Romaleidae | |
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Tropidacris collaris | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Superfamily: | Acridoidea |
Family: |
Romaleidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 |
Subfamilies | |
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]
The Orthoptera Species File Online database lists two subfamilies: [2]
Auth. Amédégnato, 1974; [3] distribution: central and tropical South America.
Auth. (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893), selected genera:
Romaleidae | |
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Tropidacris collaris | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Superfamily: | Acridoidea |
Family: |
Romaleidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 |
Subfamilies | |
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]
The Orthoptera Species File Online database lists two subfamilies: [2]
Auth. Amédégnato, 1974; [3] distribution: central and tropical South America.
Auth. (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893), selected genera: