| Proscopiidae | |
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| Horsehead grasshopper (Pseudoproscopia scabra), Tambopata National Reserve, Peru | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Informal group: | Acridomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Proscopioidea |
| Family: | Proscopiidae Serville, 1838 |
| Synonyms | |
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Proscopides | |
Proscopiidae[1] is a family of Neotropical grasshoppers, now placed in its own superfamily, the Proscopioidea.[2] Some species may be known as stick grasshoppers or jumping sticks.
Subfamilies and selected genera
The Orthoptera Species File lists three subfamilies, with several genera unplaced:[2]
- Hybusinae Liana, 1980 (monotypic)
- Proscopiinae Serville, 1838
- Tribe Proscopiini Serville, 1838
- Proscopia Klug, 1820
- Pseudoproscopia Bentos-Pereira, 2006
- Tribe Tetanorhynchini Bentos-Pereira, 2003
- Scleratoscopia Jago, 1990
- Tetanorhynchus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1890
- Tribe Proscopiini Serville, 1838
- Xeniinae Liana, 1980
- Xenium Liana, 1980
- incertae sedis
- Bazylukia Liana, 1972
- Bolidorhynchus Jago, 1990
- Eoproscopia† Heads, 2008
- Epsigrypa Mello-Leitão, 1939
- Nodutus Liana, 1972
- Orthophastigia Tapia, 1982
- Scopaeoscleratoscopia Jago, 1990
References
- ↑ Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (2011). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist. Species 2000. Reading, UK. 24 september 2012.
- 1 2 Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 28 January 2019)
External links
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