Cladonotinae Explained

Cladonotinae is a subfamily of groundhoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera) containing more than 70 genera and 260 described species. These insects are found in tropical areas world-wide.

Tribes and genera

The following genera, in four tribes, belong to the subfamily Cladonotinae:^[1]

Choriphyllini

Auth. Cadena-Castañeda & Silva, 2019; central America

1. Choriphyllum Serville, 1838
2. Phyllotettix Hancock, 1902

Cladonotini

Auth. Bolívar, 1887; tropical Asia

1. Boczkitettix Tumbrinck, 2014
2. Cladonotus Saussure, 1862
3. Deltonotus Hancock, 1904
4. Diotarus Stål, 1877
5. Dolatettix Hancock, 1907
6. Gignotettix Hancock, 1909
7. Hancockella Uvarov, 1940
8. Holoarcus Hancock, 1909
9. Hymenotes Westwood, 1837
10. Misythus Stål, 1877
11. Piezotettix Bolívar, 1887
12. Yunnantettix Zheng, 1995

Mucrotettigini

Auth. Cadena-Castañeda & Silva, 2019; South America

• Antillotettix Perez-Gelabert, 2003
• Armasius Perez-Gelabert & Yong, 2014
• Bahorucotettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998
• Cubanotettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998
• Cubonotus Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998
• Eleleus Bolívar, 1887
• Haitianotettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998
• Hottettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998
• Mucrotettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998
• Sierratettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998
• Tiburonotus Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998
• Truncotettix Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1998
• † Baeotettix Heads, 2009
• † Electrotettix Heads & Thomas, 2014

Valalyllini

Auth.: Deranja, Kasalo, Adžić, Franjević & Skejo, 2022; Madagascar

1. Lepocranus - monotypic L. fuscus Devriese, 1991
2. Valalyllum - monotypic V. folium Deranja, Kasalo, Adžić, Franjević & Skejo, 2022

Xerophyllini

Auth. Günther, 1979; SE Asia

genus group Potua

1. Cladonotella Hancock, 1909
2. Gestroana Berg, 1898
3. Notredamia Skejo, Deranja & Adžić, 2020
4. Potua Bolívar, 1887

other genera

1. Acmophyllum Karsch, 1890
2. Astyalus Rehn, 1939
3. Cladoramus Hancock, 1907
4. Morphopoides Rehn, 1930
5. Morphopus Bolívar, 1905
6. Pantelia Bolívar, 1887
7. Paulytettix Devriese, 1999
8. Royitettix Devriese, 1999
9. Sanjetettix Devriese, 1999
10. Seyidotettix Rehn, 1939
11. Trachytettix Stål, 1876
12. Trypophyllum Karsch, 1890
13. Xerophyllum Fairmaire, 1846

incertae sedis

• Afrolarcus Günther, 1979
• Anaselina Storozhenko, 2019
• Aspiditettix Liang, Chen, Li & Chen, 2009
• Astyalus Rehn, 1939
• Austrohancockia Günther, 1938
• Cladoramus Hancock, 1907
• Cota Bolívar, 1887
• Dasyleurotettix Rehn, 1904
• Devriesetettix Tumbrinck, 2014
• Epitettix Hancock, 1907
• Eurymorphopus Hancock, 1907
• Fieberiana Kirby, 1914
• Gibbotettix Zheng, 1992
• Hippodes Karsch, 1890
• Hypsaeus Bolívar, 1887
• Ichikawatettix Tumbrinck, 2014
• Ingrischitettix Tumbrinck, 2014
• Microthymochares Devriese, 1991
• Morphopoides Rehn, 1930
• Morphopus Bolívar, 1905
• Nesotettix Holdhaus, 1909
• Oxyphyllum Hancock, 1909
• Pantelia Bolívar, 1887
• Paraselina Storozhenko, 2019
• Paulytettix Devriese, 1999
• Pelusca Bolívar, 1912
• Peraxelpa Sjöstedt, 1932
• Planotettix Tumbrinck, 2014
• Pseudepitettix Zheng, 1995
• Pseudohyboella Günther, 1938
• Royitettix Devriese, 1999
• Sanjetettix Devriese, 1999
• Selivinga Storozhenko, 2019
• Seyidotettix Rehn, 1939
• Stegaceps Hancock, 1913
• Tepperotettix Rehn, 1952
• Tetradinodula Zha, 2017
• Tettilobus Hancock, 1909
• Thymochares Rehn, 1929
• Tondanotettix Willemse, 1928
• Trachytettix Stål, 1876
• Trypophyllum Karsch, 1890
• Tuberfemurus Zheng, 1992
• Willemsetettix Tumbrinck, 2014
• † Acmophyllum Karsch, 1890
• † Paraphyllum Hancock, 1913

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. S.Yu.. 2019-04-30. New taxa of pygmy grasshoppers from Australia with notes on classification of the subfamily Batrachideinae (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae). Zoosystematica Rossica. 28. 1. 94–107. 10.31610/zsr/2019.28.1.94. 2410-0226.