| Romaleidae | |
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| Tropidacris collaris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Superfamily: | Acridoidea |
| Family: | Romaleidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 |
| Subfamilies | |
The Romaleidae or lubber grasshoppers are a family of grasshoppers, based on the type genus Romalea . The species in this family can be found in the Americas. It is known to be polyphagous, but there is not much else known regarding its diet. [1] The descriptive "lubber" is nautical slang for a big and clumsy person, referring to this grasshopper's limited or nonexistent ability to fly, seemingly clumsy and narrow range of movement, and relatively large size. [2]
