Trigonopterygoidea

The Trigonopterygoidea are an insect superfamily in the Orthoptera: Caelifera. Sometimes described as leaf grasshoppers, American species in the Xyronotidae have also been called razor-backed bush-hoppers.

Families and distribution

The Orthoptera Species File lists two families:

• Trigonopterygidae <small>Walker, 1870</small>: found in south and south-east Asia

1. subfamily Borneacridinae Kevan, 1952
2. subfamily Trigonopteryginae Walker, 1870

• Xyronotidae <small>Bolívar, 1909</small>: found in Central America north to Mexico

1. genus Axyronotus Dirsh & Mason, 1979
2. genus Xyronotus Saussure, 1884

References

External links

• ITIS: Trigonopterygoidea
• ADW: Trigonopterygoidea