Discotettiginae

Discotettiginae[1] is a subfamily of groundhoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera): currently containing 6 genera and more than 20 described species.[2] These insects can be found in southern China, Indo-China and Malesia.[3]

Discotettiginae
Discotettix belzebuth, Spiky Grouse Locust
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Infraorder: Acrididea
Superfamily: Tetrigoidea
Family: Tetrigidae
Subfamily: Discotettiginae
Hancock, 1907
Synonyms

Discotettigidae Hancock, 1907
Discotettigiae Hancock, 1907

Genera

These six genera belong to the subfamily Discotettiginae:

  • Arulenus Stål, 1877
  • Discotettix Costa, 1864
  • Flatocerus Liang & Zheng, 1984
  • Hirrius Bolívar, 1887
  • Kraengia Bolívar, 1909
  • Phaesticus Uvarov, 1940

References
  1. Hancock JL (1907) Genera Insectorum 48: 1-79, pl. 1-4.
  2. "Discotettiginae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  3. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "subfamily Discotettiginae Hancock, 1907". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading
  • Otte, Daniel (1997). Poole, Robert W.; Gentili, Patricia (eds.). Orthoptera. Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America. 4: Non–Holometabolous Orders. Entomological Information Services. pp. 581–634. ISBN 978-1-889002-04-0.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.