Trigonopterygoidea

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Trigonopterygoidea
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Leaf grasshopper (Systella sp.) from Malaysia
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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]

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Families and distribution

The Catalogue of Life lists two families: [2]

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References

  1. Walker F, 1870 Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum. vol. 3 Locustidae (contd.), Acrididae. British Museum, London, p. 425-604.
  2. 1 2 Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  3. Orthoptera species file: Xyronotidae
  4. Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 30 March 2010