Romaleidae Explained

The Romaleidae or lubber grasshoppers are a family of grasshoppers, based on the type genus Romalea. The species in this family can be found in the Americas. It is known to be polyphagous, but there is not much else known regarding its diet.^[1]

Tribes and selected genera

The Orthoptera Species File Online database lists two subfamilies:^[2]

Bactrophorinae

Auth. Amédégnato, 1974;^[3] distribution: central and tropical South America.

• Bactrophorini (Amédégnato, 1974)
  • Andeomezentia Amédégnato & Poulain, 1994
  • Bactrophora Westwood, 1842
  • Bora Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979
  • Cristobalina Rehn, 1938
  • Hyleacris Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979
  • Mezentia Stål, 1878
  • Panamacris Rehn, 1938
  • Rhicnoderma Gerstaecker, 1889
  • Silacris Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979
• Ophthalmolampini (Descamps, 1977)
  • Adrolampis Descamps, 1977
  • Aphanolampis Descamps, 1978
  • Apophylacris Descamps, 1983
  • Caenolampis Descamps, 1978
  • Chromolampis Descamps, 1977
  • Drypetacris Descamps, 1978
  • Elutrolampis Descamps, 1978
  • Euprepacris Descamps, 1977
  • Habrolampis Descamps, 1978
  • Hekistolampis Descamps, 1978
  • Helicopacris Descamps, 1978
  • Helolampis Descamps, 1978
  • Lagarolampis Descamps, 1978
  • Nautia Stål, 1878
  • Nothonautia Descamps, 1983
  • Ophthalmolampis Saussure, 1859
  • Othnacris (Descamps, 1977)
  • Peruviacris Descamps, 1978
  • Poecilolampis Descamps, 1978
  • Pseudonautia Descamps, 1978
  • Tikaodacris Descamps, 1978
  • Xenonautia Descamps, 1977
  • Zoumolampis Descamps, 1978
• Taeniophorini (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893)
  • Hylephilacris Descamps, 1978
  • Megacephalacris Descamps & Amédégnato, 1971
  • Megacheilacris Descamps, 1978
  • Taeniophora Stål, 1873

Romaleinae

Auth. (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893), selected genera:

• Eurostacrini (Amédégnato, 1997)
  • Eurostacris Descamps, 1978
  • Pseudeurostacris Descamps, 1978
• Hisychiini (Descamps, 1979)
  • Hisychius Stål, 1878
• Leguini (Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986)
  • Ampiacris Amédégnato & Poulain, 1986
  • Legua Walker, 1870
  • Proracris Uvarov, 1940
• Phaeopariini (Giglio-Tos, 1898)
  • Abila Stål, 1878
  • Phaeoparia Stål, 1873
• Procolpini (Giglio-Tos, 1898)
  • Procolpia Stål, 1873
• Romaleini (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893)
  • Dracotettix Bruner, 1889
  • Phrynotettix Glover, 1872
  • Romalea Serville, 1831 - monotypic - Romalea microptera (Palisot de Beauvois, 1817)
  • Spaniacris Hebard, 1937
  • Taeniopoda Stal, 1873
  • Titanacris Scudder, 1869
  • Tropidacris Scudder, 1869
  • Tytthotyle Scudder, 1897
• Trybliophorini (Giglio-Tos, 1898)
  • Trybliophorus Serville, 1831

Subfamily unassigned

• • Genus Quitus Hebard, 1924

Notes and References

1. Capinera . John . Host Plant Selection by Romalea Microptera (Orthoptera: Romaleidae) . The Florida Entomologist . March 2014 . 97 . 1 . 38–49 . 10.1653/024.097.0105 . 24362433 . free .
2. Web site: Family Romaleidae . Orthoptera Species File Online . 10 May 2015.
3. Amédégnato (1974) Acrida 3(3): 199.