Scelimeninae Explained

Scelimeninae is a subfamily of ground hoppers belonging to the Tetrigidae family of Orthopterans.^{[1] [2]}

Tribes and genera

The Orthoptera Species File^[3] lists:

Scelimenini

Auth. Hancock, 1907

• Amphibotettix Hancock, 1906
• Bidentatettix Zheng, 1992
• Discotettix Costa, 1864
• Eufalconius Günther, 1938
• Euscelimena Günther, 1938
• Falconius Bolívar, 1898
• Gavialidium Saussure, 1862
• Hexocera Hancock, 1915
• Indoscelimena Günther, 1938
• Paragavialidium Zheng, 1994
• Paramphibotettix Günther, 1938
• Platygavialidium Günther, 1938
• Scelimena Serville, 1838
• Tagaloscelimena Günther, 1938
• Tefrinda Bolívar, 1906
• Tegotettix Hancock, 1913

tribe unassigned

• Arulenus Stål, 1877
• Dengonius Adžić, Deranja, Franjević & Skejo, 2020
• Hebarditettix Günther, 1938
• Hirrius Bolívar, 1887
• Kraengia - monotypic Kraengia apicalis Bolívar, 1909
• Zhengitettix Liang, 1994

Notes and References

1. Bey-Bienko & Mistshenko (1951) Locusts and Grasshoppers of the U.S.S.R. and Adjacent Countries 2: 92.
2. Blackith RE (1992) Tetrigidae (Insecta; Orthoptera) of Southeast Asia: Annotated catalogue with partial translated keys and bibliography xii (Has a key to genera).
3. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1101436 Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 17 September 2019)