Leptysminae

Leptysminae is a subfamily of spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least 20 genera in Leptysminae, found in North, Central, and South America.[1]

Leptysminae
Leptysma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Leptysminae
Tribes
  • Chloropseustini Amédégnato, 1974
  • Leptysmini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  • Tetrataeniini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Genera

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

  • Belosacris Rehn & Eades, 1961 c g
  • Carbonellacris Roberts, 1977 c g
  • Chloropseustes Rehn, 1918 c g
  • Columbacris Bruner, 1911 c g
  • Cornops Scudder, 1875 c g
  • Cylindrotettix Bruner, 1906 c g
  • Eumastusia Bruner, 1911 c g
  • Guetaresia Rehn, 1929 c g
  • Haroldgrantia Carbonell, Ronderos & Mesa, 1967 c g
  • Leptysma Stål, 1873 i c g b
  • Leptysmina Giglio-Tos, 1894 c g
  • Mastusia Stål, 1878 c g
  • Nadiacris Descamps & Amédégnato, 1972 c g
  • Oxybleptella Giglio-Tos, 1894 c g
  • Oxyphyma Saussure, 1861 c g
  • Seabratettix Roberts, 1980 c g
  • Stenacris Walker, 1870 i c g b
  • Stenopola Stål, 1873 c g
  • Tetrataenia Stål, 1873 c g
  • Tucayaca Bruner, 1920 c g
  • Xenismacris Descamps & Amédégnato, 1972 c g

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

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. "Leptysminae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  3. "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  4. "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  5. "Leptysminae 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 978-1-889002-04-0.


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