Caelifera genera

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Miramella is a small genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the subfamily Melanoplinae. They are found in Europe and eastern Asia. , Orthoptera Species File lists seven species in three subgenera. The genus was first named in 1932. Miramella is the type genus of the subtribe Miramellina (Acrididae: Melanoplinae: Podismini).

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Phymateus is a genus of fairly large grasshoppers of the family Pyrgomorphidae, native to shrubland, semi-deserts, savanna, woodland, gardens and cultivated areas in Sub-Saharan Africa, with ten species in the African mainland and two species in Madagascar. Some species have bright aposematic colours and are highly toxic.

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Zonocerus is a genus of African grasshoppers (Caelifera) in the family Pyrgomorphidae and the tribe Phymateini. Zonocerus elegans is found in central, eastern and southern regions, including Madagascar, and Z. variegatus found in western regions.

Chlorizeina is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Pyrgomorphinae.

Tropidacris is a Neotropical genus of grasshopper in the family Romaleidae. They are among the largest grasshoppers in the world by length and wingspan, reaching up to and respectively. They are variably colored in green, brown, black, reddish or yellowish, and have wings that usually are conspicuously blue (T. collaris and T. descampsi) or red (T. cristatus) in flight. The gregarious and flightless nymphs have bright aposematic colors and are presumed to be toxic; a researcher who tasted one noted that it was very bitter, similar to a monarch butterfly.

Stauroderus is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are three described species in Stauroderus, found in the Palearctic realm.

Pyrgomorpha is the type genus of grasshoppers in the family Pyrgomorphidae and the tribe Pyrgomorphini. Species are found in Southern Europe, Africa and the middle East, through to India and Mongolia.

Poekilocerus is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Pyrgomorphidae and the monotypic tribe Poekilocerini. Species are found in the northern half of Africa, and in Southwest and South Asia, often in arid or semi-arid areas.

Monistria is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Pyrgomorphidae and the tribe Monistriini. Species are found Australia, New Zealand and surrounding islands.

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Tagasta is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Pyrgomorphidae, subfamily Pyrgomorphinae and tribe Tagastini. Species can be found around the Himalayan mountains, southern China, Indo-China and Malesia (including the Philippines). It was described in 1905.

Erucius is a genus of "monkey grasshoppers" in the family Chorotypidae. Species in this genus can be found in Vietnam and Malesia, including the Philippines. It is the only genus in the subfamily Eruciinae.

Mazarredia is an Asian genus of ground-hoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera) in the subfamily Metrodorinae and not assigned to any tribe.

Aalatettix is a genus of groundhopper, in the family Tetrigidae, with species found in southern China (including Hainan island).

Epitettix' is a genus of ground-hoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera) in the subfamily Cladonotinae and typical of the new (2023) tribe Epitettigini; records are from Madagascar and Asia.

Titanacris is a genus of large grasshoppers in the subfamily Romaleinae and tribe Tropidacrini. They are found from southeastern Mexico, through Central and South America, ranging south to northernmost Argentina.

Coptotettix is a genus of Asian groundhoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera), now placed incertae sedis in the subfamily Tetriginae; it was erected by Ignacio Bolívar in 1887.

Systolederus is a genus of Asian groundhoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera) in the new (2025) tribe Xistrellini, erected by Ignacio Bolívar in 1887 The recorded species distribution includes the Indian subcontinent, Sri Lanka, China, Japan, Indochina, Malesia through to New Guinea.

Conophyma is the type genus of grasshoppers of the subfamily Conophyminae and tribe Conophymini. Species are recorded from central Asia.

Deltonotus' is an Asian genus of ground-hoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera) in the subfamily Cladonotinae and tribe Cladonotini.

Dictyophorus is the type genus of grasshoppers in the tribe Dictyophorini, of the family Pyrgomorphidae; it is native to sub-Saharan Africa. The genus was named by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1815. They are relatively large, typically about long, and often have bright colors warning of their toxicity.

Nesotettix is a genus of groundhoppers belonging to the subfamily Cladonotinae.

Austrohancockia is an Asian genus of ground-hoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera) in the tribe Discotettigini; species have been recorded from Vietnam, China, Taiwan through to Japan.

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Eumorsea is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Eumastacidae, the monkey grasshoppers.

Discotettix is a genus of groundhoppers (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) found in Malesia, Brunei, Indonesia and the Philippines; they may be known as "spiky pygmy devils". After revision, it is the type genus of the tribe Discotettigini and now placed in the subfamily Scelimeninae.

Apteropeoedes is a genus of grasshoppers. Species are found in the Indian Ocean islands.

Saussurella is an Asian genus of ground-hoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera) in the subfamily Batrachideinae.

Scelimena is a type genus of ground hoppers in the subfamily Scelimeninae, with records from India, Indo-China, Malesia and Papua New Guinea.

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Leptopternis is a genus of Palaearctic grasshoppers, unplaced in subfamily Oedipodinae, erected by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure in 1884 (originally placed as a subgenus of Sphingonotus). The recorded distribution of species is: North Africa, Europe (Russia) through to central Asia (but records are probably incomplete).

Criotettix is an Asian genus of ground-hoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera) in the tribe Criotettigini.

Zubovskya is a genus of Palaearctic grasshoppers in the tribe Podismini and subtribe Miramellina, erected by D.P. Dovnar-Zapolskij in 1932. Species have a very disjointed distribution, with records (probably incomplete) from Romania, northern and eastern Russia, northern China, Korea and Japan.

Eucriotettix is a genus of ground-hoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera) in the tribe Thoradontini. Species have been recorded from tropical Asia: India, Indochina, through to New Guinea.

Ellipses is a genus of tiny mole-cricket like insects in the family Tridactylidae.

Amphinotus is a genus of groundhoppers in the subfamily Metrodorinae and not assigned to any tribe. It was described in 1915 by Joseph Hancock.

Thoradonta is an Asian genus of ground-hoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera) and typical of the tribe Thoradontini.

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Micropodisma is a genus of Palaearctic grasshoppers in the tribe Podismini and subtribe Podismina, erected by D.P. Dovnar-Zapolskij in 1932. Species have a (possibly incomplete) recorded distribution from the Balkans, southern Russia to Kazakhstan.

Falconius is a genus of Asian groundhoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera) in the tribe Scelimenini, erected by Ignacio Bolívar in 1898. Species have been recorded from India, Indochina and Malesia.

Betiscoides is a small genus of southern African grasshoppers in the family Lentulidae.

Hedotettix is a genus of groundhoppers recorded from Africa through to tropical Asia and Australia, belonging to the tribe Tetrigini (Orthoptera: Caelifera).

Bolivaritettix is a genus of ground-hoppers in the subfamily Criotettiginae (no tribe assigned). Species of the genus are found in Asia.

Potua is a genus of Asian groundhoppers in the subfamily Cladonotinae and tribe Xerophyllini, erected by Bolívar in 1887; distribution records are discontinuous between India and western Malesia.

Zhengitettix is an Asian genus of ground-hoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera) in the subfamily Scelimeninae and not assigned to any tribe.

Tripetalocera is a genus of Asian groundhoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera) in the subfamily Tripetalocerinae Bolívar, 1887; the genus was described in 1834 by John Obadiah Westwood.

Paracaloptenus is a genus of Palaearctic grasshoppers in the subfamily Calliptaminae, erected by Ignacio Bolívar in 1878. Records of occurrence are from Spain and France, with a discontinuous (probably incomplete) distribution through to Ukraine and Turkey.

Eremippus is a genus of Palaearctic grasshoppers in the tribe Dociostaurini, erected by Boris Uvarov in 1926. Species are recorded from eastern Europe and central Asia through to eastern China (possibly incomplete distribution).

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Gavialidium is a genus of insects found in India and Sri Lanka, belonging to the Tetrigidae family of Orthopterans in the tribe Discotettigini.

Hebarditettix is a genus of Asian groundhoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera) in the subfamily Scelimeninae (tribe unassigned), erected by Klaus Günther in 1938. Species have been recorded from India, China and Indochina.

Loxilobus is a genus of ground-hoppers in the tribe Thoradontini. Species have been recorded from West Africa, throughout Asia and Australia.

Sphenarium is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Pyrgomorphidae, native to Mexico and northern Central America. During outbreaks, they can cause significant damage to agricultural crops. Conversely, they have been caught for human consumption, for example as chapulines, since pre-Columbian times, a practice that also continues today.

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Xiphoceriana is a genus of grasshoppers belonging to the family Pamphagidae.

Brachystola is a genus of grassland lubber grasshoppers in the family Romaleidae, found in the United States and Mexico. They are among the largest grasshoppers found in North America. The species Brachystola magna has meiotic chromosomes that are relatively large and easily visible, and was used in early genetic studies. thumb|Brachystola mexicana

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