Copiocerinae

Copiocerinae is a subfamily of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least 20 genera in Copiocerinae, found in southern North America, Central America, and South America.[1]

Copiocerinae
Monachidium lunum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Copiocerinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Genera

These 21 genera belong to the subfamily Copiocerinae:[1]

• Adimantus Stål, 1878 ^{c g}
• Aleuas Stål, 1878 ^{c g}
• Antiphon Stål, 1878 ^{c g}
• Apoxitettix Descamps, 1984 ^{c g}
• Bucephalacris Giglio-Tos, 1894 ^{c g}
• Caenacris Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979 ^{c g}
• Chlorohippus Bruner, 1911 ^{c g}
• Clematodes Scudder, 1900 ^{i c g b}
• Contacris Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979 ^{c g}
• Copiocera Burmeister, 1838 ^{c g}
• Copiocerina Descamps, 1978 ^{c g}
• Copiotettix Descamps, 1984 ^{c g}
• Cyphacris Gerstaecker, 1889 ^{c g}
• Dellia Stål, 1878 ^{c g}
• Episcopotettix Rehn, 1903 ^{c g}
• Eumecacris Descamps & Amédégnato, 1972 ^{c g}
• Hippacris Scudder, 1875 ^{c g}
• Monachidium Serville, 1831 ^{c g}
• Oncolopha Stål, 1873 ^{c g}
• Opshomala Serville, 1831 ^{c g}
• Zygoclistron Rehn, 1905 ^{c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]

Tribes

There are three tribes in Copiocerinae:[1]

• Aleuasini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  • genera: Aleuas, Zygoclistron
• Clematodini Rehn & Eades, 1961
  • genera: Apoxitettix, Bucephalacris, Clematodes, Dellia
• Copiocerini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  • genera: Adimantus, Antiphon, Caenacris, Chlorohippus, Contacris, Copiocera, Copiocerina, Copiotettix, Cyphacris, Episcopotettix, Eumecacris, Hippacris, Monachidium, Oncolopha, Opshomala

References

1. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2018). "Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2018-12-29.
2. "Copiocerinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
3. "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-12-29.
4. "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-12-29.
5. "Copiocerinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-12-29.

Further reading

• Bland, Roger (2003). The Orthoptera of Michigan: Biology, Keys, and Descriptions of Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets. Michigan State University Extension. ISBN 978-1565250178.
• Capinera, J.L; Scott, R.D.; Walker, T.J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.
• 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 1-889002-04-6.