Hemiacridinae Explained

The Hemiacridinae^[1] are a subfamily of Acrididae in the Orthoptera: Caelifera. Species can be found in Africa and Asia.

Tribes and genera

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

Cranaeini

Authority: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 - Malesia to New Guinea

1. Cranae (grasshopper) Stål, 1878
2. Cranaella Ramme, 1941
3. Craneopsis Willemse, 1933
4. Opiptacris Walker, 1870
5. Paracranae Willemse, 1931 (monotypic)
6. Phalaca Bolívar, 1906
7. Philicranae Willemse, 1955 (monotypic)

Dirshacrini

Authority: Spearman, 2013 – southern Africa

1. Dirshacris Brown, 1959
2. Euloryma Spearman, 2013 (synonym Loryma Stål, 1878)
3. Hemiloryma Brown, 1973
4. Labidioloryma Grunshaw, 1986

Gergisini

Authority: Dirsh, 1962 - Madagascar

1. Gergis (genus) Stål, 1875
2. Malagasacris Rehn, 1944
3. Morondavia Dirsh, 1962
4. Pachyceracris Dirsh, 1962

Hemiacridini

Authority: Dirsh 1956 - Africa

1. Hemiacris Walker, 1870
2. Hemipristocorypha Dirsh, 1952
3. Pristocorypha Karsch, 1896

Hieroglyphini

Authority: Bolívar, 1912 – Sahel, tropical Asia

1. Hieroglyphodes Uvarov, 1922
2. Hieroglyphus Krauss, 1877
3. Parahieroglyphus Carl, 1916

Leptacrini

Authority: Johnston, 1956 – Africa, Asia

1. Acanthoxia Bolívar, 1906
2. Leptacris Walker, 1870
3. Meruana Sjöstedt, 1909
4. Sudanacris Uvarov, 1944

Mesopserini

Authority: Otte, 1995 – Africa including Madagascar

1. Mesopsera Bolívar, 1908
2. Xenippa Stål, 1878
3. Xenippacris Descamps & Wintrebert, 1966

tribe not assigned

1. Calamippa Henry, 1940
2. Clonacris Uvarov, 1943
3. Euthymia (genus) Stål, 1875
4. Galideus Finot, 1908
5. Glauningia: G. macrocephala Ramme, 1929
6. Hysiella Bolívar, 1906
7. Kassongia Bolívar, 1908
8. Limnippa: L. ensicerca Uvarov, 1941
9. Lopheuthymia Uvarov, 1943
10. Onetes Rehn, 1944
11. Oraistes: O. luridus Karsch, 1896
12. Paulianiobia Dirsh & Descamps, 1968
13. Proeuthymia Rehn, 1944
14. Pseudoserpusia Dirsh, 1962
15. Willemsella Miller, 1934
16. Xenippella: X. bicolor Kevan, 1966
17. Xenippoides: X. elongatus Chopard, 1952

Notes and References

1. Dirsh VM (1956) The phallic complex in Acridoidea (Orthoptera) in relation to taxonomy. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 108 [7]: 223-356.
2. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=44717 Orthoptera Species File (3 June 2021)