Morabidae

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Morabidae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Superfamily: Eumastacoidea
Family:Morabidae
Rehn, 1948

Morabidae is a family of grasshoppers in the order Orthoptera. There are more than 40 genera and 120 described species in Morabidae, found in Australasia. [1] [2] [3]

Orthoptera order of insects (Insecta) including grasshoppers, crickets, weta and locusts

Orthoptera is an order of insects that comprises the grasshoppers, locusts and crickets, including closely related insects such as the katydids and wetas. The order is subdivided into two suborders: Caelifera – grasshoppers, locusts and close relatives; and Ensifera – crickets and close relatives.

Australasia region of Oceania

Australasia comprises Australia, New Zealand, and some neighbouring islands. It is used in a number of different contexts including geopolitically, physiogeographically, and ecologically where the term covers several slightly different but related regions.

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Genera

These 42 genera belong to the family Morabidae:

Georgina is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Morabidae. There is one described species in Georgina, G. syllophica, found in Australia.

Namatjira is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Morabidae. There are at least two described species in Namatjira, found in Australia.

Sicula is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Morabidae. There is one described species in Sicula, S. gracilior, found in Australia.

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Paratylotropidia is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least three described species in Paratylotropidia.

Rhammatocerus is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 16 described species in Rhammatocerus.

Eupnigodes is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least two described species in Eupnigodes.

Cordillacris is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least two described species in Cordillacris.

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Copiocerinae Subfamily of grasshoppers

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<i>Orphulella</i> Genus of grasshoppers

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Leptysminae Subfamily of grasshoppers

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Leuronotina is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least four described species in Leuronotina.

Spathosterninae Subfamily of grasshoppers

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Cladonotinae subfamily of insects

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Aphonomorphini is a tribe of bush crickets in the family Gryllidae. There are about 6 genera and more than 90 described species in Aphonomorphini.

Episactidae Family of grasshoppers

Episactidae is a family of grasshoppers in the order Orthoptera. There are about 19 genera and more than 60 described species in Episactidae, found in Central and South America, China, and Madagascar.

Mastacideidae is a family of grasshoppers in the order Orthoptera. There are at least two genera and about eight described species in Mastacideidae, found in South Asia.

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Proctolabinae Subfamily of grasshoppers

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References

  1. "Morabidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  2. "Morabidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  3. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2018). "Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0" . Retrieved 2019-04-16.

Further reading

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