The Euryphyminae are a subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, based on the type genus Euryphymus and may be called "agile grasshoppers"; it was erected by Vitaly Michailovitsh Dirsh in 1956.[1] Species have been recorded from parts of sub-Saharan Africa including Madagascar (but the distribution may be incomplete).[2]
| Euryphyminae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Euryphyminae Dirsh, 1956 |
| Synonyms | |
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Euryphymi Dirsh, 1956 | |
Genera
editA key to genera is given by Hemp & Rowell.[3] The Orthoptera Species File includes:[2]
- Acoryphella Giglio-Tos, 1907
- Acrophymus Uvarov, 1922
- Amblyphymus Uvarov, 1922
- Anabibia Dirsh, 1956
- Aneuryphymus Uvarov, 1922
- Brachyphymus Uvarov, 1922
- Calliptamicus Uvarov, 1922
- Calliptamuloides Dirsh, 1956
- Calliptamulus Uvarov, 1922
- Catantopoides Johnsen, 1990
- Euryphymus Stål, 1873
- Kevanacris Dirsh, 1961
- Pachyphymus Uvarov, 1922
- Phymeurus Giglio-Tos, 1907
- Platacanthoides Kirby, 1910
- Plegmapteroides Dirsh, 1959
- Plegmapteropsis Dirsh, 1956
- Plegmapterus Martínez y Fernández-Castillo, 1898
- Rhachitopis Uvarov, 1922
- Rhachitopoides Naskrecki, 1995
- Rhodesiana (grasshopper) Dirsh, 1959
- Somaliacris Dirsh, 1959
- Surudia Uvarov, 1930
References
edit- ^ Dirsh VM (1956) Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. London 108(7): 255.
- ^ a b Orthoptera Species File: subfamily Euryphyminae Dirsh, 1956 (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 2 September 2022)
- ^ Hemp C, Rowell H (2020) Jago's Grasshoppers of East and North East Africa. Volume 4. Acrididae: Euryphyminae, Cyrtacanthacridinae, Oedipodinae.
External links
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Data related to Euryphyminae at Wikispecies
