Trigonopterygoidea


The Trigonopterygoidea are an insect superfamily in the Orthoptera: Caelifera. Sometimes described as leaf grasshoppers, American species in the Xyronotidae have also been called razor-backed bush-hoppers.

Families and distribution

The Orthoptera Species File lists two families:
  1. subfamily Borneacridinae Kevan, 1952
  2. subfamily Trigonopteryginae Walker, 1870
  1. genus Axyronotus Dirsh & Mason, 1979
  2. genus Xyronotus Saussure, 1884