Rhytidochrotinae

Rhytidochrotinae is a subfamily of grasshoppers from the family Acrididae [1] with 20 genera and 47 species.[2] This group is found from southern Central America to northern South America (Costa Rica to Brazil) with most species distributed in montane forests.[3] The highest concentration of species are found on the Pacific coast and in the West Andes of Colombia with 11 genera and 23 species registered.[2][3] Many are brightly colored in reds, especially males, and most species are apterous (without wings).[3]

Rhytidochrotinae
Rhytidochrota risaraldae - Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Orthoptera
Superfamily:
Acridoidea
Family:
Acrididae
Subfamily:
Rhytidochrotinae

Rhytido- comes from the Greek word rhytis, which means "wrinkle".

Driphilacris tuberosa - Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Rhytidochrota sp. - Colombian Amazon


Genera
  • Brakeracris varablancensis Rowell, 1995: 1 species; Costa Rica
  • Chiriquacris quadrimaculata Rowell & Bentos-Pereira, 2005: 1 species; Panama
  • Driphilacris tuberosa Descamps & Amédégnato, 1972: 1 species; Western Colombia
  • Exerythracris volcanica Rowell, 1995: 1 species; Costa Rica
  • Galidacris Descamps & Amédégnato, 1972: 4 species; Colombia
  • Hylopedetes Rehn, 1929: 7 species; Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia
  • Lathacris rubriventris Descamps & Amédégnato, 1972: 1 species; Southeastern Brazil
  • Liparacris anchicaya Descamps & Amédégnato, 1972: 1 species; Western Colombia
  • Micropaon lucens Descamps & Rowell, 1984: 1 species; Costa Rica
  • Muyscacris panchlora Hebard, 1923: 1 species; Colombia
  • Oedalacris Descamps & Amédégnato, 1972: 5 species; Panama and Colombia
  • Opaon Kirby, 1902: 4 species; Colombia and Ecuador
  • Opaonella tenuis Hebard, 1923: 1 species; Colombia
  • Parapiezops Hebard, 1923: 2 species; Colombia
  • Paropaon Hebard, 1923: 2 species; Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
  • Piezops ensicornis Hebard, 1923: 1 species; Panama and Colombia
  • Rhytidochrota Stål, 1873: 7 species; 6 species in Colombia, 1 species in Bolivia
  • Scirtopaon dorsatus Descamps & Rowell, 1984: 1 species; Costa Rica
  • Talamancacris palustris Rowell, 1995: 1 species; Costa Rica
  • Trichopaon Descamps & Amédégnato, 1972: 4 species; 3 species in Colombia 1 species in Ecuador

References
  1. "subfamily Rhytidochrotinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893".
  2. "Varón, A. 2001. Nuevas Especies de Rhytidochrotinae (Insecta: Orthoptera: Acrididae) y Aspidophymini (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Ommatolampinae) de Colombia. Caldasia, 23(1: 323-331".(in Spanish)
  3. "Rowell, C.H.F. 1995: New and little known taxa of Rhytidochrotinae (Acrididae, Orthoptera) from Costa Rica. Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 102(3): 553-583".
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