Pyrgomorphidae

Orthacris sp.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pyrgomorphoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Superclassis: Allotriocarida Classis: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Ordo: Orthoptera Subordo: Caelifera Infraordo: Acrididea Superfamilia: Pyrgomorphoidea

Familia: Pyrgomorphidae
Subfamiliae (2): Orthacridinae – Pyrgomorphinae

Name

• Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874
  • Type genus: Pyrgomorpha Audinet-Serville, 1838

Primary references

• Brunner von Wattenwyl K. 1874. Ueber Systematik der Orthoptera und die Recensio orthopterorum von C. Stal. Verh. der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellsch. Wien, 24. PDF. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Brunner von Wattenwyl, K. 1882. Prodromus des Europäischen Orthopteren 78, 85, 184. Reference page. 
• Kevan, D.K.McE. & Akbar, S.S. 1964. The Pyrgomorphidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea): their systematics, tribal divisions and distribution. The Canadian Entomologist 96 (12): 1505–1536. DOI: 10.4039/Ent961505-12. Reference page. 

Links

• Pyrgomorphidae – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Pyrgomorphidae – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
• Pyrgomorphidae Taxon details on Fauna Europaea
• Pyrgomorphidae - Orthoptera Species File Online

Vernacular names

English: Gaudy grasshoppers
français: Pyrgomorphes
日本語: オンブバッタ科

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