Chorotypidae Explained

Chorotypidae is a family of tropical Asian grasshoppers (order Orthoptera), formerly included within the family Eumastacidae. These grasshoppers have a head that rises above the level of the thorax and short antennae. Some species have reduced wings, others have wings that widen towards the tips and still others have a flattened leaf-like shape. They lack abdominal tympani (hearing organs).^[1]

Subfamilies and genera

The Orthoptera Species File lists the following:^[2]

Chininae

Chininae - China, Indo-China

• China
• Eupatrides

Chorotypinae

Auth. Stål 1873 - Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Africa

• Burrinia Bolívar, 1930
• Chorotypus Serville, 1838
• Hemierianthus Saussure, 1903
• Orchetypus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1898
• Phyllochoreia Westwood, 1839
• Pseudorchetypus Descamps, 1974
• Scirtotypus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1898
• Xiphicera Lamarck, 1817: Xiphicera gallinacea (Fabricius, 1793)

Erianthinae

Auth. Karsch 1889 - Southeast Asia, South Asia

• Bennia Burr, 1899
• Bornerianthus Descamps, 1975
• Butania Bolívar, 1903
• Erianthella Descamps, 1975
• Erianthina Descamps, 1975
• Erianthus Stål, 1875
• Khaserianthus Descamps, 1975
• Macroerianthus Descamps, 1975
• Pieltainerianthus Descamps, 1975
• Pseuderianthus Descamps, 1975
• Stenerianthus Descamps, 1975 - monotypic Stenerianthus annamensis Descamps, 1975
• Xenerianthus Descamps, 1975

Eruciinae

Auth. Burr 1899 - Southeast Asia

• Erucius Stål, 1875

Mnesicleinae

Auth. Descamps 1973 - Indo-Malayan Archipelago

• Adrapetes Karsch, 1889
• Borneacridium Kevan, 1963
• Chromomnesicles Descamps, 1974
• Hyalomnesicles Descamps, 1974
• Karnydia Bolívar, 1930
• Lobiacris Descamps, 1974
• Loximnesicles Descamps, 1974
• Mnesicles Stål, 1878
• Mnesiclesiella Descamps, 1974
• Mnesiclesina Descamps, 1974
• Odontomastax Bolívar, 1944
• Paramnesicles Descamps, 1974
• Philippinacridium Descamps, 1974
• Pseudomnesicles Descamps, 1974
• Samariella Descamps, 1974
• Sibuyania Descamps, 1974
• Tuberomastax Bolívar, 1944
• Uvarovia Bolívar, 1930
• Xenomnesicles Descamps, 1974

Prionacanthinae

Auth. Descamps 1973 - India

• Prionacantha Henry, 1940

External links

• • • Orthoptera database

Notes and References

1. A Partial Molecular Phylogeny of the Eumastacoidea s. lat. (Orthoptera, Caelifera). S. Matt . P. K. Flook . C. H. F. Rowell . Journal of Orthoptera Research. 17. 1 . 2008. 43–55 . 10.1665/1082-6467(2008)17[43:apmpot]2.0.co;2.
2. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=61887 Orthoptera Species File