Batrachideinae Explained

Batrachideinae is a subfamily of groundhoppers or pygmy grasshoppers. There are thought to be 20 genera in Batrachideinae, with genera found in the Americas, Africa, (mostly tropical) Asia and Australia.

Description

Groudhoppers in this subfamily are characterised by having antennae consisting of 18-22 segments (other Tetrigidae have less than 16).^[1]

Genera

About 25 genera in three tribes belong to the subfamily Batrachideinae:

Batrachideini

Auth. Bolívar, 1887 - Americas

• Batrachidea Serville, 1838

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• Cranotettix Grant, 1955

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• Danatettix Thomas, Skejo & Heads, 2019
• Eutettigidea Hancock, 1914

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• Halmatettix Hancock, 1909

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• Lophoscirtus Bruner, 1910

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• Paurotarsus Hancock, 1900

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• Paxilla Bolívar, 1887

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• Plectronotus Morse, 1900

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• Puiggaria Bolívar, 1887

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• Rehnidium Grant, 1956

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• Scaria Bolívar, 1887

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• Tettigidea Scudder, 1862

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Bufonidini

Auth. Hancock, 1907 - Australasia

• Anaselina Storozhenko, 2019
• Bufonides Bolívar, 1898

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• Hyperyboella Günther, 1938
• Paraselina Storozhenko, 2019
• Selivinga Storozhenko, 2019
• Vilma Steinmann, 1973

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• Vingselina Sjöstedt, 1921

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Cassitettigini

Auth. Yin, 1984 - Africa, tropical Asia

• Ascetotettix Grant, 1956

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• Palaioscaria Günther, 1936

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• Phloeonotus Bolívar, 1887

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• Saussurella Bolívar, 1887

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• Wiemersiella Tumbrinck, 2014

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Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Book: Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. 2004. Capinera. J. L. Scott. R. D.. Walker. T. J.. Cornell University Press. 978-0-8014-8948-8. registration.
• Book: Orthoptera. 1997. Otte . Daniel. Poole . Robert W.. Gentili . Patricia. Entomological Information Services. Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America. 4: Non–Holometabolous Orders. 581–634. 978-1-889002-04-0.

Notes and References

1. Storozhenko. Sergey Yu. . 2013-10-03. Review of the subfamily Tripetalocerinae Bolívar, 1887 (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae). Zootaxa. en. 3718. 2. 158–170. 10.11646/zootaxa.3718.2.4. 26258216. 1175-5334.