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Pyrgomorphidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Pyrgomorphidae

Higher classification
  
Pyrgomorphoidea

Order
  
Orthoptera

Suborder
  
Caelifera

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Family

Pyrgomorphidae Vegetable Grasshoppers Atractomorpha sp Pyrgomorphidae Flickr

Superfamily
  
PyrgomorphoideaBrunner von Wattenwyl, 1874

Similar
  
Grasshopper, Orthoptera, Insect, Atractomorpha, Pamphagidae

Spotted grasshopper aularches miliaris pyrgomorphidae


Pyrgomorphidae is a family of grasshoppers in the order Orthoptera commonly known as the gaudy grasshoppers. It is the only family in the superfamily Pyrgomorphoidea, and contains 29 genera and at least 70 species and subspecies.

Contents

Pyrgomorphidae Flickriver Arthur Anker39s photos tagged with pyrgomorphidae

Subfamilies and genera

Incomplete list of sub-families, tribes, genera and species:

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  • 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
  • Tribe Desmopterini
  • Genus Desmoptera
  • Desmoptera truncatipennis
  • Tribe Dictyophorini
  • Genus Camoensia
  • Genus Dictyophorus
  • Genus Loveridgacris
  • Genus Maura
  • Genus Parapetasia
  • Tribe Monistriini
  • Genus Greyacris
  • Greyacris profundesulcata
  • Genus Monistria
  • Monistria cicatricosa
  • Monistria concinna
  • Monistria consobrina
  • Monistria discrepans
  • Monistria latevittata
  • Monistria maculicornis
  • Monistria pavoninae
  • Monistria picta
  • Monistria pustulifera
  • Monistria sulcata
  • Genus Parastria
  • Parastria reticulata
  • Genus Pileolum
  • Pileolum kirbyi
  • Genus Yeelanna
  • Yeelanna argus
  • Yeelanna pavonina
  • Tribe Petasidini
  • Genus Petasida
  • Petasida ephippigera (Leichhardt's grasshopper)
  • Genus Scutillya
  • Scutillya verrucosa (Giant spotted pyrgomorph)
  • Tribe Phymateini
  • Genus Phymateus
  • Tribe Psednurini
  • Genus Propsednura
  • Propsednura eyrei
  • Propsednura peninsularis
  • Genus Psedna
  • Psedna nana
  • Genus Psednura
  • Psednura longicornis
  • Psednura musgravei
  • Psednura pedestris
  • Tribe Pyrgomorphini
  • Sub-tribe Arbusculina
  • Sub-tribe Geloiodina
  • Sub-tribe Parasphenina
  • Sub-tribe Pyrgomorphina

    • Pyrgomorphidae Paired Grasshoppers Atractomorpha sp Pyrgomorphidae Flickr

    Pyrgomorphidae SINOBUG Grasshoppers Atractomorpha sp Pyrgomorphidae

    Pyrgomorphidae httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

    References

    Pyrgomorphidae Wikipedia
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