Rhammatocerus | |
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Rhammatocerus pictus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Family: | Acrididae |
Subfamily: | Gomphocerinae |
Tribe: | Scyllinini |
Genus: | Rhammatocerus Saussure, 1861 |
Synonyms | |
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Rhammatocerus [1] is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Gomphocerinae and the tribe Scyllinini. There are about 16 described species in Rhammatocerus, [2] [3] [4] [5] including R. schistocercoides , the "Mato Grosso locust".
These 16 species belong to the genus Rhammatocerus:
Tettigidea is a genus of groundhoppers or pygmy grasshoppers in the tribe Batrachideini from the Americas. There are at least 40 described species in Tettigidea.
Trimerotropis is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least 50 described species in Trimerotropis.
Gomphocerinae, sometimes called "slant-faced grasshoppers", are a subfamily of grasshoppers found on every continent but Antarctica and Australia.
Psoloessa is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least four described species in Psoloessa.
Prorocorypha is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There is one described species: P. snowi.
Hippopedon is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least three described species in Hippopedon.
Rhammatocerus viatorius, the traveller grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Central America, North America, and Mexico.
Heliastus is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 10 described species in the genus Heliastus.
Eupnigodes is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least two described species in Eupnigodes, both found in the western United States.
Cordillacris is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least two described species in Cordillacris.
Ageneotettix is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least three described species in Ageneotettix.
Bruneria is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers, in the subfamily Gomphocerinae, from north-western America. There are at least three described species in Bruneria.
Bootettix is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least two described species in Bootettix.
Lactista is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 10 described species in Lactista.
Orphulella is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are more than 20 described species in Orphulella, all found in the Americas.
Leptysminae is a subfamily of spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least 20 genera in Leptysminae, found in North, Central, and South America.
Tomonotus is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least two described species in Tomonotus.
Ligurotettix is a genus of clicker grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least two described species in Ligurotettix.
Eritettix is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least four described species in Eritettix.
Amblytropidia is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 14 described species in Amblytropidia.