Leptysmini is a tribe of spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 9 genera and more than 30 described species in Leptysmini, found in North, Central, and South America. [1]
| Leptysmini | |
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| Stenacris vitreipennis, Florida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Leptysminae |
| Tribe: | Leptysmini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 |
Genera
editThese nine genera belong to the tribe Leptysmini:
- Belosacris Rehn & Eades, 1961
- Carbonellacris Roberts, 1977
- Columbacris Bruner, 1911
- Cylindrotettix Bruner, 1906
- Leptysma Stål, 1873
- Leptysmina Giglio-Tos, 1894
- Seabratettix Roberts, 1980
- Stenacris Walker, 1870
- Tucayaca Bruner, 1920
References
edit- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2021). "tribe Leptysmini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
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.
External links
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