Thoradonta | |
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Thoradonta nodulosa from Sumatra | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Family: | Tetrigidae |
Tribe: | Thoradontini |
Genus: | Thoradonta Hancock, 1909 |
Synonyms | |
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Thoradonta [1] [2] is an Asian genus of ground-hoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera) and typical of the tribe Thoradontini.
This genus contains species distributed from India to southern China, Indo-China, Malesia through to New Guinea. [3]
The Orthoptera Species File and Catalogue of Life [2] list:
Tetrigidae is an ancient family in the order Orthoptera, which also includes similar families such as crickets, grasshoppers, and their allies. Species within the Tetrigidae are variously called groundhoppers, pygmy grasshoppers, pygmy devils or "grouse locusts".
Phaesticus is a genus of groundhoppers found in Malesia and Indo-China.
Tetriginae is a large subfamily of groundhoppers or pygmy grasshoppers. Members of Tetriginae occur on every continent except Antarctica.
Tridactylus is a genus of pygmy mole crickets, with species recorded from Africa, India, Indo-China and Australia.
Scelimeninae is a subfamily of ground hoppers belonging to the Tetrigidae family of Orthopterans.
Cladonotinae is a subfamily of groundhoppers containing more than 70 genera and 260 described species. These insects are found in tropical areas world-wide.
Metrodorinae is a subfamily of groundhoppers or pygmy grasshoppers. There are at least 90 genera and more than 590 described species, found in South America, Africa and Asia.
Apalacris is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae and subfamily Coptacrinae. The recorded distribution of species includes: India, Indo-China and Malesia.
Chlorophlaeoba is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Acridinae. Species can be found in southern China and Indo-China.
Coptotettix is an Asian genus of ground-hoppers in the subfamily Tetriginae.
Paratettix curtipennis is a species of groundhopper which belongs to the subfamily Tetriginae and tribe Tetrigini. Its distribution includes: India, southern China, including Tawan, Indo-China and peninsular Malaysia; no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life or the Orthoptera Species File.
Saussurella is an Asian genus of ground-hoppers in the subfamily Batrachideinae.
Ergatettix is an Asian genus of ground-hoppers in the subfamily Tetriginae.
Eucriotettix is a genus of ground-hoppers in the tribe Thoradontini. Species have been recorded from tropical Asia: India, Indochina, through to New Guinea.
Bolivaritettix is an Asian genus of ground-hoppers in the subfamily Metrodorinae and not assigned to any tribe.
Austrohancockia is an Asian genus of ground-hoppers in the subfamily Cladonotinae and not assigned to any tribe.
Epitettix' is a genus of ground-hoppers in the subfamily Cladonotinae and not assigned to any tribe; records are from Madagascar and Asia.
Criotettix is an Asian genus of ground-hoppers in the tribe Criotettigini.
Loxilobus is a genus of ground-hoppers in the tribe Thoradontini. Species have been recorded from West Africa, throughout Asia and Australia.
Mazarredia is an Asian genus of ground-hoppers in the subfamily Metrodorinae and not assigned to any tribe.