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Romaleinae

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

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]

Tribes and genera[edit]

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

Chariacrini[edit]

Auth: Rehn & Grant, 1959

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

Elaeochlorini[edit]

Auth: Rehn & Grant, 1959

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

Eurostacrini[edit]

Auth: Amédégnato, 1997

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

Hisychiini[edit]

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[edit]

Auth: Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986

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

Phaeopariini[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Auth: Pictet & Saussure, 1887

Tropidacrini[edit]

Auth: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

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

Trybliophorini[edit]

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1898

• Trybliophorus Serville, 1831

tribe not placed

• Quitus Hebard, 1924

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