Pyrgomorphidae

Pyrgomorphidae
Mountain grasshopper Monistria sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Superfamily:	Pyrgomorphoidea Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
Family:	Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874

Pyrgomorphidae is a family of grasshoppers in the order Orthoptera commonly known as the gaudy grasshoppers.^[1] It is the only family in the superfamily Pyrgomorphoidea, and contains 29 genera and at least 70 species and subspecies.^[2]

Neorthacris simulans at Kasaragod, Kerala, India

Phymateus morbillosus. Male. Common milkweed locust photographed in thorn tree (African acacia sp.) at Sterkfontein

Mature and immature Dictyophorus spumans photographed in the Cedarberg in South Africa

Immature Dictyophorus spumans Cedarberg South Africa

Families and genera

Incomplete list of sub-families, tribes, genera and species:^[3]

• Sub-family Orthacridinae or Ortacrinae
• Sub-family Pyrgomorphinae
  • Tribe Atractomorphini
    • Genus Atractomorpha
      • Atractomorpha australis
      • Atractomorpha psittacina
    • Sub-tribe Occidentosphenina
      • Genus Occidentosphena
        • Occidentosphena ruandensis
        • Occidentosphena uvarovi
  • Tribe Desmopterini
    • Genus Desmoptera
      • Desmoptera truncatipennis^[4]
  • Tribe Dictyophorini
    • Genus Camoensia
    • Genus Dictyophorus
    • Genus Loveridgacris
    • Genus Maura
    • Genus Parapetasia
  • Tribe Monistriini
    • Genus Greyacris
      • Greyacris profundesulcata^[4]
    • Genus Monistria
      • Monistria cicatricosa

Monistria concinna

• • • • Monistria concinna^[4]
      • Monistria consobrina
      • Monistria discrepans
      • Monistria latevittata
      • Monistria maculicornis
      • Monistria pavoninae
      • Monistria picta
      • Monistria pustulifera
      • Monistria sulcata
    • Genus Parastria
      • Parastria reticulata
    • Genus Pileolum
      • Pileolum kirbyi
    • Genus Yeelanna
      • Yeelanna argus
      • Yeelanna pavonina
  • Tribe Petasidini
    • Genus Petasida
      • Petasida ephippigera (Leichhardt's grasshopper)^[4][5]
    • Genus Scutillya
      • Scutillya verrucosa (Giant spotted pyrgomorph)^[6]
  • Tribe Phymateini
    • Genus Phymateus
  • Tribe Psednurini
    • Genus Propsednura
      • Propsednura eyrei
      • Propsednura peninsularis
    • Genus Psedna
      • Psedna nana
    • Genus Psednura
      • Psednura longicornis
      • Psednura musgravei
      • Psednura pedestris
  • Tribe Pyrgomorphini
    • Sub-tribe Arbusculina
    • Sub-tribe Geloiodina
    • Sub-tribe Parasphenina
    • Sub-tribe Pyrgomorphina

References

1. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=9428
2. "Pyrgomorphidae(Family)". zipcodezoo.com. BayScience Foundation, Inc. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
3. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=9428
4. "Orthoptera (Grasshoppers & Locusts)". anic.ento.csiro.au. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
5. http://www.ces.csiro.au/aicn/name_s/b_3200.htm
6. http://www.ces.csiro.au/aicn/system/c_3852.htm

External links

• Media related to Pyrgomorphidae at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Pyrgomorphidae at Wikispecies
• Pyrgomorphoidea at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility Portal