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]

Tribes and selected genera

The Orthoptera Species File Online database lists two subfamilies:[2]

Bactrophorinae

Othnacris surdaster (Bactrophorinae)

Auth. Amédégnato, 1974;[3] distribution: central and tropical South America.

Pseudaristia oxycodia, Colombia
Taeniopoda reticulata
Titanacris albipes

Auth. (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893), selected genera:

Subfamily unassigned

References

  1. ^ Capinera, John (March 2014). "Host Plant Selection by Romalea Microptera (Orthoptera: Romaleidae)". The Florida Entomologist. 97 (1): 38–49. doi:10.1653/024.097.0105. JSTOR 24362433.
  2. ^ "Family Romaleidae". Orthoptera Species File Online. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. ^ Amédégnato (1974) Acrida 3(3): 199.
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