Morabidae
| Morabidae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Callitala major | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Superfamily: | Eumastacoidea |
| Family: | Morabidae Rehn, 1948 |
Morabidae is a family of grasshoppers in the order Orthoptera. There are more than 40 genera and 120 described species in Morabidae, found in Australasia.[1][2][3]
Genera
[edit]These 42 genera belong to the family Morabidae:
- Achuraba Key, 1976
- Achurimima Key, 1976
- Alatiplica Key, 1976
- Aliena Key, 1976
- Amangu Key, 1976
- Aruntina Key, 1976
- Baruca Key, 1976
- Biroella Bolívar, 1903
- Bundinja Key, 1976
- Callimunga Key, 1976
- Callita Key, 1976
- Callitala Sjöstedt, 1921
- Capsigera Key, 1976
- Carnarvonella Key, 1976
- Chinnicka Key, 1976
- Crois Key, 1976
- Culmacris Key, 1976
- Drysdalopila Key, 1977
- Filoraba Key, 1976
- Flindersella Key, 1976
- Furculifera Key, 1976
- Geckomima Key, 1976
- Georgina Key, 1976
- Hastella Key, 1976
- Heide Key, 1976
- Keyacris Rehn, 1952
- Malleolopha Key, 1976
- Micromeeka Key, 1976
- Moraba Walker, 1870
- Moritala Key, 1976
- Namatjira Key, 1976
- Nanihospita Key, 1976
- Prorifera Key, 1976
- Proscopiomima Key, 1976
- Sicula Key, 1976
- Spectriforma Key, 1976
- Stiletta Key, 1976
- Swanea Key, 1976
- Vandiemenella Key, 1976
- Warramaba Key, 1976
- Warramunga Rehn, 1952
- Whiteacris Key, 1976
References
[edit]- ^ "Morabidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
- ^ "Morabidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2018). "Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2019-04-16.
Further reading
[edit]- 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. Vol. 4: Non–Holometabolous Orders. Entomological Information Services. pp. 581–634. ISBN 1-889002-04-6.