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Checklist for Family Romaleidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (lubber grasshopper)
and region Argentina (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
686
10351
27232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
684
10346
27226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
641
10177
26822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
82
478
850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
23
231
370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
10
152
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
8
150
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
5
129
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRomaleidae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Lubber grasshopper, Lubber grasshoppers
15
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Argentina
15 Genera with 32 Species
Agriacris Walker, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachystola Scudder, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Chromacris Walker, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Coryacris Rehn, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Diponthus Stål, 18876SpeciesTaxom
Gurneyacris Liebermann, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Megacephalacris Descamps & A..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Munatia Stål, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Prionolopha Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Procolpia Stål, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Staleochlora Roberts & Ca..., 18385SpeciesTaxom
Taeniopoda Stål, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Tropidacris Scudder, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Xyleus Gistel, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Zoniopoda Stål, 18314SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Argentina
32 Species and 2 Subspecies
Brachystola magna Girard, 1854Lubber grasshopper
Chromacris speciosa Thunberg, 1824
Chromacris trogon Gerstaecker, 1873
Coryacris angustipennis Bruner, 1900
Diponthus argentinus Pictet & Sau..., 1887
Diponthus crassus Bruner, 1910
Diponthus paraguayensis Bruner, 1906
Diponthus permistus (Serville, 1838)⇒ Diponthus argentinus Pictet & Sau..., 1887
Diponthus puelchus (Pictet & Sau..., 1887)⇒ Diponthus pictus Bolivar, 1884
Diponthus pycnostictus Pictet & Sau..., 1887
Gurneyacris nigrofasciata Liebermann, 1958
Megacephalacris pugnax Gerstaecker, 1873
Munatia punctata (Stål, 1875)⇒ Munatia biolleyi Carl, 1916
Prionolopha serrata Linnaeus, 1758
Procolpia inclarata Walker, 1870
Procolpia lankesteri Rehn, 1955
Procolpia minor Giglio-Tos, 1894
Staleochlora arcuata iguazuensis Roberts & Ca..., 1992
Staleochlora ronderosi Roberts & Ca..., 1992
Staleochlora trilineata Serville, 1831
Staleochlora viridicata Serville, 1838
Staleochlora viridicata viridicata Serville, 1838
Taeniopoda auricornis Walker, 1870
Taeniopoda eques Burmeister, 1838Western horse lubber grasshopper
Tropidacris collaris Stoll, 1813South American Giant Grashopper
Xyleus discoideus Serville, 1831
Xyleus insignis Giglio-Tos, 1894
Xyleus laevipes Stål, 1878
Xyleus modestus Giglio-Tos, 1894
Zoniopoda hempeli Bruner, 1911
Zoniopoda omnicolor Blanchard, 1843
Zoniopoda serrana Pocco, Rubio..., 2011
Zoniopoda tarsata Serville, 1831

Subnodes of Romaleidae with occurrences in Argentina
SubfamilyBactrophorinae
Amédégnato, 1974
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRomaleinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Lubber grasshoppers
14
31
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Romaleidae at gbif.org
Romaleidae at itis.gov