Proscopiidae[1] is a family of Neotropical grasshoppers, now placed in its own superfamily, the Proscopioidea.[2] Some species may be known as stick grasshoppers or jumping sticks. Within the family Proscopiidae, there is 34 genera and 228 different species.[3] The proscopiids are herbivores and feed on a variety of plants in a variety of environmental conditions. Due to the insects being herbivores, they also have the ability to cause significant damage to the agriculture of their neotropical habitat. Identifying Proscopiidae is extremely difficult due to their close resemblance to a couple of other species of insect and the fact that the proscopiid taxonomy is far from complete.[4]
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| Horsehead grasshopper (Pseudoproscopia scabra), Tambopata National Reserve, Peru | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Informal group: | Acridomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Proscopioidea |
| Family: | Proscopiidae Serville, 1838 |
| Synonyms | |
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Proscopides | |
Subfamilies and selected genera
editThe Orthoptera Species File lists three subfamilies, with several genera unplaced:[2]
- Hybusinae Liana, 1980 (monotypic)
- Proscopiinae Serville, 1838
- Tribe Proscopiini Serville, 1838
- Proscopia Klug, 1820
- Pseudoproscopia Bentos-Pereira, 2006
- Tribe Tetanorhynchini Bentos-Pereira, 2003
- Scleratoscopia Jago, 1990
- Tetanorhynchus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1890
- Tribe Proscopiini Serville, 1838
- Xeniinae Liana, 1980
- Xenium Liana, 1980
- incertae sedis
- Bazylukia Liana, 1972
- Bolidorhynchus Jago, 1990
- Eoproscopia† Heads, 2008
- Epsigrypa Mello-Leitão, 1939
- Nodutus Liana, 1972
- Orthophastigia Tapia, 1982
- Scopaeoscleratoscopia Jago, 1990
References
edit- ^ Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (2011). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist. Species 2000. Reading, UK. 24 september 2012.
- ^ a b Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 28 January 2019)
- ^ "Proscopioidea". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ Macrae, Ted C. (April 10, 2012). "Bicho Palito, or "My Longest Post Ever!"". Beetles in the Bush. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
External links
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