Trigonopterygoidea
Trigonopterygoidea | |
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Leaf grasshopper (Systella sp.) from Malaysia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Superfamily: | Trigonopterygoidea Walker, 1870[1] |
The Trigonopterygoidea[2] 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".[3]
Families and distribution
The Catalogue of Life lists two families:[2]
- Trigonopterygidae Walker, 1870: found in south and south-east Asia
- Xyronotidae Bolívar, 1909: found in Central America north to Mexico[4]
- genus Axyronotus Dirsh & Mason, 1979
- genus Xyronotus Saussure, 1884
References
- ↑ Walker F, 1870 Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum. vol. 3 Locustidae (contd.), Acrididae. British Museum, London, p. 425-604.
- 1 2 Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V., ed. "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ↑ Orthoptera species file: Xyronotidae
- ↑ Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 30 March 2010
External links
Media related to Caelifera at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Trigonopterygoidea at Wikispecies - ITIS: Trigonopterygoidea
- ADW: Trigonopterygoidea
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