old World & Australasia<br />(partial list):

Calephorini

Auth.: Yin, 1982; distribution: Africa, Europe, Indo-China; single genus:

Gymnobothrini

Auth.: Uvarov, 1953 - Africa

  1. Brachybothrus <small>Popov, 2019</small>
  2. Chirista <small>Karsch, 1893</small>
  3. Comacris <small>Bolívar, 1890</small>
  4. Coryphosima <small>Karsch, 1893</small>
  5. Guichardippus <small>Dirsh, 1959</small>
  6. Gymnobothrus <small>Bolívar, 1889</small>
  7. Hulstaertia <small>Ramme, 1931</small>
  8. Keya (insect) <small>Uvarov, 1941</small>
  9. Malcolmburria <small>Uvarov, 1953</small>
  10. Oxybothrus <small>Uvarov, 1953</small>
  11. Rastafaria <small>Ramme, 1931</small>
  12. Roduniella <small>Bolívar, 1914</small>
  13. Tenuihippus <small>Willemse, 1994</small>
  14. Zacompsa <small>Karsch, 1893</small>

Hyalopterygini

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893; distribution: Americas

  1. Allotruxalis <small>Rehn, 1944</small>
  2. Cocytotettix <small>Rehn, 1906</small>
  3. Eutryxalis <small>Bruner, 1900</small>
  4. Guaranacris <small>Rehn, 1944</small>
  5. Hyalopteryx <small>Charpentier, 1845</small>
  6. Metaleptea <small>Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893</small>
  7. Neorphula <small>Donato, 2004</small>
  8. Orphula <small>Stål, 1873</small>
  9. Parorphula <small>Bruner, 1900</small>
  10. Paulacris <small>Rehn, 1944</small>

Pargaini

Auth.: Uvarov, 1953 - Africa

  1. Acteana <small>Karsch, 1896</small>
  2. Machaeridia <small>Stål, 1873</small>
  3. Odontomelus <small>Bolívar, 1890</small>
  4. Parga (insect) <small>Walker, 1870</small>
  5. Phryganomelus <small>Jago, 1983</small>

Phlaeobini

Auth.: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 - Africa, Middle East, Asia

  • genus group Afrophlaeoba <small>Jago, 1983</small>
  1. Afrophlaeoba <small>Jago, 1983</small>
  2. Brachyphlaeobella <small>Jago, 1983</small>
  3. Chlorophlaeobella <small>Jago, 1983</small>
  4. Chokwea <small>Uvarov, 1953</small>
  5. Chromochokwea <small>Jago, 1983</small>
  6. Paralobopoma <small>Rehn, 1914</small>
  7. Parodontomelus <small>Ramme, 1929</small>
  8. Platyverticula <small>Jago, 1983</small>
  • genus group Duronia <small>StÃ¥l, 1876</small>
  1. Duronia <small>Stål, 1876</small>
  2. Duroniella <small>Bolívar, 1908</small>
  3. Leopardia <small>Baccetti, 1985</small>
  4. Oxyduronia <small>Popov, 2019</small>
  • genus group Ocnocerus <small>Bolívar, 1889</small>
  1. Anacteana <small>Popov, 2019</small>
  2. Hyperocnocerus <small>Uvarov, 1953</small>
  3. Ocnocerus <small>Bolívar, 1889</small>
  4. Panzia <small>Miller, 1929</small>
  5. Rhabdoplea <small>Karsch, 1893</small>
  6. Sumba (grasshopper) <small>Bolívar, 1909</small>
  • genus group not determined:
  1. Calliphlaeoba <small>Ramme, 1941</small>
  2. Cannula <small>Bolívar, 1906</small>
  3. Chlorophlaeoba <small>Ramme, 1941</small>
  4. Culmulus <small>Uvarov, 1953</small>
  5. Glyphoclonus <small>Karsch, 1896</small>
  6. Holopercna <small>Karsch, 1891</small>
  7. Mesophlaeoba <small>Kumar & Usmani, 2015</small>
  8. Oxyphlaeoba <small>Ramme, 1941</small>
  9. Oxyphlaeobella <small>Ramme, 1941</small>
  10. Paraphlaeoba <small>Bolívar, 1902</small>
  11. Phlaeoba <small>Stål, 1861</small>
  12. Phlaeobacris <small>Willemse, 1932</small>
  13. Phlaeobella <small>Ramme, 1941</small>
  14. Phlaeobida <small>Bolívar, 1902</small>
  15. Pseudophlaeoba <small>Bolívar, 1914</small>
  16. Pyrgophlaeoba <small>Miller, 1929</small>
  17. Sikkimiana <small>Uvarov, 1940</small>
  18. Sinophlaeoba <small>Niu & Zheng, 2005</small>
  19. Sinophlaeobida <small>Yin & Yin, 2007</small>
  20. Xerophlaeoba <small>Uvarov, 1936</small>
  21. Zygophlaeoba <small>Bolívar, 1902</small>

Truxalini

Auth.: Serville, 1838

  1. Acridarachnea - monotypic A. ophthalmica Bolívar, 1908
  2. Chromotruxalis Dirsh, 1950
  3. Oxytruxalis Dirsh, 1950
  4. Truxalis Fabricius, 1775
  5. Truxaloides Dirsh, 1950
  6. Xenotruxalis Dirsh, 1950 - monotypic X. fenestrata (Ramme, 1929)

Genera incertae sedis

  1. Aeropedelloides <small>Liu, 1981</small>
  2. Anaeolopus <small>Uvarov, 1922</small>
  3. Bababuddinia <small>Bolívar, 1917</small>
  4. Bambesiana <small>Koçak & Kemal, 2008</small>
  5. Brachyacrida <small>Dirsh, 1952</small>
  6. Calliphlaeoba <small>Ramme, 1941</small>
  7. Capulica <small>Bolívar, 1917</small>
  8. Carinacris <small>Liu, 1984</small>
  9. Carliola <small>Uvarov, 1939</small>
  10. Chromacrida <small>Dirsh, 1952</small>
  11. Closteridea <small>Scudder, 1893</small>
  12. Cohembia <small>Uvarov, 1953</small>
  13. Conuacris <small>Willemse, 1932</small>
  14. Covasacris <small>Liebermann, 1970</small>
  15. Dorsthippus <small>Donskoff, 1977</small>
  16. Duroniopsis <small>Bolívar, 1914</small>
  17. Eoscyllina <small>Rehn, 1909</small>
  18. Epacromiacris <small>Willemse, 1933</small>
  19. Euprepoptera <small>Uvarov, 1953</small>
  20. Euthynous <small>Stål, 1877</small>
  21. Julea <small>Bolívar, 1914</small>
  22. Kaloa (insect) <small>Bolívar, 1909</small>
  23. Lemuracris <small>Dirsh, 1966</small>
  24. Lobopoma <small>Karsch, 1896</small>
  25. Luzonica <small>Willemse, 1933</small>
  26. Megaphlaeoba <small>Willemse, 1951</small>
  27. Neophlaeoba <small>Usmani & Shafee, 1983</small>
  28. Nimbacris <small>Popov & Fishpool, 1992</small>
  29. Nivisacris <small>Liu, 1984</small>
  30. Orthochtha <small>Karsch, 1891</small>
  31. Oxyolena <small>Karsch, 1893</small>
  32. Oxyphlaeoba <small>Ramme, 1941</small>
  33. Palawanacris <small>Ramme, 1941</small>
  34. Pamacris <small>Ramme, 1929</small>
  35. Paracoryphosima <small>Descamps & Wintrebert, 1966</small>
  36. Paraduronia <small>Bolívar, 1909</small>
  37. Paraphlaeoba <small>Bolívar, 1902</small>
  38. Paraphlaeobida <small>Willemse, 1951</small>
  39. Pasiphimus <small>Bolívar, 1914</small>
  40. Perella (insect) <small>Bolívar, 1914</small>
  41. Phlocerus <small>Fischer von Waldheim, 1833</small>
  42. Phorinia (insect) <small>Bolívar, 1914</small>
  43. Plagiacris <small>Sjöstedt, 1931</small>
  44. Pseudoeoscyllina <small>Liang & Jia, 1992</small>
  45. Pseudopargaella <small>Descamps & Wintrebert, 1966</small>
  46. Pseudoptygonotus <small>Zheng, 1977</small>
  47. Ruganotus <small>Yin, 1979</small>
  48. Rugophlaeoba <small>Willemse, 1951</small>
  49. Shabacris <small>Popov & Fishpool, 1992</small>
  50. Sherifuria <small>Uvarov, 1926</small>
  51. Urugalla <small>Uvarov, 1927</small>
  52. Vietteacris <small>Descamps & Wintrebert, 1966</small>
  53. Vitalisia <small>Bolívar, 1914</small>
  54. Weenenia <small>Miller, 1932</small>
  55. Wellawaya (insect) <small>Uvarov, 1927</small>
  56. Xenocymochtha <small>Popov & Fishpool, 1992</small>
  57. Xenoderus <small>Uvarov, 1925</small>
  58. Yendia <small>Ramme, 1929</small>
  59. Zambiacris <small>Johnsen, 1983</small>
  60. Zygophlaeoba <small>Bolívar, 1902</small>

Genera sometimes or formerly placed here

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