Orthacridinae


The Orthacridinae are a sub-family of grasshoppers in the family Pyrgomorphidae. Species are found in: Central America, Africa, Asia, Australia and certain Pacific Islands. The type genus is Orthacris and the taxon proposed by Bolívar in 1905.

Tribes and genera

The Orthoptera Species File lists the following:

Tribes A-M

Nereniini

Auth. Kevan, 1964;
;genus group Kapaoria - New Guinea
  1. Buergersius Ramme, 1930
  2. Fusiacris Willemse, 1955
  3. Kapaoria Bolívar, 1898
  4. Tarbaleopsis Ramme, 1930
;genus group Paratarbaleus - New Guinea
  1. Modernacris Willemse, 1931
  2. Noonacris Kevan, 1966
  3. Paratarbaleus Ramme, 1941
;incertae sedis
  1. Megra Campion, 1923 - New Guinea
  2. Megradina Storozhenko, 2004 - monotypic: Megradina festiva Storozhenko, 2004 - Vietnam
  3. Nerenia Bolívar, 1905 - monotypic: Nerenia francoisi Bolívar, 1905 - New Caledonia

Orthacridini

Auth. Bolívar, 1905; distribution: E. Africa, Madagascar, India, Indo-China.
;subtribe Caprorhinina Kevan & Akbar, 1964
  1. Ambositracris Dirsh, 1963
  2. Caprorhinus Saussure, 1899
  3. Dyscolorhinus Saussure, 1899
  4. Pseudosphena Kevan & Akbar, 1964
  5. Vittisphena Kevan, 1956
;genus group Orthacris
  1. Burmorthacris Kevan, Singh & Akbar, 1964
  2. Kuantania Miller, 1935
  3. Neorthacris Kevan & Singh, 1964
  4. Orthacris Bolívar, 1884
  5. Rakwana (insect) Henry, 1933
;incertae sedisAcropyrgus Descamps & Wintrebert, 1966 - monotypic:

Popoviini

Auth.: Kevan & Akbar, 1964 - E. Africa to India
  1. Colemania Bolívar, 1910
  2. Nilgiracris Kevan, 1964
  3. Parorthacris Dirsh, 1958
  4. Popovia Uvarov, 1952
  5. Ramakrishnaia Bolívar, 1917

Tribes P-Z