Biology:Copiocerinae

Short description: Subfamily of grasshoppers

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

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.

Tribes and genera

There are three tribes in Copiocerinae:

Aleuasini

Auth: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

1. Aleuas Stål, 1878 ^{c g}
2. Zygoclistron Rehn, 1905 ^{c g}

Clematodini

Auth: Rehn & Eades, 1961

1. Apoxitettix Descamps, 1984 ^{c g}
2. Bucephalacris Giglio-Tos, 1894 ^{c g}
3. Clematodes Scudder, 1900 ^{i c g b}
4. Dellia Stål, 1878 ^{c g}

Copiocerini

Auth: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

1. Adimantus Stål, 1878 ^{c g}
2. Antiphon Stål, 1878 ^{c g}
3. Caenacris Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979 ^{c g}
4. Chlorohippus Bruner, 1911 ^{c g}
5. Contacris Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979 ^{c g}
6. Copiocera Burmeister, 1838 ^{c g}
7. Copiocerina Descamps, 1978 ^{c g}
8. Copiotettix Descamps, 1984 ^{c g}
9. Cyphacris Gerstaecker, 1889 ^{c g}
10. Episcopotettix Rehn, 1903 ^{c g}
11. Eumecacris Descamps & Amédégnato, 1972 ^{c g}
12. Hippacris Scudder, 1875 ^{c g}
13. Monachidium Serville, 1831 ^{c g}
14. Oncolopha Stål, 1873 ^{c g}
15. Opshomala Serville, 1831 ^{c g}
16. Sinop Descamps, 1984

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

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. https://archive.org/details/fieldguidetogras0000capi. 
• Otte, Daniel (1997). 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. http://nearctica.com/nomina/pdfs/volume4/volume4.htm. 

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