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Teratodinae

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Teratodinae
Teratodes monticollis, hooded grasshopper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Teratodinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Synonyms
  • Acrostegastes Johnston, 1956
  • Teratodes Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  • Teratodini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Teratodinae is a subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 8 genera and more than 20 described species, found in East Africa and South-West Asia.[1][2]

Genera

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These eight genera belong to the subfamily Teratodinae:

References

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  1. ^ "Teratodinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  2. ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "subfamily Teratodinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

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