Spathosterninae

Spathosterninae[1] is a subfamily of grasshoppers, based on the genus Spathosternum.[2] Within the monotypic tribe Spathosternini there are currently 3 genera and about 12 described species recorded from Africa, the Indian subcontinent, south-east Asia and north-east Australia.[3]

Spathosterninae
Spathosternum pygmaeum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Spathosterninae
Rehn, 1957

Genera

These three genera belong to the subfamily Spathosterninae:[3]

  • Laxabilla Sjöstedt, 1934 - Australia
  • Paraspathosternum Ramme, 1929 - E. Africa, Madagascar
  • Spathosternum Krauss, 1877 - as above

References
  1. Rehn JAG (1957) Grasshoppers and Locusts (Acridoidea) of Australia. Family Acrididae: Subfamily Cyrtacanthacrldinae tribes Oxyini, Spathosternini and Praxibulini 93.
  2. "Spathosterninae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  3. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "subfamily Spathosterninae Rehn, 1957". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
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