Trigonopterygoidea | |
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Leaf grasshopper (Systella sp.) from Malaysia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Superfamily: | Trigonopterygoidea Walker, 1870 [1] |
The Trigonopterygoidea are an insect superfamily in the Orthoptera: Caelifera. [2] Sometimes described as leaf grasshoppers, American species in the Xyronotidae have also been called razor-backed bush-hoppers. [3]
The Catalogue of Life lists two families: [2]
The Tanaoceridae are an insect family in the monotypic superfamily Tanaoceroidea in the suborder Caelifera. They have been called desert long-horned grasshoppers.
Austracris is a genus of Orthoptera: Caeliferan insect in the family Acrididae: subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae. It includes an Australian pest, the spur-throated locust.
The Lithidiidae are a family of grasshoppers, in the Orthoptera: suborder Caelifera. Species in this family can be found in Africa.
The Tristiridae are a family of grasshoppers, in the Orthoptera: suborder Caelifera. Species in this family can be found in the Americas.
The Trigonopterygidae are an insect family in the Orthoptera: Caelifera found in south and south-east Asia.
Oxya is a genus of grasshoppers found in Africa and Asia.
Gesonula is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Oxyinae. Species can be found in India through southeast Asia to northeast Australia.
Diabolocatantops is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Catantopinae and tribe Catantopini. Species can be found in Africa, India, China and Indo-China.
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.
Monistria is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Pyrgomorphidae and the tribe Monistriini. Species are found Australia, New Zealand and surrounding islands.
Mecopoda is the type genus of bush crickets of the subfamily Mecopodinae. Species can be found in India, China, Korea, Japan, Indochina, Malesia and Melanesia.
Coptacra is the type genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Coptacrinae. Species can be found in tropical Asia.
Stenocatantops is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae and subfamily Catantopinae. The recorded distribution of species includes: India, China, Indo-China and Malesia through to Australia.
Trilophidia is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Oedipodinae and the only member of the tribe Trilophidiini. The recorded distribution of species is from Africa and the middle-East through to Japan and Malesia.
Leptacris is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Hemiacridinae.
Apalacris is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae and subfamily Catantopinae. The recorded distribution of species includes: India, Indo-China and Malesia.
Gelastorhinus is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Gomphocerinae.
Tagasta is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Pyrgomorphidae, subfamily Pyrgomorphinae and tribe Tagastini. Species can be found around the Himalayan mountains, southern China, Indo-China and Malesia. It was described in 1905.
Sanaa is a genus of bush-crickets found in India, Indo-China and Malesia. It belongs to the tribe Cymatomerini within the subfamily Pseudophyllinae. It may be confused with the genus Parasanaa, which has a similar distribution in Asia.
Callimenellus is an Asian genus of bush crickets in the subfamily Pseudophyllinae. It is the sole genus in the tribe Callimenellini.