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Trigonopterygoidea
Leaf grasshopper (Systella sp.) from Malaysia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Informal group: Acridomorpha
Superfamily: Trigonopterygoidea
Walker, 1870[1]

The Trigonopterygoidea are an insect superfamily in the Orthoptera: Caelifera.[2] Sometimes described as leaf grasshoppers, American species in the Xyronotidae have also been called razor-backed bush-hoppers.[3]

Families and distribution

The Orthoptera Species File lists two families:[2]

  1. subfamily Borneacridinae Kevan, 1952
  2. subfamily Trigonopteryginae Walker, 1870
  • Xyronotidae Bolívar, 1909: found in Central America north to Mexico[4]
  1. genus Axyronotus Dirsh & Mason, 1979
  2. genus Xyronotus Saussure, 1884

References

  1. ^ Walker F (1870) Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum. vol. 3 Locustidae (contd.), Acrididae. British Museum, London, p. 425-604.
  2. ^ a b Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 20 December 2022)
  3. ^ Orthoptera species file: Xyronotidae
  4. ^ Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 30 March 2010)