Oxyinae Explained

Oxyinae is subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. Species are distributed throughout Africa (including Madagascar) and Australasia.

Tribes and Genera

According to the Orthoptera Species File there are two clearly defined tribes, Oxyini and Praxibulini, and other genera of uncertain affiliation:^[1]

Oxyini

Auth. Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893; selected genera:

• Gesonula Uvarov, 1940
• Lucretilis Stål, 1878
• Oxya Serville, 1831
• Oxyina Hollis, 1975
• Pseudoxya Yin & Liu, 1987
• Quilta Stål, 1861
• Thanmoia Ramme, 1941

Praxibulini

Auth. Rehn, 1957 – Australia

1. Kosciuscola Sjöstedt, 1934
2. Methiola Sjöstedt, 1920
3. Methiolopsis Rehn, 1957
4. Praxibulus Bolívar, 1906

tribe not placed

As of March 2024:^[1]

1. Badistica – Africa
2. Boninoxya – Japan
3. Caryandoides
4. Chitaura – India, southeast Asia to Papua New Guinea
5. Cylindrotiltus – Africa
6. Digentia – Africa
7. Dirshia – southern Africa
8. Fer - China, Indochina
9. Gerista – Africa
10. Hilloxya
11. Hygracris – India
12. Longchuanacris
13. Ochlandriphaga
14. Oxycrobylus - monotypic Oxycrobylus agilis - Thailand
15. Oxytauchira – Indo-China
16. Paratoacris
17. Pseudogerunda
18. Pterotiltus – Africa

References

• Ingrisch, S., F.Willemse & S. Shishodia 2004: New species and interesting records of Acrididae (Orthoptera) from northeast India. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 147, pages 289–320

Notes and References

1. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=52263 Orthoptera Species File