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Acridini
Acridini is a tribe of insects in the subfamily Acridinae, of the insect family Acrididae and are sometimes called "silent slant-faced grasshoppers". It was firstly described as Truxalis Conicus in 1781
Ephippigerini
The Ephippigerini are a tribe of bush crickets in the subfamily Bradyporinae, erected by Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1878. Species, including the typical Ephippiger ephippiger are sometimes called "saddle-backed bush crickets": they have been recorded from mainland Europe (not the British Isles or Scandinavia), North Africa and the Horn of Africa.
Podismini
Podismini is a tribe of "spur-throated grasshoppers" in the family Acrididae. This tribe is unlike others in the subfamily Melanoplinae in that genera are found throughout the northern hemisphere, with a substantial number occurring outside the Americas (although there are about 12 in N. America).
Gomphocerini
Gomphocerini is a tribe of grasshoppers of the family Acrididae.