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Batrachideinae
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Batrachideinae is a subfamily of groundhoppers or pygmy grasshoppers. There are thought to be 20 genera in Batrachideinae, with genera found in the Americas, Africa, (mostly tropical) Asia and Australia.[1]

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Tettigidea lateralis

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Description

Groudhoppers in this subfamily are characterised by having antennae consisting of 18-22 segments (other Tetrigidae have less than 16).[2]

Genera

About 25 genera in three tribes belong to the subfamily Batrachideinae:[1]

Batrachideini

Auth. Bolívar, 1887 - Americas

  • Batrachidea Serville, 1838 c g
  • Cranotettix Grant, 1955 c g
  • Danatettix Thomas, Skejo & Heads, 2019
  • Eutettigidea Hancock, 1914 c g
  • Halmatettix Hancock, 1909 c g
  • Lophoscirtus Bruner, 1910 c g
  • Paurotarsus Hancock, 1900 c g
  • Paxilla Bolívar, 1887 i c g
  • Plectronotus Morse, 1900 c g
  • Puiggaria Bolívar, 1887 c g
  • Rehnidium Grant, 1956 c g
  • Scaria Bolívar, 1887 c g
  • Tettigidea Scudder, 1862 i c g b

Bufonidini

Auth. Hancock, 1907 - Australasia

  • Anaselina Storozhenko, 2019
  • Bufonides Bolívar, 1898 c g
  • Hyperyboella Günther, 1938
  • Paraselina Storozhenko, 2019
  • Selivinga Storozhenko, 2019
  • Vilma Steinmann, 1973 c g
  • Vingselina Sjöstedt, 1921 c g

Cassitettigini

Auth. Yin, 1984 - Africa, tropical Asia

  • Ascetotettix Grant, 1956 c g
  • Palaioscaria Günther, 1936 c g
  • Phloeonotus Bolívar, 1887 c g
  • Saussurella Bolívar, 1887 c g
  • Wiemersiella Tumbrinck, 2014 c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[3] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[6]

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