Spathosternum | |
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Spathosternum pygmaeum male | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Family: | Acrididae |
Subfamily: | Spathosterninae |
Genus: | Spathosternum Krauss, 1877 |
Spathosternum [1] is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae: [1] subfamily Spathosterninae, with species found in Africa, including Madagascar and tropical Asia. [2]
The Acrididae are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the 11,000 species of the entire suborder Caelifera. The Acrididae are best known because all locusts are of the Acrididae. The subfamily Oedipodinae is sometimes classified as a distinct family Oedipodidae in the superfamily Acridoidea. Acrididae grasshoppers are characterized by relatively short and stout antennae, and tympana on the side of the first abdominal segment.
The Catalogue of Life [1] lists:
Iridopterygidae is a family of mantis in the order Mantodea, whose members were formerly a subfamily within Mantidae.
Valanga is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae and the bird grasshopper subfamily. Species are found from the Indian subcontinent through southeast Asia and the Korean peninsula to Australia and the Pacific islands.
The Lathiceridae are a family of grasshoppers, in the Orthoptera: suborder Caelifera. Species in this family can be found in southern Africa.
Gesonula is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Oxyinae. Species can be found in India through southeast Asia to northeast Australia.
Quilta is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Oxyinae. Species can be found in Indo-China.
Ceracris is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Oedipodinae, found in tropical Asia. C. kiangsu is the yellow-spined bamboo locust which infests Indo-China and southern China.
Gomphocerus is a genus of grasshoppers in the tribe Gomphocerini. Species can be found in Europe and Asia, with one species in South America.
Pyrgomorpha is the type genus of grasshoppers in the family Pyrgomorphidae and the tribe Pyrgomorphini. Species are found in Southern Europe, Africa and the middle East, through to India and Mongolia.
Tropidomantis is a genus of praying mantis in the family Iridopterygidae, with species recorded from Asia and the Pacific islands.
Tristria is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Tropidopolinae with species found in Africa and tropical Asia.
Eyprepocnemis is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Eyprepocnemidinae with species found in Africa, Southern Europe through to tropical Asia.
Habrocnemis is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Habrocneminae with species found in South-East Asia.
Chondracris is a genus of grasshoppers in the suborder Cyrtacanthacridinae. Species records are distributed throughout Asia: from India, southern China, Korea, Japan, Indo-China and Java.
Eucoptacra is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae and subfamily Coptacrinae. Species can be found in: Africa, India, Indo-China, peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.
Phlaeoba is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae and subfamily Acridinae. The recorded distribution of species includes: India, China, Indo-China and Malesia.
Gelastorhinus is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Gomphocerinae.
Gonista is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Gomphocerinae, and tribe Ochrilidiini.
Ambivia is a genus of praying mantids in the subfamily Acromantinae and the tribe Acromantini; species distribution records include Indo-China.
Paratoxodera is a genus of praying mantids in the family Toxoderidae and tribe Toxoderini; species are recorded from Indo-China and Malesia.