Proscopiidae

Proscopiidae[1] is a family of Neotropical grasshoppers, now placed in its own superfamily, the Proscopioidea.[2] Some species may be known as stick grasshoppers or jumping sticks.

Proscopiidae
Horsehead grasshopper (Pseudoproscopia scabra), Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Superfamily: Proscopioidea
Family: Proscopiidae
Serville, 1838
Synonyms

Proscopides

Taxonomy

The Orthoptera Species File lists the following subfamilies, tribes and genera:[2]

Hybusinae

Auth: Liana, 1980

Proscopiinae

Auth: Serville, 1838

  • Tribe Proscopiini Serville, 1838
    • Genus Apioscelis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1890
    • Genus Carbonellis Bentos-Pereira, 2006
    • Genus Paraproscopia Bentos-Pereira, 2006
    • Genus Prosarthria Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1890
    • Genus Proscopia Klug, 1820
    • Genus Pseudoproscopia Bentos-Pereira, 2006
  • Tribe Tetanorhynchini Bentos-Pereira, 2003
    • Genus Cephalocoema Serville, 1838
    • Genus Mariascopia Bentos-Pereira, 2003
    • Genus Orienscopia Bentos-Pereira, 2000
    • Genus Pseudastroma Jago, 1990
    • Genus Scleratoscopia Jago, 1990
    • Genus Tetanorhynchus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1890
  • Tribe not determined
    • Genus Anchocoema Mello-Leitão, 1939
    • Genus Anchotatus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1890
    • Genus Astromoides Tapia, 1981
    • Genus Callangania Liana, 1980
    • Genus Carphoproscopia Jago, 1990
    • Genus Corynorhynchus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1890
    • Genus Epigrypa Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1890
    • Genus Microcoema Jago, 1990
    • Genus Pseudoanchotatus Liana, 1980
    • Genus Stiphra Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1890

Xeniinae

Auth: Liana, 1980

  • Genus Altograciosa Liana, 1980
  • Genus Astroma Charpentier, 1841
  • Genus Xenium Liana, 1980

incertae sedis

  • Genus Bazylukia Liana, 1972
  • Genus Bolidorhynchus Jago, 1990
  • Genus EoproscopiaHeads, 2008
  • Genus Epsigrypa Mello-Leitão, 1939
  • Genus Nodutus Liana, 1972
  • Genus Orthophastigia Tapia, 1982
  • Genus Scopaeoscleratoscopia Jago, 1990

References

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